You're both wrong. Libertarianism would be the complete lack of a trust system, everyone fending for themselves and doing their own research, caveat emptor. A pure democracy would leave theymos as the only DT1 member. We have 100 representatives (DT1) all with differing number of votes, from a wide variety of voters. It's much closer to a representative democratic republic than either of you are crediting.
The trust system doesn't prevent anyone from fending for themselves and doing their own research. DT is optional. Trust lists are optional. If someone wants to go full Amish they can just wipe their trust list and have at it.
Yep, I am a big old meanie for holding people to the same obsessive and meddling standards they hold others to. Especially when it is one of your pals.
It doesn't matter what excuse you have for it. That red trust is bullshit regardless of who it is against. Your support of such bullshit ratings makes your whole posturing about "standards" worthless.