I'm not sure how I feel about the democracy with an entrance exam idea either, an epistocracy. Obviously it has been abused and plays in the same league as the filters of maleness, whiteness, landlordship and aristocracy, but surely there must be something that could be done?[0]

An epistocracy wouldn't be so unfair if we just educated everyone. But if we did that we wouldn't need it.

To get a system that allows itself to make good decisions, the system must first make good decisions.

[0] "something must be done. this is something; therefore it must be done."

@freakazoid