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> If you think there is any truth in this article, then real democracy becomes ever more important

There is a lot of evidence it doesn't work, and may not be fixable. What then?

That is not a solved question. There is a lot of evidence that democracy is deeply flawed, but there is no evidence for a better way of organising nations. Indeed there is plenty of evidence that when you take democracy away from people, you get popular uprisings, civil disobedience and ultimately, violence. Given that, democracy should be our first port of call.

Research into more effective forms of governance should continue to be persued.

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