Conversations With History - Samantha Power

What is 'only true on paper'?

That government is a representation of what "the people" want or need. Even in the most democratic of governments, and the US certainly doesn't have a democracy, internal politics rules. It's all a matter of who gets to wield that power, and who controls the means of maintaining the power. "On paper", demorcracy would work, but it doesn't take into account several different factors about human nature, and it also mistakenly assumes that citizens have an obligation to do certain things.

You got that part right: "It's all a matter of who gets to wield that power"

If those wielding the power are favorably disposed towards the citizens, then the citizens will surely benefit from actions of such leaders.

Don't reply with the implication that I'm backing the devilish and divisive democracy. I am not!
Democracy is a political TOOL of deception, divisiveness and destructiveness, which is used to promote domination of others.

In USA, democracy is domination of the wealthy/business

That is only possible with the elimination of government, by which I mean taxation. And welfare for corporations.

"Elimination of government", whatever that means is mindless
To have a society without a system of leadership is to not have a human society

And 'welfare for corporations & for citizens' are always going to be part of an efficiently functioning society; because no matter how good the corporation or the citizenry, there are always going to be unexpected needs arising from natural or man-made disasters, for eg.

'Corporate welfare' is been abused now by greedy wealth addicts & political crooks

I don't think you understand. Elimination of government just means the elimination of taxes. Taxation is legalized theft. People would still organize themselves into a system for either the benifit of a class of people, or for the general area(cities, states, etc). Ergo, there would also be organized contingencies for disasters.

If you mean 'elimination of taxes', then that is what you should post and be done with it.
Posting 'elimination of government' implies mindlessness; because every effective and successful society must have an administration.

And people 'organize themselves' and 'organized contingencies' implies government. And your 'contingencies' have to be funded

Members of the society will have to collect funds for your 'contingencies'
Those who don't contribute will engage in 'il-legalize theft'!