I'm quite aware of the representative democracy, but the shortened version is ever so much simpler to type out. ;)
Besides, if you take a look at some examples from history, there are places where a single person could make an astonishing difference on the way the country is run... all by force of presence, public speaking, and getting a large number of people to agree with him. Martin Luther King, Jr. ring a bell? Sad that his personal work ended so abruptly, but the legacy of belief and solidarity he left behind carried on long after. |