Democracy is when the indigent and not the men of property are the rulers.
Somewhere near you somebody right now is trying to help the indigent and poor - providing food shelter clothing or simple kindness.
If you travel around America you see different sections of highways donated by this or that person and that's a slow beginning of what may end up being a situation common in the Third World: some sections of highways in wealthy areas are beautifully maintained and other parts are just dirt-strewn potholes.