During World War II, fascists and Nazis were trying to take over the world and Americans marshaled all our efforts to push them back. Today, Americans are deciding whether or not to give them a second term.
As it has been for its entire existence. As it has been since THIS YEARS dem primary. Trump is no more of a threat to democracy than any other president has been, he just verbalizes it.
Also, a lack of education. 20 years ago there was such a focus on STEM as opposed to teaching the humanities, that teaching history got short shift. If you don’t learn about the Bill of Rights when you’re a child, you don’t know as an adult to be appalled when it’s under attack.