So if I say that our democracy is being eroded in cases like Vega v. Tokoh I'm not panicking or being hysterical.
I'm just mitigating by pointing out the ongoing erosion.
Yes. I won't argue that our democracy is being eroded in many cases and places. But that doesn't spell the end of it to me.
When has democracy not been under attack? From without and from within.
And when have Americans dropped the flag and run?