"You may have all the money, Raymond, but I have all the men with guns."

This quote from House of Cards sums up why this is a rare form of story telling that points out the gun in the room. Movies like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings depict evil in the most overt manner as people shrouded in darkness and vile villainy with their twisted motives in clear view. Rarely are the smiling suits in a democratic regime examined as servants of an inherently violent system.

What this line means is that democracy is just a concept and that all that matters is that people have guns. In democracy you cannot disagree with the war on drugs, taxation, nationalized health care, or war because if you do people with guns come and imprison you. If you resist imprisonment the people with the guns have the warrant to kill you.

This show is very thought provoking and is a welcomed change to the existing media that normally takes a shallow approach to pointing out the bad guy.