text:  That's a great question because I don't think that we have a fervor for democracy in the United States today. I think most Americans have no idea what it's like to lose a democracy. And unfortunately, the way that we lose a democracy in the 21st century isn't like communist seizures of power in the mid-20th century. It's a slow process that's difficult to perceive. You don't always know you're losing your democracy sometimes until it's too late.