I think people should remember Machiavelli. He pointed out that your opponent gains an advantage by being willing to be immoral, by lying and by cheating. So no matter how good of a person you are or how good your intentions, you must be able to stoop to your opponents level. The problem is that in the US, "The Prince" is the Constitution, an inherently moral document. It cannot stoop or be immoral, so its protectors must work all the harder and harsher to protect it. The law protecting the Constitution and the laws of the nation must be brutally protected, because they are what make this nation.

On a slightly different note, I feel like this article is part of the problem, the same as Robert Reich's excellent web site about wealth inequality and abuse. The most powerful tool of democracy, since right after democracy in Greece was developed, was political rhetoric. This is political rhetoric, but it is more wordy than works best . If you want not just understanding such as this article or Mr. Reich's writings, but the tools of political rhetoric , you might want to glance at a site I use: Lib-Talk.com. It's interesting and informative, but what it says is: Democracy proceeds by persuasion of an informed electorate. All other political systems use force. Persuasive speaking is called Rhetoric and is older than Democracy. This site is to offer both political information and pithy (brief, to the point) rhetoric to reply to "conservative" comments on social media.