Dysfunctional democracies either stagnate or turn into totalitarian dictatorships when people elect totalitarians in a desperate attempt to fix intractable prob

Dysfunctional democracies either stagnate or turn into totalitarian dictatorships when people elect totalitarians in a desperate attempt to fix intractable problems. A "vetocracy" where nothing can ever be done is one form of dysfunctional democracy, and if it gets too bad people will elect leaders that will force things through. (I'm not even sure a vetocracy is a democracy. You could say it's a dictatorship of a small group of obstructionists.) I want people to think more about the benefits of things and be skeptical of fear-mongers whose career is built around coming up with reasons to do nothing. (P.S. I think right-wing culture war fear-mongering is also a bunch of bullshit.)