Senator Kim argues that apathy, rather than dictatorship, is the true opposite of democracy, and that this apathy stems from citizens feeling that the political system is captured by special interests

“But in my time working in politics over the last 8 years or so, I've really come to believe that the opposite of democracy is apathy. It's if we give up on it, if we feel helpless about the course of our politics. And a lot of that apathy stems from corruption right now.”