People always talks about how stupid "the people are". The fake media pushes "man on the street" interviews to further this theme. It's very dangerous to view the population in these terms. Sure a % are stupid, but a % are smart. Most are smart "enough" to be free adults.
As I said, it's very dangerous to think "the people" are stupid. It makes you do stupid shit like stand in front of a burning building and declare the protests peaceful. It makes you think you can have a dementia patient hide in the basement and win an election.
It gives you a false sense of superiority. It allows hubris to creep into your thinking. It makes you blinded to sources of information. It walls you off from reality. It makes you underestimate your opponents and overestimate your abilities.
It makes you pass stupid laws/orders like facemasks "for their own good" which creates the beginnings of revolt against your rule. No, you should never think "the people" are stupid. You should instead treat "the people" as free adults able to make their own decisions.
You should do these things because at the end of the day "the people" includes you and we all know you aren't stupid.
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