>Or is Democracy suddenly not okay if the will of the people is misaligned with the "greater" society's views? Yes exactly this. One of Democracy's greatest f

>Or is Democracy suddenly not okay if the will of the people is misaligned with the "greater" society's views? Yes exactly this. One of Democracy's greatest flaws is that is is often misaligned with the greater good. Almost every example of expanded civil rights that have occurred in recent memory was wildly unpopular at one point and was delayed by democratic mob rule until persistent effort was able to eventually turn the tide of public opinion.