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So let me quote selected words from the Preamble of the US Constitution " ... establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity". Implicit in those words are "peaceful transfer of power".

Ben Franklin said it, it's a republic (meaning Democracy) if you can keep it. So, how does any Democratic nation keep Democracy? It is only through a peaceful transfer of power. What are the predicates of that process? You mentioned them. Fundamental institutions inherent to any viable Democracy, A strong 4th estate to report the facts in order to enhance transparency in government. A strong judiciary, above the dirty business of politics. A government which implements their contractual agreement with it's citizenry. And the glue which binds them is the orderly peaceful transition of power.

The erosion in confidence in the fundamental institutions which form Democracy have been assaulted by conservatives since at least the 1990's. With the initiation of Fox News in 1996 conservatives had a a built in propaganda machine, blasting their listeners 24 hours a day with not just misinformation but disinformation and a psyops campaign to gaslight their audience so they wouldn't know what was factual and what was not.

Government is so corrupt you can only trust a Republican. Media is against conservatives, so they lie. The judiciary rules against conservatives ideals. Government is run by a Satanic cabal heading to Marxist communism. It was that cabal which implemented the CRA, an affront to white Christian's in the South. These people were looking for a savior. Trump being a savvy media guy recognized if he could hitch into that "aggrieved" group of people he could fulfill his narcissistic delusions. Is it any wonder why there is such a large group of people which has no confidence in anything remotely appearing to be government related or the media?

You type of the electoral system ... The conservative propaganda machine has been repeating for years every election has rampant fraud committed by Democrats. Since these folks will never see the facts, they have believed for some time now Democrats lie about elections, the media lies about elections, conservatives are persecuted by government, media, and the judiciary. Is it any wonder when Trump told them the election was rigged and Democrats conspired to defraud him, they believed it.

These people are delusional and now believe as a result of the aforementioned and their delusions, peaceful transitions of power are a thing of the past unless a Republican wins all elections. They have filled the courts with judges who rule based on political ideology rather than the law. They have attempted packing election boards with people who believe only a conservative should win an election, not could but should. There is no telling how many people in the military have become brainwashed with this disinformation and will answer the call for the next physical assault on Democracy, whether it be the Capitol, the Media, or the Courts.

We are in dangerous times and those who wish the demise of Democracy are well funded with many followers, both ideological and delusional willing dupes.