Quote Originally Posted by Singu View Post
So if a party takes over, then that party is going to get criticized by opposing parties, the media, the people and so on. And if the party's ideas aren't good, then either it gets changed or modified, or someone with a better idea, in this case the opposing party, will take over. And that's really how anything will gradually improve over time.
The problem with the democracies of today is that often comes down to who is the most effective and able to spread their message, rather then who has the best ideas. The average Joe is oblivious to how politics effects their everyday life, and will usually join with however speaks the loudest or is "more cool" then their opponents, as in the case of Trump. Another problem with western democracy is that it makes it very hard if not impossible for governments to take harsh but necessary action, especially with issues that aren't an immediate and tangible threat like global warming for example, or the obesity epidemic.

The way I see it, liberal democracy is candy whereas totalitarianism is spinach. Democracy is something we crave and appeals to us in the short term, but in the grand scheme of things makes us weak, unhealthy and ultimately unhappy.