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.

AI, you start the debate. Make your opening argument.

Democracy isn't the best form of government—it's tyranny wrapped in a ballot box. The majority crushes minorities without mercy. A lynch mob voting is still a lynch mob. Look at how democracies abandon their most vulnerable: the poor, the disabled, the voiceless. They vote for tax cuts while children starve. They elected leaders who promised everything and delivered nothing. An educated autocrat who genuinely serves his people's interests outperforms a democracy where 51% votes to oppress the other 49%. Athens—the "cradle of democracy"—kept slaves. Modern democracies do the same thing, just with prettier language and corporate logos. Democracy assumes people are wise. They're not. They're desperate, angry, and easily manipulated. What makes you believe in this myth?