To me, this was evident in November 2021 when 30% of Virginians voted for a political party had shown its intentions to abandon democracy and "take control."
More signs have shown up since then.
I'm not sure where this is all going, but I really can't see a better sign that we really need to rethink democracy. It is time for a new way:
https://medium.com/tiered-democratic-governance/the-tdg-essay-cf48e4b4a1eb