"Fiume O Morte " Brilliantly Dramatizes the Rise of a Demagogue

Those who ignore history are condemned to repeat it.

I prefer Marx's version, that "history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce"[1]

Too real.

And those who think they know history are condemned to repeat that phrase.

/s I agree with the proverb, just being cheeky

Book 8 of Plato's Republic is also on point in describing the transition from democracy to tyranny.

Can you summarize or point to a summary you might know of?