1: And it&#x27;s a shame when people don&#x27;t &quot;believe in politics&quot;, because if one isn&#x27;t a lunatic, then that individual, if involved, can and will make a difference.  There&#x27;s a saying that&#x27;s especially true in politics - half the battle is just showing up. Well, it&#x27;s commonly known that if one wants to be influential, it starts with staying later than the other people and stacking chairs, stuffing envelopes, and knocking on doors.  Now, that&#x27;s not sufficient to obtain success, but it is necessary.  However, when we tell people that they can&#x27;t make a difference because they don&#x27;t have money, we&#x27;re lying to citizens and suppressing their democratic influence.  Can we criticize aspects of democracy? Absolutely. Should we say it&#x27;s fundamentally broken? Absolutely not.<p>2: That&#x27;s theorizing without experience or evidence.