Yeah. We're supposed to be civilized and advanced. But if people who hold positions of authority are "weasels" and Machiavellians ... does it really matter what kind of government has? Democracy, Communist, Dictatorship, etc. "They" all have the same agenda, which is: "All for me and none for thee."
They don't care about the masses and they don't care about each other either. They back each other up if it's convenient or advantageous FOR THEMSELVES. But they'll just as easily throw each other under the bus as well. Their pledge of allegiance is to "the god that is in their belly".
Ooh! Did I say all of that? YES, I DID! And I'm not taking it back! I'm exercising my freedom while I still can.