It's tough being a citizen, one who's informed, critical, has a grasp of how their society works, how the system they live in works, knows how to read the media and journalism.

then there's the power system; and then look what Gandhi managed. Clearly there are resources and resources.

Most of us are easily bought off with bread and circuses,i.e. cars, TVs,computers, steady incomes, and steady 'entertainment', "shopping opprtunities", to keep us quiet and pliant and accepting. There are plenty of exceptions, and that's what they are, exceptions. Simply marginalised.

So it hardly matters that those with the power may be fools,or power-hungry, or corrupt.




    Ivor

PS - LOx -    "pro's and cons" !!??

I think you meant "pros and cons"; hope so, anyway.