[bigfudge]

That’s what you will get in the US. It’s not clear a functioning democracy would produce the same outcome.

[groundzeros2015]

I think it’s pretty for hard for democracies not to cater to the most base desires.

[api]

As opposed to? What makes the ego and base desires of an aristocracy superior?

It’s hard for humans not to get bogged down in base desires, period, because of the dopamine system.

[groundzeros2015]

> As opposed to?

A government which can choose to protect values which are unpopular in the short term.

> What makes the ego and base desires of an aristocracy superior?

Their awareness of higher values and goals. For example how technology might impact the population.

I would recommend Aristotle’s politics for an overview of the strengths and weakness of various government types.