Leeches from the dreadful ruling and lacklustre opposing factions are perennially trying to grab our attention with arguments often ranging from the demagogical to the farcical. Amidst all the noise, citizens are sidetracked from how crippled our institutions have become and how weakened our democracy is. The state of our democratic foundations is never properly delved into and why would our mainstream parties do so? Some have been bending our institutions to their advantage since 2014 while others have indulged in the comfort of how malleable our government bodies are prior to that. At the heart of this rot is populism. While some active citizens have highlighted the festering of our democratic ideals, not many have addressed how we can rid our Motherland of it.