Genuinus et sophia populi

America chews through its own feet democratically. We're constantly talking about "optics" as if this were the value of government. In order not to appear biased or partial, commentators on television—and others copy them—talk about how voters will respond to what they're seeing. So what? Let's put aside this preoccupation with pandering. True democracy is not rule by majority, nor is it pandering to optics. True democracy is healthy engagement, mobilization to change the way we live for the better as soon as the need arises. True democracy is government by the people for the people, yet as little as possible by short-sighted trends or closed-minded majorities. True democracy draws on the full intelligence of an entire population to find the best decisions.