Democracy is not perfect, but at least it's of a 'Representative' nature.

Democracy is of a 'representative nature', and it can not be otherwise. Any attempt to reconcile a One and a Many is futile. Of course, the Top is always a 'Nation', a 'State', or a 'Government' and the Many is referred to as the Bottom or the People. Given this structure, any attempt to reconcile the two ends of the 'governing' relation is futile. It cannot be done, and that's probably why any attempt to justify 'governing' by any one individual is characterized by 'words' such as, Autocratic, Dictatorship, or Divine Right of Kings. The 'implication' in the 'words' is that One individual can rule Millions of Individuals at the Bottom. This assumes the 'proper', or 'right', 'attitude' of an Individual,towards 'Many' individuals; not to mention the possession of the 'Power to govern' in any One Individual. But, no One individual is superior to another. All are Equally human. Hence, the necessity of a form of Government that arises from the 'integrity of the human condition'. At this point, arises the importance of the participation of the Many, or the People, in the 'selection' of the Top. Of course, the word, 'selection', means 'election' in political language. Here is the birth of politics. It's the biggest 'word game' in the World. Someone, or a few, will be elected to represent the People. But, 'represent' they must. The positions at the Top are not elevations to some position of 'human superiority', nor is it an elevation to a position where 'democracy' can be abused; its an elevation to a position of a 'representative nature' and then, only for a short time. This is not an easy assumption of 'power', because it requires that individuals leave their 'personal inclinations and desires' aside, and assume a 'representative function' of governing the Many at the Bottom. Its a selfless act. Therein lies its difficulty. Weak, and 'personally' ambitious, individuals, should not be in politics. To be sure, these positions are difficult and the individuals at the Top should be highly respected. But, that respect is 'earned', and does not attach automatically to the Office. I suspect the reason for that is the nature of a 'Peoples Democracy'; a form of government whose Triadic nature is continuously in motion, with the 'arrangement' of new, and 'growing structures', of Freedom and Equality. Democracy is never static; its a growing organism of 'freedom and Equality'.