The metaphor of the voice has long held sway as a way of referring to what it is that is supposedly represented in a popular democracy. In this book, Jeffrey Edward Green argues for a different figure of speech, with visual perception being a better way of conceiving of popular empowerment. The focus on voice is for Green too narrow as well as ill-fitting for forms of political life in which the ordinary citizen is not so much a vocal force as an active spectator of those who have been voted into office. We relate to politics with our eyes, and Green's purpose is to re-examine democratic ideals in the light of this.
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机译：长期以来，声音的隐喻一直占据主导地位，是指人们普遍认为民主制度中所代表的声音的一种方式。在这本书中，杰弗里·爱德华·格林（Jeffrey Edward Green）主张采用不同的言辞方式，视觉感知是构想民众赋权的一种更好方法。声音的焦点在于格林太狭窄，也不适用于政治生活形式，在这种政治生活中，普通公民与其说是当选者的积极旁观者，不如说是声音。我们用眼睛与政治联系起来，格林的目的是据此重新审视民主理想。
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