Deomcracy, or rather representative republicanism, faired well until the vacuum created by Obama enabled the rise of totalitarian ISIS to create another round of chaos.
I was there and saw freed men and women happy about self determination.
I believe that is the author’s point. When the inevitable chaos and tyranny show up, there is no one on the field to defend the Rule of law and the constitution.
IMPOverished third worlders are overwhelmed
Mexico’s democracy might have survived if their monarchy were still there to provide the proper checks and balances