Better Than Democracy

The democratic election tomorrow got me thinking about whether democracy is really the best form of Government. There is now an apparent consensus in the world that Democracy is indeed the "best" form of Government, because most countries have adopted a democratic government. There are undoubtedly problems with democracy - one oft-quoted flaw is the rule of the majority over the oppressed minority.

The philosopher Plato considered all the forms of Government - Democracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy - and rejected all of them as less than ideal. His disciple Aristotle actually believed that Aristocracy - Rule of the Best People - is the best form of Government.
There are other ways around these, such as Mixed Government, which consists of all the different forms of Government in different measures.