“The answer to the question “will ‘the people’ tolerate authoritarian rule?” is yes, absolutely.”

https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/1/9/14207302/authoritarian-states-boring-tolerable-fascism-trump

“You know that you are no longer living in a democracy because the elections in which you are participating no longer can yield political change.”

Excellent article. Eventually the corruption gets to people.