First off, this isn't meant to offend anyone and is serious consideration of betterment of democracy. And I'm not the first one to doubt democracy in it's current state. Many famous personalities including Winston Churchill and American stand-up comedian George Carlin have shared similar views.
“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” - George Carlin
When NASA designs a space shuttle, they don't take a vote of all employees to vote on which design features suits best or which fuel works best. They let the experts do it. Someone who's educated and knows what's best for the space shuttle. Democracy in such cases is pointless because clearly, some people's expert opinion is far more valuable than the others.
So why is it more optimal to let the entire nation decide on who's best to run the country which has stakes far more than that of a space shuttle. Clearly, most people aren't educated or smart enough about the various policies that politicians propose and it's repercussions to making a sane decision.
I think we need to acknowledge the problem with democracy in its current state. And step 1 in bringing a change is to acknowledge that we have a problem. Democracy in its current state is broken and only when we realize that can we make bring about a change in politics.
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Personally I've thought on similar lines many times but I don't see how we can choose 'educated and smart folks' eligible for voting in the best possible way. And BTW, that quote has been wrongly attributed to Winston Churchill at several places over the internet.
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