Democracy is just oligarchy. Even the ancient Greeks didn't have "elections" in the same way that we do today. Instead, they had lotteries, and assemblies open to the public, comprised of whoever showed up that day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzbJacGGt1o
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