How did the first democracy die?

2139.078 - 2160.15 PJ Vogt

We had to show up and take our place in a crowd that would often make the wrong choice. We had to show up despite knowing that real leaders would be rare, and when they did arrive, we might just punish them for their honesty. We had to show up despite knowing that human nature itself is an incurable condition, that we're likely to make the same mistakes as our ancestors centuries before.