The Mathematics Of The Kakistocracy

Le Chateau Heartiste highlights a very interesting question from the comments on one of his pieces.

Btw, what kind of democracy is it that the 2% has more power than the 98%?

I respond with a certain sadness to the query posed above.  My friends, it is not a Democracy.  At least it is not the bright and shining lie we were sold as Democracy.  It is a manipulated Kakistocracy.

Every so often, the betters who tell us what we are permitted to think mess it up.  They ask us what they really think expecting a different and less unpleasant result than you would get from say taking the temperature of a struggling Ebola patient in an ICU Ward. One example where the beliefs of those living in Amerika run afoul of The Gospel of The 2% involves the benefits of International Trade.  Reuters/Soros (Oops I mean Ipsos), had the temerity to ask...

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following... International trade hurts average Americans because it keeps wages down due to the cheaper costs of foreign labor?  3,397 Responses  Agree 69.4%  Disagree 30.6%

Here we have a clear and definitive divergence between what the overlords in the gilded capital want and the desires of the piddle-itch peasantry in the hinterlands.  And this is not the only major issue on which the desires and needs of the people diverge from the preferred status quo favoring those to the manor born.  By 40%, this poll reflects disagreement with the elite preference for unrestricted international trade.  If it accurately reflects the sentiment of the country, we've got a majority of 128 Mil; out of a population in the ballpark of 320 Mil that want their elite opinion to do the FOAD.

This begs an essential question.  How can these "leaders" get away with crap like this.  Democracy implies consent of the governed.  The governed just indicated that a huge majority of them want this particular policy direction reversed.  Shouldn't our elected representatives fear the popular reprimand?  They do fear a reprimand, but it's not a popular one. This is what our Democracy is responsive to.

Politico quoted Rowe threat to deny funds to GOP legislators who do not sign the discharge petition which will create an amnesty for at least 2 million DACA migrants, plus many of their chain-migration relatives.

Meanwhile, the peasants get itchy rectums in countries other than just the US of A.  In Sweden, The Swedes are questioning just how intelligent it is to import masses of people who are 180-degrees different culturally, religiously and racially than the usual member of Swedish Society.  This is diametrically opposite to what the Swedish governing class wants.

The Social Democrats, Politico reports, have "struggled to respond" to the Sweden Democrats' rhetoric on the issue, particularly in light of a recent spate of violence in Sweden's immigrant ghettos. Their lack of strength on the issue has actually caused Swedes to turn from the Sweden Democrat party; the group is facing a near 30% drop in support from the last election cycle.

Folks, this is an acid test.  Democracy is never about what the people want.  It is about what those skillful at manipulating the people want.  The Swedes, like the members of congress and the Amerikan voters; are all about to get railroaded.  It will be for their own good.  It will be because the elites care.  Actually, it won't.  But we all know this already and are patiently waiting until it all falls off the cliff and we can rebuild from the societal ruins.  Until then, they all just wanna be elected.