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>It's why we in the west still have democracy, democracy is a lot more inefficient but its very flexible and sustainable.

Democracy will only work when the population is well educated. US currently is an oligarchy https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18877447

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You don't need a well educated population to sustain democracy, you need however an active population that knows that democracy is more than just voting, it's joining a political party, lobbying, working to maintain and expand institutions.

And an honest desire to see the country prosper.

Ok let me reword that, a well informed population with a actual indepdant media (news paper, tv, radios, magazines) that is NOT owned by a handful of people just a talking piece for one party or another.

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