Politics and crap

Of course it's crap, but crap is what American politics is largely comprised of.

Politics, the art form, not the science, is completely comprised of noisy, shiny crap. And that's not limited to American politics. Compared to most European and Asian politics, ours is a model of sedate decorum.

Not calling you out or anything, Strother, but I have a question for you. It seems to me from some of your posts that you are probably a supporter of participatory democracy, or at least you are favorably disposed toward it. The crap variety of politics is an inevitable outcome of democracy. In fact, it could be argued that one does not exist without the other. So if you favor democracy, and obviously you are not favorably disposed toward crap politics, how do you resolve the dichotomy?