Can democracy exist without ever decaying into mob rule and ultimately tyranny? The question is over 2,000 years old. Plato wrote today's headlines in his Rep

Can democracy exist without ever decaying into mob rule and ultimately tyranny? The question is over 2,000 years old. Plato wrote today's headlines in his Republic (Books VIII-X). It is spooky given current events. This summary is adequate if you didn't want to go through the books: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato)#Book_VIII-IX:_Plato's_five_regimes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato)#Book_VIII-IX:...