Kierkegaard thought that righteous people who are persecuted for their opinions had a sacred ethical role to change the opinions of the massess towards the greater good. I think his views about the flaws behind society apply now more than ever. By taking control of the media the ruling groups are seeking to stop people from searching for the truth and taking action against them, in a similar way to how Kierkegaard thought that in a reflective age, passionate people are stopped by taking action by becoming objects of ridicule from the masses, and they are helped by the media as part of their objective to keep the illusion of superiority the group has.

A lot of people would describe the situation a lot of people are in as tyranny, but I think things have become more complex. The mastery over philosophy and politics that the ruling groups have is so great that they can even manipulate the constitution in an arbitrary fashion without people fighting back, or even worse, manipulate the opinion of the masses to do such things with the power granted by the people. It is quite a tyranny if you are in a social contract with them.

I think a meritocracy is a much more balanced system. Regardless of your background, people should be given a fair amount of opportunities to reach the top and be recognized by their efforts and contributions to society. In this aspect, philosophers should be greatly recognized for their role.