Why is the record of democracy not impressive?

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They are slow in decision making.

They are attentive enough to the needs and demands of the people

Democracies are not free of corruption.

It can become a tyranny ruled by the majority.

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The record of democracy is not impressive because Democracies are not free of corruption.
In reality, it could be reasonable to expect a democratically elected government sensitive to public interests and wants and largely free of corruption. Democracies have a dismal track record on these two points. Democracies regularly turn down the wishes of the vast majority of their citizens and thwart their needs. The regular stories of corruption convince us that it occurs in democracies. Nevertheless, there isn't much evidence to suggest that non-democracies are less corrupt or have a better understanding of the interests of the population. Democracies are sluggish, less effective, and occasionally unresponsive and unclean.

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