Before I elaborate, I should say I’m pretty sure I’m wrong but not sure exactly why. I will exaggerate my views to make it easier to find flaws in my thinking.
I’ll gloss over three points and a bonus point to put forward my insights on democracy
POINT 1:
Most of the people who are voting don’t have a clue what they’re voting for. They have no knowledge of economics/politics/sociology and are voting based on suggestions from family etc. The votes of people with the knowledge is given no more importance and so their opinions are diluted down until they’re almost irrelevant compared to the big picture.
Politicians lie about policies anyway and hardly ever implement what their manifestos claim, so what’s even the point of voting, when you don’t know what you’re really voting.
There’s no evidence that crowd wisdom works in a social science setting. So we can’t assume that the crowd will choose the best person, just because of some stats magic.
POINT 2:
we shouldn’t have such a superiority complex about democracy when it’s not that great a system. For example,The majority of Americans didn’t vote for trump and he’s still in power. Most Americans don’t want him as president yet it is very difficult to get rid of him.
POINT 3:
we have no real choice of who comes in power. In the end, the people who stand for elections are the ones whom the rich have sponsored.
BONUS:
My suggestions – why don’t we have a panel of experts (politicians, businessmen, teachers, doctors, sociologists, philosophers etc) who decide who comes to power. The person in power then is given almost unlimited power, except on things like military.
If the leader goes really crazy, the panel of experts reserve the power to overthrow him.
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