Over the years I have had the privilege of following, albeit from afar, elections in many parts of the world. They all have one thing in common: the electoral promise embedded in flowery rhetoric and supported by costly political marketing. Lots of it.
I have also had the opportunity to watch many little snippets of voters' opinions broadcast on national television networks. What surprised me was that they too had one thing in common: atrocious widespread ignorance.
So there you have one of the great wonders of modern democracy: corrupt politicians elected by illiterate voters.
