Democracy at stake ? Really ?
We live in a Republic but we do practice democracy. 
How much,if anything, do you know about the days of the Cold War ?
I grew up in a country, the United States, where there were witch hunts by the Committee on Un-American Activities. A few people were put to death over "treasonous activities". 
Little kids got to worry about big bombs being dropped and wondered if there was enough food to last in the bomb shelter. 
We even got to practice hiding under our desks in case a nuclear bomb got dropped on our school. 
No wonder so many of us baby-boomer are neurotic, drink and smoke dope. 
The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming ! 
One the happiest days in my adult life was when the Berlin Wall came down and the Soviet Union no longer existed. That the Cold War, for the most part, had ended without bombs being dropped.
After all, a lot of us baby boomers became Peace Loving Hippies in the '60's.
No desire to return to the Cold War, just want Peace.