That Euphemism for “Mob Rule” Mark Carroll advises: My oldest friend and I were recently discussing “democracy.” (majority/mob rule) He mentioned that he hated that word. I am sick of Hillary Clinton talking about “Our Democracy.” She harps about it constantly; telling us about all the threats to “our democracy.” Recently on his TV program, even Tucker Carlson referred to “our constitutional democracy.” Frankly, I hate that word, too. We are not now, and never have been, a democracy – although the left has conditioned us to use that word and tries to transform us into one. The Founders knew the dangers of democracy: