Isn't there an implied undercurrent with all this that genpop are idiots? I personally am not saying this, but if people say that "money buys elections", what do they mean exactly? They do not mean that massive election fraud exists, nor that people are being directly paid for their votes - there is no evidence of that. Everyone agrees that people are fairly voting based on their wants. What they are implying though is that the slovenly masses are non-discerning dummies incapable of critical thought that can be convinced to believe whatever drivel you are able to purchase with money. Is that not the underlying premise of such statements?