> Contrary to what you are saying, voting systems that exclude the "average people" are literally undemocratic.
Well that's somewhat of a moving goal post. Was the US not a democracy at it's inception because only land owners were allowed to vote? What about before black people and women were allowed to vote? Were Britain and Germany not democracies at the outbreak of WW2?
Most importantly of all, were the ancient Athenians not democratic? The average person was a slave, but the did define what democracy meant.
Well that's somewhat of a moving goal post. Was the US not a democracy at it's inception because only land owners were allowed to vote? What about before black people and women were allowed to vote? Were Britain and Germany not democracies at the outbreak of WW2?
Most importantly of all, were the ancient Athenians not democratic? The average person was a slave, but the did define what democracy meant.