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Anticipations Chapter 5 Part 1
In which the author carefully examines the prevailing democratic systems, revealing them as a patchwork of indistinct collective will and superficial governance, shaped as much by social confusion and industrial changes as by any genuine popular command. The inefficacy of political machinery and the rise of specialised classes outside traditional politics are laid bare, alongside scepticism about the true influence of mass media in forming coherent public opinion.
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