It's why I don't hold my punches very hard. It takes very little scratching to get them to admit that they will abandon "democracy" or permit violence. At least once the mask slips you can have a real conversation
I've found in practice it's incredibly rare, like hen's teeth and first pressing beetle's records rare, to find anyone who actually supports democratic rule when it goes against what they think they want. Everyone loves democracy until they have to be part of one.
it's amazing how fast the mask falls off with these types.
It's why I don't hold my punches very hard. It takes very little scratching to get them to admit that they will abandon "democracy" or permit violence. At least once the mask slips you can have a real conversation
I've found in practice it's incredibly rare, like hen's teeth and first pressing beetle's records rare, to find anyone who actually supports democratic rule when it goes against what they think they want. Everyone loves democracy until they have to be part of one.
exactly
Did they even have one to begin with?
Enough to convince a sizable chunk of the population that there was some sort of a democratic process in place.