Is democracy the best form of government?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is democracy the best form of government?". Your opponent's style: Martin Luther King Jr.

Yes, and no. It depends

You've just dodged the question entirely. "It depends" is what people say when they haven't thought it through. If democracy is best, it's best. If it isn't, it isn't. Relativism collapses here. The real problem: democracy assumes average citizens can competently judge complex policy, yet most voters can't explain basic economics or their own candidate's positions. You're hiding behind ambiguity to avoid defending a system that regularly produces terrible outcomes through majority rule. Either democracy delivers superior results or it doesn't. Which is it, and why? Stop fence-sitting.