[groundzeros2015]

democracy is a lower form of government in the ancient world

[Andrex]

I wonder who those critics were and what they were motivated by. (Rhetorical)

[groundzeros2015]

If you want to talk about rhetoric look at the idea of a “democracy index” - a score suggesting a scientific approach for determining how good/free a nation is.

We can play the “whose saying it game”, or look at the arguments. Democracy is rule by the lowest - and it’s easily manipulated by the popular. Buying votes, focus on the carnal, and immediate is a clear sign of democracy in decline.