Democracy in this country was tainted from the start, most of the population were excluded from participation (women & non-whites), so the idea that it suddenly

Democracy in this country was tainted from the start, most of the population were excluded from participation (women & non-whites), so the idea that it suddenly became corrupted is nonsense. The corruption got even worse as those with money and power resisted the others gaining rights to protect themselves from the people with money and power.