Since nobody closed this thread yet: My (funny, ludicrous) theory is that Intelligence and Wisdom are a cosmic Constanct. There is a fix amount since the origin of the universe, and it's shared between all people. Now, since human genre has increased dramatically during last century, this means that average Intelligence and Wisdom tend to zero. This can explain a lot of passive and lemminglike behaviour of many people. Every act is a political act in a complex society. What you choose to wear, what you eat... architecture is a political act (remember 9/11). To choose to make condolences for the victims of last tragedy in the UK is a political act, even if you don't notice this. And it's right to feel empathy for all those people, innocent or not. But, some far play please! I like that LSD remebered the Iraqi victims, even if I don't agree how he did this. I know, what happened in UK was close to many of us. For this reason we feel empathy: we could have been there. But what happens on the other side of the world in forgotten countries is not less important and dramatic. We sould remember all the victims of all countries plagued by war. The victims of indifference. The victims of stupidity. Or, all the victims of pollution or traffic: it's incredible! every day thousands of people near us die by pollution, traffic, stress and we don't notice it. If mr.President could make a war against pollution... no victims, only saved people. He could be a dazzling example for all the world and rule the world without the use of military power. Democracy is another word that stems from greek: govern of people. Who votes, decides. Politicians make what they want? People want peace, but politicians not? Wait, who voted them? We - this means that [1] my above theory is true, we've become a mass of brainless individuals and can't choose leaders who think the same as we. [2] we can understand who we vote and, in this case, we are a mass of hypocrite individuals [3] the so called democracy has some gaps. Sure it's better than a brutal tyranny. We need to care our democracy - every public act, like writing in a 3d forum is a political act too.