RATs can take their phony democracy and shove it.
What is this “losing democracy” baloney? No viable “democracy” was lost, only a couple of illusions and myths about what REAL democracy means.
The United States is NOT a democracy, no matter how many times that assertion is made. The US is a representative republic, elected by democratic means. Sometimes fools get elected, whether through a charm offensive, deceit, great gobs of campaign money or sometimes outright fraud. They are almost always quickly detected, if not by the voters of the district from which they are elected, then almost certainly by a majority of those outside that district. But the sacred thing is that outsiders are not supposed to be the ones that cast the votes for the representative of that district. But there are remedies, we all saw how quickly George Santos got booted. And since the elections recur at frequent intervals, the voters in the district can act on their own to remove an incompetent or ineffectual member.
Constant vigilance is a prime requirement, and should be the first course of action. But that is totally dependent on being informed, and well-armed with the actual facts, not made-up propaganda.
“Democracy”, indeed. A much-abused and poorly defined concept.