The advantage of the internet is that it has taken away the charade of politics. China has heard of democracy and people know about certain concepts they wouldn't have previously.
Dreams can be like charades in which we act out words rather than see or speak them.
I have this theory that depending on your attitude your life doesn't have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living.
In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect perpetual office seekers always on trial for their political lives always required to court their restless constituents.