> fashionable belief in the West that democracy cannot work because people are idiots whose vote can be turned by a meme on Facebook.

Eh, it's more than people are suseptible to confirmation bias, and the meme ads on facebook re-enforce the beliefs imparted upon them by <insert preferred single "news" source here>.

> If people didn't vote for your party, it's because people were not attracted by your party, mkay?

May the most entertaining party win!