Would it be better if some did not vote?

The following link takes you to what appears at first to be a funny series of man-on-the-street interviews eliciting stupid comments from the public. However, in spite of an added laugh-track to make sure this is perceived as humorous, actually it is one of the most frightening stories of the century.

Not only does it reveal how stunningly ignorant many people are about important issues, but how easily opinions can be engineered by the skilled use of words. What makes it even worse is that these people can vote. Here are the interviews:

Congratulations, North Korea!
Click and be scared.

This raises a serious question: Is self-rule really possible? Is it realistic to expect a political system to survive if it requires informed, conscientious citizens exercising their judgment by popular vote?

That will be the topic of commentary next week, and it will be based on a political essay written in 1960 by Senator William Fulbright, entitled The Elite and the Electorate. I think you will be surprised by my analysis.

G. Edward Griffin
2016 February 26