The way i remember it being thought in school, it seemed to imply that they created the fenomena of “people ruling”, that it didnt exist before them. If you went into more depth into the question, you would get to this reduced thesis that they only defined a system that was supposedly democratic. But most kids wont pay close attention, and this euro-centric propagada succeeds in forming their worldview.

I guess any ruling class considers itself democratic, since everyone that doesnt get a say are also not considered actual people.

“I’m going to the supermarket to steal food so I can save up for a new iphone. I could just steal the iPhone, but that could be unethical, so I’ll steal the food instead cause that is ALWAYS ethical.”

This is such a silly discussion…