What harm can the defects of Athenian democracy do?

The defects of Athenian democracy may lead to the following hazards:

1. The scope of democracy is narrow: democracy in Athens only applies to the dominant ethnic groups, as well as slaves, women, immigrants, etc. Everyone has no civil rights, which makes the scope of democracy very narrow.

2. Social instability: Although Athenian democracy encourages citizens to participate in political decision-making, this democratic way of small country and few people is too rampant, which may lead to political corruption, social unrest and even social instability.

3. Harm others' interests: At that time, the democratic system of Athens city-state was still immature and there were many loopholes. Slave owners and nobles might use these loopholes to seek their own interests and harm others' rights and interests under the cloak of democratic system. For example, they used the democratic shell exile law to crack down on the opposition party. As long as the exiled person's name is written at the citizens' meeting, he can be exiled abroad with more than 6000 votes 10 year.

Therefore, the defects of Athenian democracy may lead to the narrow scope of democracy, social instability and harm the interests of others.