That old scoundrel Adolf was elected...in 1933. He won the most votes in a democratic fashion. Then he changed the rules by creatin' a permanent "state of emergency" after the REichstag burnt down...only his people secretly burnt it! Ya gotta watch out for that sort of thing, even in a democracy. FDR got himself elected 4 times! He sorta bent the rules, cos there was a war on. Now, I was a supporter of FDR at the time, but I can still see that there was somethin' goin' on there that was a little bit outta the ordinary.

It happened before, and it could happen again...even in a democracy. All ya need is a guy at the top who's willin' to create or take advantage of a crisis...and a congress and media who are too weak ta stop him. It can happen.

They do it by focusin' people's fear on some "enemy"...either inside or outside the country.

The point is, a leader that's too stubborn ta change his mind could be one of two things:

a) a man of principle, who's not afraid to back down
b) a man who is too proud or insecure or fanatical ta ever admit he made a mistake

If it's the second, you got a big problem. Ya can't learn from your mistakes if you ain't never willin' to change your mind.

Chongo