Democracies are basically mob rule.
Because every one has a vote regardless of knowledge of issues or qualifications.
And when the takers figure out they can get more free stuff by voting for the correct politicians, it is the beginning of end of democracies.
There is light at the tunnel however...
Eventually most people realize free stuff socialism is trickle up poverty. And in most cases people revert back to raw capitalism. Examples: China, Former USSR countries including East Germany.
The sad fact is it takes 40 years for the light to appear.