Was Autocracy in the Middle Ages Better or Worse than the Democracy We Live in Today?

"Australian democracy is a fairer system of government than the autocracy of medieval time" Discuss. A topic that has the ability to make people question their own government. Is it true, was it really better living with the autocracy of medieval times, or is today's government more humane to all people living in our society?
In the Australian democratic system everyone gets a say.
A government is put into power by receiving votes in an election, thus, before the election, they must be popular and appeal to the public, and if the public disagree with their ideas of development you can speak up, and say what you believe in. …