“I read the comments. I shouldn’t have read the comments, why do I read the comments”

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ’my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”― Isaac Asimov In 1835, the French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville wrote "De la démocratie en Amérique", it describes democracy as a system in which everyone is promised happiness, but where there is hardly any room for strong, exalted, and glorious feelings; such as pride, heroism, glory and honour. In a time where the border between politics and entertainment is challenged, social media provides a platform where one can express these feelings - more or less anonymously. One can thus form an exclusive social group, in which bigotry, racism and discrimination against others are openly expressed. Populist politics loves to play with this. Artist Erik Vermeulen got fed up with the xenophobic comments on social media, and how the messages on that medium are becoming more and more