"In almost every democracy, there are similar forces of backlash and disaffection. The anger is diffuse and the discontents vary, but there is a general agitation that seems to boil down to the feeling that someone should do something."
"A recent study entitled French Fractures revealed some familiar paradoxes: 40% of people are very satisfied with their lives, 55% say they are experiencing financial difficulties, 73% think things were better before."
"Despite that, democracy everywhere is judged harshly: it remains widely popular as an ideal, but a median of 59% say it's not working as it should."
"The world has become too complex for any individual to fully grasp, and it's moving so quickly that it seems beyond our collective ability to control."
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