The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletariat to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeoisie.

Gustave Flaubert
The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletariat...
The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletariat...
The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletariat...
The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletariat...
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The dream of democracy is to raise the proletariat to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeoisie meaning that people are stupid. Sometimes people are too smart for their own good. The concept of democracy is based on the idea that all people are created equal, but in reality, most people are too stupid to make up their own minds. People vote with their feet, not with their minds, and that even includes those who don't have any say in the matter at all.

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