The most important basis of Democracy is education.  It is imperative that the population is given the tools to think for themselves so that they can choose leaders wisely. And it is essential for fascism that people are weaned away from thinking for themselves.  From what I can gather, despite the haphazard randomality of the education of my grandchildren, they have learned to think.  But some less than more – they are happy when they can be told what to do.  That’s why I rarely tell a child what to do.  But lately I’ve been becoming a dictator.  It’s much easier, even though it demands a fair amount of manipulation.