I think the issues goes beyond the form of government. Even an autocracy can fall for the same issues. Just replace convincing a wide audience with convincing a

I think the issues goes beyond the form of government. Even an autocracy can fall for the same issues. Just replace convincing a wide audience with convincing a single person. We see this failure in business - business leaders buy into an idea that's dressed up as attractive for them, but it ends up being harmful. The problem is that there are more topics that influence people's lives than anyone can properly reason over in detail. You have to make choices on which issues to focus on more, but it also means that you're vulnerable to being sold a false story on the issues you don't focus on. The end result is that sometimes you're taken advantage of.