I think democracy could work when the medias didn't know how to control wide swath of the public mind. For example when anyone could go on the roman forum and speak his mind, right now the media gate keeper and perception managers and narrative builders have taken over the "forum".

so they control the information, and what do most state do? work for those owning the medias...

as said, if the cia / dod wanted to fight the childrapists they would have long ago created their own public media network... for the republic... you know like paul revere... but no. meanwhile cctvXXX cgtn and co don't serve private interests (Foreign or domestic) but PRC ! but I think it's a question of IQ and logic and drive...

in the west they want to rape children, in the east build civilizations...