There are no true democracies on the planet at the moment. Switzerland probably comes the closest with its fairly heavy use of direct democracy but I don't think it goes quite far enough to qualify. Most nations that call themselves "democracies" would actually be more accurately described as "elective oligarchies" who like to market themselves as democracies.
The issue is that the general public has been brainwashed into thinking that elections are a form of democracy, they are not, they are inherently undemocratic and in fact a tool of oligarchy as in practise the only people who have any realistic chance of being elected are those who are a) wealthy, b) famous, c) well connected with those who are already in power, usually a combination of all three. Over time this results in a highly insular class of people who hold most of the power. All western nations claim to be ruled by the people but I think everyone knows that's not true and that our countries are dominated by a small group of "elites" who look after their own interests before that of the public.
Last edited by MrMacrocosm - on 24 April 2018
