Opinion of the phrase "The People"

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Pretty much always highly negative.  Is there a more harmful abstraction?  There are no people in The People, it's just a claim to legitimacy for your platform based on popular support that doesn't actually exist.  There is no such thing as "The People" or "The Masses," there's a highly complex multitude of individuals with their own interests, needs, cares, and opinions, and they do not speak with a unified voice.  The People, United, Can Never Exist.  A group of people can rally behind a common agenda, but The People cannot because there are always people that disagree quite vehemently with that agenda.  Hearing "The People support the agenda of X" or "The People have spoken" are like nails on a chalkboard to me because they are the most obvious lie any political activist has ever spoken.

This has been my rant for the day.

Democrats are just lazy libertarians who won't admit they covet money.

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Would the equivalent for trolling the other side of the aisle be, "Republicans are just insecure libertarians who won't admit they need tradition as a safety blanket," by chance? xD

Don't most Republicans admit they need the security of traditions? Seems like one of the pillars of the conservative wing.

If you follow my template: Aren't most Republicans just a bunch of Social Security and Medicare moochers who won't admit they love being lazy and socialist? According to the last election, yes.

Technically, this should allow Democrats to dispatch Republicans as easily as Republicans dispatched Democrats. However, Democrats do love playing the victim card so we'll see how long they let themselves wallow in self-pity before they modernize. I think Mikado is rapidly approaching the bargaining phase. That's a good sign so soon after the election.