Such people must think Plato's Republic is a good template,assuming they are part of the philospher-king class.But what if they find themselves in the slave worker class instead?
The clothes,the weapons,the means of communication change, but the basic facts of human nature don't change.:lazy people want someone else to take care of them, and politicians are always willing to promise to do so in exchange for more ealth and authority.
Message to GOP leaders:
"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains set lightly upon you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." -- Samuel Adams --