It is that god Democracy which is the root of our problems, not the solution.
If people believed not so much in Democracy, if they did not overlook her many foibles, we'd have sound currency and sound banks; we'd not be burdened by taxes; we'd have more actual security and justice and education than we do today.
You often hear that voters are ignorant - but who educated those voters, if not the schools which are operated by governments which are elected by voters? If Democracy were so fine a solution, would not the schools improve over the course of time? Would not the quality of voters improve over time?
Compare and contrast with computers or automobiles, which are not provided by governments. The computer of today is a far better thing than that which was available in 1978, when I bought my first Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I. The car of today is better than my first, a 1964 Beetle.
How about security? Anyone old enough to remember the 70s knows that the rate of crime was a large concern. Two things happened: more resources were invested in prisons and police, and gun laws (especially CCW laws) were liberalized. More and more Americans purchased handguns and rifles and ammo and learned to use them to defend themselves and the people they cared about. According to John Lott, this liberalization of gun laws is more highly correlated with the drop in violent crimes than any other - and it is working against another factor, known to Milton Friedman and other researchers to increase violent crime; namely, the increased efforts at prohibiting politically incorrect substances.
Any honest reading of political history would strongly suggest that we greatly reduce the role of democracy, and increase the role of peaceful, voluntary cooperation.
Smarter, better-fed, healthier, safer, wealthier - what's not to like?