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Mumbles mumbles mumbles what am I going to do with you. You're like a trojan horse or some shit.
It's a classic post. You need a few fish at the table to keep the conversation alive. So there is that.

Let's just say the process has an interesting structure. Let's not give democracy a bad name. Watch how you toss that word around.

Love to see the kids have a 'Murica Spring type uprising.
The founders of the US were well aware of how disastrous strict democracy was for Athens. After Pericles died in the smallpox epidemic, the mob veered back and forth supporting demogogues who eventually frittered away any advantage the Athenian League had over the Spartan alliance. In fact, the war with the Spartan league was started foolishly following the democratic mob impulse for "glory". They had a good thing going and fucked it up because cooler heads were ignore by the rabble.

Also, don't forget that only free male citizens had a say in the government, so woman and the considerable population of slaves (essentially, the working class) had no say. Something the modern GOP would be drooling over being able to replicate in this day and age.