Pride always proceeds a fall and our current ruling class reside on very high and precarious perches. Our History is one of greatness originating and emerging out of common humble stock..In America It's always been the American Everyman that rises up and saves the day...our rulers, in government, in private industry, in academia and in mass communications have forgotten or perhaps never realized this...A hard lesson on Pride and falling from great heights is soon going to be felt...
Our Lord in who's great providence and grace this Nation was established delights in humbling the pridfull in bringing down the Mighty and bringing up the low and humble to supplant them ..
The real problem is the fact that we don't even question the fact that we HAVE rulers at all. We don't NEED rulers. As long as we blindly accept the existence and necessity of rulers, we will never be safe from tyranny.
There will always be those who try to trick us into subservience. Resist the instinct to be ruled.
As for democracy and voting - if you are smart enough to choose your own ruler, then you are smart enough to not need one. If you are too dumb to rule yourself, you're also too dumb to choose someone else to rule you.