I can't agree with this. Democracy is every person sharing what they want and then compromising, giving up part of what they want so that all people can have most of what they want. In a democracy, a great many people may be ignorant or intolerant--but then the democracy becomes an oligarchy or a dictatorship. Ignorance brings this about, and intolerance brings it about faster. Or at least this is what I think. Tell me I'm wrong, and I'll listen to you.