Fundamentally, rulers and politicians are human, no matter the system or justification. There is no “outside” view, and no passive voice for decisions. Politics is corrupt and hopeless. But no laws can fix it—laws are made and enforced by the same critters as the laws are intended to constrain.
The question is not about what conditions are necessary and sufficient for a representative democracy to work well, it’s about what conditions (including what participants) we could likely achieve, and why would that be better than today.
Fundamentally, rulers and politicians are human, no matter the system or justification. There is no “outside” view, and no passive voice for decisions. Politics is corrupt and hopeless. But no laws can fix it—laws are made and enforced by the same critters as the laws are intended to constrain.
The question is not about what conditions are necessary and sufficient for a representative democracy to work well, it’s about what conditions (including what participants) we could likely achieve, and why would that be better than today.