I think it's arrogant to assume that you know better than (other) voters. If you believe a demagogue is bad, what happens if he turns out to be just what was ne

I think it's arrogant to assume that you know better than (other) voters. If you believe a demagogue is bad, what happens if he turns out to be just what was needed (Churchill perhaps?). Some people say Trump is good for poor people by wanting to reduce welfare which would pressure more people off their ass and into work. Welfare does have that incentive problem so there is a tradeoff and it's not obvious how much welfare is the optimum amount. If you believe democracy itself is too important to leave up to the will of the people, what happens if that turns out to be wrong? China is doing fine without it, while South Africa is going down the gurgler with it and Egypt fell on its face attempting it. I would lean a little bit in the direction of actually voting being more important than being able to vote. Anything less than 100% turnout is bound to have some bias in how the non-voters are selected, even if they're self selected.