@upanddown2:

Yes, because every revolution to replace the greedy rulers has done so by replacing them with - another set of greedy rulers!  What a surprise, but maybe not the next time because somehow the next guys will be different?  You can quote Mao, I think I prefer to quote the Who - "meet the new boss, same as the old boss".  The point of democracy is to control the rulers (and promote rulers that can be controlled), not replace them, because just as the poor will always be with us, so will the rulers.