Apologies for continuing the derailment but since this is a thread about Churchill it may be appropriate to add two quotes attributed to him:
“The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter”
And
“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others”
Democracy at is heart has some deep and abiding flaws and some inherent weaknesses. It very easily gets influenced by the whims of a section of society with the least understanding of the situation. And there is significant resistance to making nessesary but unpopular measures. There is also a strong basis for Tyranny of the majority. We accept these flaws as they are generally judged to be less than the flaws in other systems. But that does not mean they don’t exist.
Many nations have systems in place that are meant to check these issues somewhat that, for better or worse, make the system less democratic. That is only an inherent flaw if you start with the assumption that maximizing democracy is the end in itself and not a means to maintain and strengthen the nation and it’s people.