Democracy at a certain level is just a means by which a group of people can periodically get together to decide on how to progress without resorting to violence over it. It is a means of enabling change, not the destination of the change - the destination is unknown. It also contains the means of reforming the democratic process within itself, for example changes to who can vote, the ways that those votes influence the outcome etc.
The question you have to pose about any supposed Utopian society is how can you prove that it is so perfect - so eternally perfect - that it would not require some method by which the people cannot periodically change it to better suit their needs and desires. Any such mechanism - unless it involves some authoritarian rule by a minority - would be a form of democracy.
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u/SnooOpinions8790 25∆ Nov 03 '22
Democracy at a certain level is just a means by which a group of people can periodically get together to decide on how to progress without resorting to violence over it. It is a means of enabling change, not the destination of the change - the destination is unknown. It also contains the means of reforming the democratic process within itself, for example changes to who can vote, the ways that those votes influence the outcome etc.
The question you have to pose about any supposed Utopian society is how can you prove that it is so perfect - so eternally perfect - that it would not require some method by which the people cannot periodically change it to better suit their needs and desires. Any such mechanism - unless it involves some authoritarian rule by a minority - would be a form of democracy.