Yes. However the sad fact is (sad at least if you dont like politicians) that politicians ARE the knowledge class for ruling.<p>Technocratic views always seem to me to be a variant of the &#x27;old physicist&#x27; problem (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.smbc-comics.com&#x2F;?id=2556);" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.smbc-comics.com&#x2F;?id=2556);</a> that is, smart people in a given field wrongly assuming they are just generally smart, rather than specifically.