I think he would be more surprised by the fact that Trump was president of the united states. Of course first you would have to explain to him what ‘President’ is. And who’s Trump. And what reality TV is. And TV. And where’s America.
I think he’d be more likely to say, “See! This is why democracy is a shitty idea. Think about how stupid the average person is. Now think that half of them are stupider than that. And you want to let them vote?” ‘The Republic’, Plato
I think he would be more surprised by the fact that Trump was president of the united states. Of course first you would have to explain to him what ‘President’ is. And who’s Trump. And what reality TV is. And TV. And where’s America.
I think he’d be more likely to say, “See! This is why democracy is a shitty idea. Think about how stupid the average person is. Now think that half of them are stupider than that. And you want to let them vote?” ‘The Republic’, Plato
Would be funny if after you explained all this, he sided with Trump somehow. Might be an interesting premise for a novel.
Well, he did think democracy is wrong…