...is that this isn't just about mean stupid people that can (hopefully) be led in the right way by education and law.

There is also an element of pure evil, cynical, self-centered men interested only in advancing their interests at the expense of the rest of the commonwealth. They know exactly what they are doing and have absolutely no respect for any law. And these two groups are now in alliance.

But I still have confidence in the ultimate goodness and decency of the Common Man. Sooner or later, if treated fairly and honestly I think he will do what's right. Maybe that makes me just a silly Liberal do-gooder, but I'd rather be one of them than one of the other.