Losing believe in democracy and than start believing in a strong leader is dangerous.
You talk about democracy only working if people follow the laws and rules of it and saying if people see there are people in power not following that laws and rules and getting away with it, they lose their believe.
But those same people would adjust and support the rules and laws layed upon them by a so-called strong leader. Strong leader doing what? At the expence of what?
There have been so-called strong leaders in the past, with an undisputed total power to do anything they want.
And they did the most horrendous and horrible things. They are a nightmare.
You want that? I don't. Thank you but no.
As many faults and objectable things there might be in a democratic system, it is still the best of it all.
I hate dictators. Maybe you do too and only stated what many people were saying.