I think a lot of people here have forgotten it's still fun to just look at the game and ignore the slider. We are in Anarchy right now and it won't change since most people seem to agree it's perfect as it is.
They used dig once, and the stream is moving towards democracy more rapidly. People are tempted to use the instant win button if its there, like everywhere.
I HATE instant win buttons, and thats exactly what democracy is.
Not to mention that every time a discussion about this comes up, people are unable to actually progress in anarchy mode because they are so desperate to use the instant win button.