Rule by the aristocratic oligarchs was ruthless and self-serving. Democracy gave them the voice in government and decision-making.
One reason is that it keeps a democracy a democracy, preventing a dictatorship rule.
One reason is that democracy equals freedom that no other form of government offers.
One reason city-states shifted to democracy was because the people wanted a say in the government. They wanted to be able to vote on laws.
Pure "Democracy" does exist at the lowest and community level, after that it gets very complicated (one man, one vote, majority rules can lead to a lot of abuse, for that reason, our Founding Father's chose a Constitutional Republic.)
one reason, so they could vote for their leaders.
One prime reason was that "justice" was reserved only for citizens. To a point it may have made sense in ancient Greece, but unless non citizens are able to get a fair deal, then the democracy lacks justice.
It turned brother against brother many families were torn apart when one son fought for one side and one for the other.
Independence turned violent where european colonists settled.
According to Historians, one of the reasons the U.S. entered World War I was to stop the spread of German Imperialism. Another reason was to spread democracy globally and strengthen allied support.
There are quite a few disadvantages of a democracy. One disadvantage of a democracy is that you might not get what you want.
The Khmer Rouge suffered a string of defeats, and finally, the group's leaders turned on one another.>.>...........
The Forsaken could be described as smart, cunning, and powerful individuals who, for one reason or another, turned to evil and pledged themselves to the Dark One.