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Since we discussing the likelihood of losing our democracy, that ratio is important.
A little bit of history here. And, yes, I realize the structure of the Weimar Republic was different. But...flying from memory, only about 32% of the people supported the National Socialists. By implication, that means about 68% opposed. They still managed to seize power (with some other machinations I won't get into), and it took a coordinated global effort to destroy them. The 68% of Germans couldn't do it by themselves.
That's not your number of 1/10, but the point is that a minority can seize and hold power.
We also saw the same thing in Iraq. Hussein and his Sunnis were a minority, and they oppressed the Shiite majority for decades.
