[Olog-hai]

Democracy, by definition and in its most general form, is a system of government in which the people ‎have the power to choose their rulers. …

Actually, that would be republicanism.

Democracy involves rule by the majority rather than rule of law, which leads to tyranny. Take Woodrow Wilson’s viewpoint:

(I)t is very clear that in fundamental theory, socialism and democracy are almost, if not quite, one and the same. They both rest at bottom upon the absolute right of the community to determine its own destiny and that of its members. Men as communities are supreme over men as individuals. …

Best not to start with a premise that is in error. Much of the slide away from freedom is due to excessive democracy/socialism.