[AlexTWithBeard]

No.

The only thing worse than a fool is an engaged fool.

First educate the people, then crank up the engagement. Doing it in the opposite order is a recipe for disaster.

[kamarg]

That kind of sounds like you're saying "These people aren't smart enough to have a say in how their lives are run".

[benchaney]

That isn’t what he is saying at all.

No one is smart enough to make good decisions while uninformed.