Flaws in Democracy

Like they say that humans are never perfect, i believe that the systems brought about by mankind should not be totally perfect. Flaws can also be seen in this system. The power of corruption can bring the pure and innocent democracy down to its knees. why is this so? i shall elaborate. a common practice is the act of buying votes. how does bring democracy down to its knees? like wad kaiwen mentioned, democracy is people power. buying votes will bring about money politics and votes will never be fair. the people will not be the ones controling their affairs but rather the rich politicians and those with enough contacts. another key flaw is like what both mingjun and kaiwen mentioned, educating the public on their right to vote is very important. its not just the 'brain washing' that harms the true meaning of democracy but rather there is also another factor that we must address. some uneducated members of the public may not understand what is democracy and some may not even realize that they have the legal human right to vote. as such many will not vote thus making the whole process unfair and bias. the public must be educated to learn that their vote ultimately decides their future and how they want things to go about.