> An armed mob very nearly did succeed in overthrowing the government

No they didn't. Ransacking a building isn't overthrowing a government.

> We have the closest thing to a democracy that any country has.

Ha ha ha -- good joke, I could do with a laugh

> I'm not going to split hairs about what a "real" democracy is.

It's one where the government does what the people want.

> we, the people, (barely) stopped a fascist leader

Trump isn't a fascist. To be a fascist he would have to be more intelligent and have more coherent beliefs.

> despite his very sincere desire to hold on to that power

Nor does Trump want power. He wants attention -- narcissistic supply.

Trump's actually to lazy to exercise power (as well as being too stupid); that's why he refuses to read memos more than a page long.