re: When do we, and the West in general, start to accept the fact that Democracy failed?

So you think we should try fascism?

If the founders wanted a democracy they’d have said so.

Our Republic is FAILING, it hasn't failed.

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury." - Tytler

We are far beyond that.

In 2025, the Federal Government spent $7 TRILLION dollars

$4.2 Trillion (60%) were spent on Social Security ($1.6 T), Medicare ($988 B), Medicaid ($668 B), Income Security Programs ($397 B), and $539 B OTHER Mandated spending.

For all you morons who scream about "Endless Wars", our ENTIRE defense budget including weapons, salaries, bases, etc. is only $893 B (21%). We spend more on interest servicing our debt than we do defense ($970 B)

This is why our Republic/Democracy/Whatever you want to call it - is failing...because Americans used their votes to get free stuff.

They loathed classical democracy because it's basically two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for supper. The electoral college is the difference hence blue states signing up for national popular vote winner taking their electoral votes

Right.
Some are just sad doom and gloom give uppers.