Hi everyone, I found a great book online.
https://democracydemokratia.com/
This is an awesome book, it describes what a democracy is, compares it with various systems, helps shape the idea of modern distortions to the original Ancient Greek idea and sets a platform to work with moving forward. It is a treatise that is comprehensive and detailed in the information that it delivers.
Democracy requires unity, not the type coerced at the point of a sword or weapon, but through the will of the people; and unity can only come when the truth is known and when the people are rational enough to deduce that truth, and coherent enough to communicate that truth to others, and sane enough to place righteousness before selfishness and act righteously in all matters of their state and lives. Only then can a people begin the process of establishing a Democracy.
Democracy: Demokratia is a bold philosophical inquiry into the ancient foundations and modern misinterpretations of democracy. It is a treatise that draws from classical literature and thought, applying it to contemporary ethical reflections. Tim Damianidis invites readers to rediscover democracy not merely as a system of governance, but as a principled commitment to truth, civic engagement, and human dignity.