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This isn't as foolhardy as it seems at first, though it ''can'' potentially doom the survivors. If the group of survivors is small, they may decide that rather than [[Divided We Fall|pulling in different directions]], electing a leader will give them better odds of survival. Alternately, they may decide to "[[The Mutiny|mutiny]]" against a self-imposed leader (or one from their [[Still the Leader|pre-disaster times]]) who hasn't been doing a good job. They may hold an impromptu election with papers and a hat, or it may be as informal as everyone saying "I'm with [[The Hero]]". If they're replacing a [[Commander Contrarian]] or [[Pointy-Haired Boss]] with an [[Ignored Expert]] or [[Reasonable Authority Figure]], they're far likelier to survive. If on the other hand, they boot the latter choices because they [[Death By Pragmatism|make pragmatic but unpopular]] choices, expect these voters to meet their doom.

 

 

Depending on the implementation, this trope usually helps prove [[Rousseau Was Right]]—even at our darkest moments, we can pull together into a democracy instead of devolving into an oppressive autocracy. Of course, since a Disaster Democracy is usually pitted ''against'' an [[Hobbes Was Right|oppressive autocracy]], it becomes more of a cautionary [[An Aesop|aesop]].