The system could defend itself more powerfully by discarding the illusion, and like Egypt just openly stating that only certain candidates will be allowed to win. That would do away with the challenge, but also a major source of the system's power -- somewhat like destroying the Ring unmade Sauron and his challenge to the freedom of the age, but also destroyed the work of the Three and the ability of the world to sustain magical things like elves. The system seems to think of its challenger as being Sauron-like in evil, given their choices of analogies for him. Will they destroy the Ring to stop him? The loss of this illusion would protect the powerful, but they would retain only a shadow of their power, only what they could hold onto by naked force and coercion.
Lesson learned in Europe! Germany will outright ban its biggest right-wing party before its upcoming elections.
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'cuz that worked out so well back in 1923.
The possessive pronoun is key: Whose democracy is being threatened and so needs saving, I've always wondered.
And, does their democracy threaten ours?
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