It wasn't email nonsense which derailed the American election. It was ingenouous Americans who don't understand enough of the world to be trusted to elect anyone to anything. Democracy only works when the voters understand what they're being asked to vote for. For a confirmation of that look at the voters behind Brexit and Trump - and watch the next votes in Europe.  The ancient Greeks had it right - democracy meant votes for everyone who had a stake in the system - not just "everyone". Restrict the power to vote to those who pay taxes and we'd have much more sensible elections