That’s also a trap but I think the quote refers to something else.

Right, who could make that judgement? And everybody voting under the influence of propaganda is also not democratic.

So what is the moral thing to do?

There is a general rejection of such a test. Obviously voting in its current form doesn’t work. If everybody keeps being allowed to vote, what can be done to improve the quality of the outcome?

You mean most people know better?

How could society signal to themselves that they know?

Scale down and drop things off the list. Figure out what you really want.

Was the Iliad right and we should accept war as a natural part of our life?

They should federate.