It's amazing how people that lived so many years ago, had such clarity about governments and the way these views actually relate to our times. Reading Plato, made me think about the theater-like we live in. Politicians certainly know how to play their part, and the people usually seem to accept the shows without much questioning. If the show is definitely too low in quality, it may cause some stir from the audience, but is not very often that the public demand the return of the entrance fee (a revolt) However, if the politicians make the mistake of taking their show to the wrong venue, their profits may not be what they expected. For that, political entities surround themselves with -every time, more sophisticated machineries that take care of every step of their 'productions' to guarantee their success. Plato knew this, Orwell knew this and tarkoff knows this too.