Democracy is one great methodology for giving the poor and the poorest their due authority and so the equal opportunity for the rich, but it has many flaws that have evolved over the years. The majority has been stupid and can't see what its choices could do to it. The onus is on educated and sane people to be wise, but it also gets counterproductive when the majority is irresponsible and in great numbers. Great numbers means the choice is right in a democracy. Hence the reason for it's counter productive forms that we see today.
Democracy is failing us as we see autocracy prevalent in many countries that make decisions favouring their corporate masters and still get away with it with ease. People get poorer by the day, and accountability is washed clean every day. Unless there is a revolutionary change, democracy can be easily taken for a ride with media and narratives are set on one side. Majority have become followers of a camel in a desert - with no direction of their own. This is not an exclusive opinion, but we see it happening. This doesn't mean that I have no hope in democracy but I want the discussion to move forward and people participating may please generate hope in me. Let the ball rolling.
