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No one is leaping to the defence of western democracy this time round, I notice. Do we all agree it isn't working then?
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Depends what you mean. If you are asking whether it works for ordinary people, of course it doesn't, that's not what it's there for, and it never has been.
On the other hand if you are asking if it is good at keeping the current system of government it's perfect.
"Democracy" in terms of the current western political system means give someone your vote, and then they do whatever they want until they have to get re-elected. That's not "the rule of the people", that's abdication of responsibility by the people who can then blame others for the things they implicitly agree to.