one of your higher quality contributions Mike, thank you.
IGM , so yes a good start. Democracy is simply the notion that the demos ie, all the people are involved in the kratos Ie power. That’s what is promised. At no stage doe it/should it assume a given result* be that a good, bad or indifferent result. That’s not its purpose nor is it an appropriate benchmark against which to asses it. So the point I quoted twice is simply a non point.
Democracy does not promise or offer any type of result. It is merely one form of political process/organisation. you could perhaps argue that it gives the best outcome if best is considered in some form of utilitarian idea, but even then…
So that’s cleared up. Now the next bit.
What are the two challenges that need to be addressed?