>a true democracy only exists when a huge number of very complicated systems and institutions are working properly Falsehood. True democracy only exists when t

>a true democracy only exists when a huge number of very complicated systems and institutions are working properly Falsehood. True democracy only exists when the voters' will is unimpeded by very complicated systems or institutions. What you are describing is known as "managed democracy"[1] - i.e., political system that's notionally purely democratic, but where will of the voters is surreptitiously influenced, and their voice channeled through and shaped by gatekeepers, and their consent is manufactured by unelected institutions. North Korea and USSR are examples of such. The free, effective, and prosperous countries like USA are democratic republics rather than true democracies - for a reason. -- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_democracy