>”The Founders hated democracy and went to great pains to ensure that our new government not take that form.”<
Were there any democracies in the world at the time of our founders. How did the founders come to hate them?
Good question. I think they simply utilized common sense; one thing the Founders understood well was human nature, along with its potential for abuse. They were careful to protect the rights of the individual from the government - in large part because they correctly realized that those rights are God-given and inalienable, not government-granted and subject to revocation.
While this was later, another thing that probably played a role was the French Revolution. Some of the Founders, such as Jefferson, initially thought it was a wonderful idea, but Adams had it pegged from the beginning. While it was considered a step toward democracy, and it predictably disintegrated into a dark and bloody period in history.