There is no such thing as a democratic institution

What is the difference between a democratic institution and a totalitarian institution? Absolutely none. There is no such thing as a democratic bank, democratic factory, democratic government. Whatever boss says goes. Criticising HIM is never sound policy. Even political parties are not democratic. They regularly banish their dissidents.

The only difference seems to be the following one. If you do not like to work in a bank or factory, you can simply go (most likely to an identical factory). There are many banks and factories in a democratic state and they all look the same. If you do not like a totalitarian state (which is like a giant factory), you can be gone forever.

So there is one important difference between a totalitarian state and a democratic state. The first one consists of just one, huge and interconnected totalitarian institution (the government, the army and prisons are part of the same system). And a democratic system consists of many institutions, internally totalitarian, or at least undemocratic, but independent and sometimes equally strong. This is often better, because one totalitarian institution can protect you against another. Pluralism is good.

This is like with churches. Few churches are democratic, so it's better to have a country with no dominant religion