Brilliant essay Castalian. Political discourse should never be allowed to peddle gratuitous fear and hate (nor the media amplify it with algorithmic power). The Greeks actually favored the rule of the few (over democracy, as for them it meant mob rule), but our unbridled oligarchs have ruined that for us. So, here we are with a fake strongman transforming the GOP to the Gestapo Operatives Party. Trump is no philosopher king (he is not even a human being) and FULL FRONTAL FASCISM awaits us, if we stay on this path. Note: https://medium.com/@daneke/the-fanatical-fascist-fungus-is-upon-us-please-america-wake-up-and-smell-the-jackboot-polish-b81f695a472f