Democracy is more about limiting the negative than determining truth or wisdom or even executing on positive programs. It's a way of making sure ruling oligarchies can't completely ignore the condition or will of large numbers of people, or at least not for very long and not without some kind of consequence. It also offers a peaceful mechanism to replace ruling oligarchies that are corrupt or incompetent.
For example efficient government was absolutely not a goal of the founders of the United States. They wanted government to be slow, deliberative, and to have many interlocking systems of balanced power to prevent the rise of unchecked autocracy. It was designed to be intentionally inefficient and frustrating to those attempting to wield power within it.
I still think this was probably a good idea. Efficient government was a significant cause of death in the 20th century.
For example efficient government was absolutely not a goal of the founders of the United States. They wanted government to be slow, deliberative, and to have many interlocking systems of balanced power to prevent the rise of unchecked autocracy. It was designed to be intentionally inefficient and frustrating to those attempting to wield power within it.
I still think this was probably a good idea. Efficient government was a significant cause of death in the 20th century.