Liminal
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If so where are they? They certainly haven't shown themselves in the news media or on this forum.
The ancient Greeks (such as Plato who authored The Republic) knew well the pros and cons of democracy (they called it, mob-acracy)...The cons of such a political system includes the fact that a poorly educated and seldom involved voter is prone to fear and the lure of charlatans' rhetoric.......Trump and Cruz followers are testimony to such a flaw in the democratic voters' environment.
Hitler was elected through a democratic process.....don't think it can't happen here.
But....but...but...thought democracy solved all our problems.
About as often as it creates them.