The first principle of democracy is that government must be based on popular consent, even if the government is made up of parties for which many people did not vote. It is clear from the worldwide rage against elected governments that this consent is becoming dangerously threadbare.
即便相当多数人不愿参与投票，民主的首要价值还是政府必须以民意为基础。很清楚的是，全球范围对执政当局的愤怒已经演变成一种危险的俗套。在民主国家中，越来越多的人感到没有被代表，焦虑和愤怒。于是他们将矛头指向了精英阶层。