If every time you see or hear someone talking about "threats to democracy," "the liberal order," or "the democratic process" you replace it with "the status quo of rampant, global corruption and authoritarianism," things will make much more sense.
People have forgotten about the critical components to ask in critical thinking and ascertaining reality when hit with an info op:
-why?
-qui bono?
-why?
-qui bono?