Flaws of democracy

Democracy is flawed and until we come up with a better system, it's the best of the different evils.

While I believe in the democracy principles, I'm not a big fan of how it works in practice. Over the last decade, the different results of democratic processes where the outcomes are disasters for many countries makes me wonder why we haven't been able to devise a better system.

For all of you that are parents, would you like your kids to decide who their teachers are? Or you rather have the school hire and focus on the best education possible? Because in politics and elections, what we pretty much ask people is to choose their leaders on a popularity contest basis and then hope for the best. It's akin to children choosing their teachers as to who promises them more candy and longer recesses.

And being Mexican, i'm "looking forward" to next year when the mexican elections and the USA elections circus will be in full display! Comedy central got nothing on those circuses!