I really don't think that clichéd metaphor about democracy provides much insight into the merits of that political system. If your society consists of two wolv

I really don't think that clichéd metaphor about democracy provides much insight into the merits of that political system. If your society consists of two wolves and a lamb, then the lunch menu is predictable regardless of the system in place. Equally: "Authoritarianism is one wolf ignoring the wishes of two lambs about what it should eat for lunch."