(1) Germany established a democracy after World War I. Shortly thereafter chaos broke out; there was looting, rioting in the streets, and widespread unemployment. A sense of hopelessness gripped the nation, and the German people began looking for someone who could restore law and order. Adolph Hitler was elected to office in 1932, and in January 1933, von Hindenberg appointed him Chancellor of Germany. The rest is history. [17]
(2) Most people have forgotten that the Italian people elected Benito Mussolini to office in 1922. He was the founder of modern-day fascism. [18]
(3) Following World War II Czechoslovakia elected members of both the socialist and communist parties to their Legislature. When the socialists walked out of Parliament to force new elections, the communists established a democratic dictatorship. [19]
(4) The American State Department often intervenes in democratic elections held in other countries. If the candidate we favor isn't elected, we apply economic pressure until the populace agrees to elect him. That happened in Rhodesia 20 years ago. We forced the electorate to elect President Mugabe. A decade later we orchestrated Nelson Mandella's election in South Africa, and recently we spent $70 million to ensure the election of our candidate in Yugoslavia. That's how modern-day democracy works.
(5) $2 billion was spent during the recent election cycle. Do we really have a representative government, or are we ruled by those who can afford to finance our politicians? [20]

The 1928 American Army Training Manual defined "democracy" as: