[twoWhlsGud]

Old joke: "If you owe the bank $1M it's your problem, if you owe the bank $1B it's theirs". New joke: "If a few citizens become radicalized/crazy in ways that threaten the very functioning of your society it's their problem ... "

[pessimizer]

...but if the majority of citizens act in ways that threaten the very functioning of your society, you may live in a monarchy or oligarchy.

[toofy]

i’m not sure why this would be the only option you come to.

it’s much more likely that folks are concerned because the populism wishes to destroy pluralism.