From David Carr's review of Nick Davies' book, “Hack Attack: The Inside Story of How the Truth Caught Up With Rupert Murdoch”:

While Davies is a populist and a partisan who loves catching out the rich and punishing elites, he clearly believes that the common folk of Britain have gotten exactly the government and media they deserve.

This is my feeling about the U.S. as well—particularly the folks who voted for Reagan then wondered where the middle class went.