> An armed mob very nearly did succeed in overthrowing the government No they didn't. Ransacking a building isn't overthrowing a government. > We have the clo

> An armed mob very nearly did succeed in overthrowing the government No they didn't. Ransacking a building isn't overthrowing a government. > We have the closest thing to a democracy that any country has. Ha ha ha -- good joke, I could do with a laugh > I'm not going to split hairs about what a "real" democracy is. It's one where the government does what the people want. > we, the people, (barely) stopped a fascist leader Trump isn't a fascist. To be a fascist he would have to be more intelligent and have more coherent beliefs. > despite his very sincere desire to hold on to that power Nor does Trump want power. He wants attention -- narcissistic supply. Trump's actually to lazy to exercise power (as well as being too stupid); that's why he refuses to read memos more than a page long.