A huge problem in a democracy is its 'representative' nature.

"Representation" is a term that can mean 'great' things, or 'not so great' things. The fact that democratic governments are "of People","by People", and "for People", is a linguistic generalization that must be 'made real'. Its an abstract rendition of a goal to be achieved. But, the only way to achieve that goal is through the concept of "representation"; that is to say, without representation, there is no way to 'connect' the Top of government with the Bottom of government. That is the case with Autocracies. But, then the 'representative' mode of connecting the Bottom with the Top and the Top with the Bottom does not always function correctly. For sure, it gave birth to the concept "politics", as early as the 15th century. The connection between the Top and the Bottom is abstract and linguistic; hence, there 'arose', the term 'politics'. Heaven help us. But, the connection between the Bottom and the Top, is, or should be, real. We all know that politics at the Top functions more easily, than politics at the Bottom. The politics at the Bottom functions mainly in getting the 'vote' out. There are no 'original' ideas at the Bottom; those ideas should emanate from the Top. But, do they? The Top is 'fractured' along Party lines, and hence there is no solidarity in any one position. A 'fractured', Party loyal, Bottom, cannot give 'solid' results either. Obviously, that represents only a part of the Bottom, not the entire whole. Is it possible to be 'lots closer' to the whole than just 'majority' rule in a democratic government. Yes it is, but not with a party loyalty that is heavily 'driven' by economic concepts of money, profits, possessions, and 'economic classes'. The inextricable merging of money and profits with democratic principles of governing, has taken over the principles of 'Freedom and Equality'. Democracy is driven by democratic principles, not economic principles. We have become victims of the 'land rush', the 'gold rush', and the 'oil rush'. Now, even the 1% want to govern. But, people want 'homes', not palaces.