who's driving?

a nation in the thrall of its elite
elects whomever pundits say it should
forget the organizers in the street
the media will tell you who is good
democracy requires we never blink
digesting all the issues of the day
republics teeter ever on the brink
when plutocrats have masses in their sway
the media are mirrors of our state
reflecting propaganda back at us
inviting us to meekly delegate
our sovereignty and dumbly ride the bus
but patriots chastise a state gone wrong
and still it's We the People who are strong