You begin your post with the assertation "...most people make little effort towards an informed opinion."
Although I really enjoyed your post, as I do any that challenge me to actually think and contain valuable content , this opening remark bugged me.
Donald Trump... repeatedly... "Most people say..." "Everyone is saying"....
Do you actually know Most people? What does this remark even mean? What are you comparing it against? Generalizations of this type is exactly the same rhetoric used by the politicians and political process you are criticizing.
Do you know why we don't have true Democracy? Cause we don't want it! Period!! Oh sure, we sort of want it. Just not enough to do something about it.
Think about when you really really want something... Can anyone or anything stop you from achieving that goal? Now imagine a critical mass of people wanting the same thing. Let's stop blaming the politicians and politicial process and start taking our power back. ... collectively.
The same thinking that caused the problem in the first place will not solve it. We need to begin a new rhetoric that is not reactionary to the exisitng one. Stop throwing the ball back, stop playing their game. Give them no attention. Just like a relationship or flower, feed them no attention or love,,, they die.
Things are the way they are because it's easier that way. Your point on that is very valid. Education cures ignorance. Again, why I am so excited about Steemit.
Thank you for your contribution and especially, for making me think.
P.S. There are models of true democracy working, it has been tried and tested... Credit Unions, Co-operative societies, Bhutan, fellowships like A.A.