> Populism has always, from day one, all the way back in Ancient Greece, been a threat to democracy.
In Plato's republic democracy is a result of populism and is seen as one of the lowest forms of government.
In Plato's republic democracy is a result of populism and is seen as one of the lowest forms of government.
Any modern system has check and balances and the process itself is important. Forcing negotiation, coalitions and making it difficult to change constitution etc. Plato had no idea how democracy can develop.
See [this](https://fs.blog/2017/02/aristotles-politics/) article, and the [Politics, book 4, section XI](http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/politics.4.four.html#553)