text: is democracy the best system? taking into account the pros and cons of each political system, is democracy (be it an american republic style or other form) the best system to rule a nation? yes, democracy is the best system.  however, it's not without flaws as we learned this week when hamas won the majority of the vote by the palestinians.  hamas is a terrorist group that could really throw off the way much of the world views democracy.  stay tuned, this should be interesting.