There are basically two interpretations of democracy. One, the more classic, is that the demos is the moral legitimacy of power, as opposed to, say, God ("I am the king because God made it so; if you disagree, you're a heretic, and you will be burned at the stake/hanged/stoned"). While the monarch isn't elected, he can only rule through the consent of the people (which, conveniently, is vaguely defined). David Hume explicitly reserved the right of revolution - for the people to withdraw consent.
The more modern strand of democracy, the one I think may prove short lived, is that democracy means that the demos actually rules. With some checks and balances still in place, the prevailing narrative around "democracy" today is that as long as 50% kinda wants something, then there is full moral basis for doing it.
The more modern strand of democracy, the one I think may prove short lived, is that democracy means that the demos actually rules. With some checks and balances still in place, the prevailing narrative around "democracy" today is that as long as 50% kinda wants something, then there is full moral basis for doing it.