Comment by mmooss

> I think people get confused into thinking that democracy is about voting when it is should be about reducing prolonged concentrations of power

Voting is the definition and core mechanism of democracy: Government by the consent of the governed, to protect their rights, their lives, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.

What's bizarre is, probably in a place where you have the benefits of centuries of overwhelming success, your extreme attempts to redefine it.

cui bono?, other than dictators. What has worked better than democracy?

> if your culture does not support the concept of good "democratic" governance, and no one strives for the institutions and constitutions to support it, you might be better off with a benevolent dictator, for as long as they last before a not-so-benevolent one.

Which culture? Democracy has been an incredible success all over the world - unprecedented success in history in most places it's taken hold.

Yours are the old propaganda of dictators - our 'culture', that undefined nonsense people cite for their prejudices, isn't compatible. The question is, why do you take up their cause?

They also love that you are sitting on the sidelines distracted, criticizing, rather than acting as a democratic citizen.