Could you explain democracy to an alien?
Aliens come to earth and ask: "You let almost anyone run in an election, let almost anyone vote, do not require anyone involved to be intelligent or skilled, allow officials to be bribed (and call it lobbying), rely on media (also prone to bribery and lack of intelligence and skill) to keep them in check, and give them much more respect then is due to what’s basically an employee?"
If you're embarrassed by this less than optimal state of affairs feel free to offer a vision of the future that would preserve and further mankind’s accomplishments but not make you blush in front of alien visitors.
Yes! It's the only way!
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One leader is needed to bring people together under the same aspiration. And that's what democracy is about. With a complete anarchy, there will be chaos, which is fine to an extent, but chaos will be taken advantage of by others. A controlled anarchy should be the best, but in hindsite it wouldn't work out due to the lacking of protection from foreign threats. Therefore democracy/republics are the only way. Side: Yes! It's the only way!
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