Another European Elitist

My 20th Century European History class read The Revolt of the Masses by Jose Ortega y Gasset this week. Ortega is your basic elitist. The "revolt of the masses" refers to the idea that the masses are not capable of ruling themselves, but have asserted themselves. (This in the early part of the 20th century, as the book was published in 1930.) The mass should just set back and allow the capable minority lead them. This sort of thing kind of makes my stomach churn.

While it is true that some people who vote or try to make their voices heard in other ways are not informed, I do not think they should be banished from participating in the process.