"He really likes it," students respond.
"What makes you think that?"
"He is in favor of people being ruled by a small minority, access to which is extremely limited. That's democracy," they respond completely seriously.
When I explained the etymology of the word "democracy" ("power of the people"), they were genuinely surprised.
Out of the mouths of babes, indeed. . .
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