Cllr, I take your point regarding ancient Greek democracy being sustained by slaves, and if I suggested copying that model, that's not what I meant to do.
I meant to use it as an example of government that is closer to the governed.
Today we have the capability to move the governed closer to the governors without the need for an underclass of slaves. There are those who think the current system is creating such an underclass even as we speak. (Or type.)

Glenn