I’ve been watching clips of this show recently, and as an American I’ve been identifying with Humphrey’s sneering elitism
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**Sir Humphrey**: Bernard, if the right people don’t have power, do you know what happens? The wrong people get it: politicians, councillors, *ordinary voters*!
**Bernard**: But aren’t they supposed to, in a democracy?
**Sir Humphrey**: This is a *British* democracy, Bernard!
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I’ve been watching clips of this show recently, and as an American I’ve been identifying with Humphrey’s sneering elitism
**Sir Humphrey**: Bernard, if the right people don’t have power, do you know what happens? The wrong people get it: politicians, councillors, *ordinary voters*!
**Bernard**: But aren’t they supposed to, in a democracy?
**Sir Humphrey**: This is a *British* democracy, Bernard!