Well, it might be the best of several flawed models. Malcolm X's speech about the ballot and the bullet is worth hearing. Maybe democracy is only partly about

Well, it might be the best of several flawed models. Malcolm X's speech about the ballot and the bullet is worth hearing. Maybe democracy is only partly about rational policymaking, and mostly a pressure valve to prevent violent revolutions. That's not to dismiss it, avoiding violent revolutions, even partly, is still a massive benefit for humanity that's hard to overrate.