Are Extremisms a Part of Democracy?

There is faith in elections There is a peaceful transfer of power Everyone has equal access to the ballot All of these things are not partisan They are about what democracy is and The right is increasingly abandoning those those values and norms. You also write that other extreme views like dehumanizing partisan opponents labeling them evil and seeing them as a national threat Are much more widely held sometimes by large majorities. How often do people engage in extremism without recognizing that they are can those engaging in dehumanization not recognize that they are?