In a purely democratic event, the majority will impose its will on the rest of the population (eg. think about Brexit). I think you're conflating democracy in

In a purely democratic event, the majority will impose its will on the rest of the population (eg. think about Brexit). I think you're conflating democracy in general with social democracies. Social democracies are much more complicated - but they have a corruptible government which pretty much guarantees that the richest minority will be able to get laws that appear to satisfy everyone while benefiting them. A clear example is progressive taxation - it sounds fair to a laymen. Then you see that all the rich people use tax loopholes to pay close to zero while middle class people struggle to get rich because of the extra tax hurdle. I think the situation is slightly better in Switzerland because it's a semi-direct democracy and the greater use of referendums gives the population a greater chance to shape their society.