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Rightfully so, as they won't be able to actually afford or pass what they promise without destroying some part of the economy.

Voters would think harder about what they vote for if their votes were effective instead of being ignored like children.

I can't imagine someone with such a cynical outlook being happy with direct rule by the masses.

If Democracy is the illusion of rule by the people, what is actual rule of the people?

Anything that works at the scale of up a few hundred people, or low thousands at most.

That's an awfully long name. I'll stick to "Democracy". The etymology makes more sense too.

what's your recommended alternative?

The fact that there are no alternatives to something doesn't make it good.

But it does make it best.

Also makes it a pointless exercise to question it.

The first step to solving a problem is recognising there is one. Who knows, perhaps we will come up with something that's better than democracy one day. It's good to explore alternatives.