Democracy is the rule of the people by a government that practices principles of social equality. It is one of the most sustained political ideas ingrained into society as “the belief in freedom and equality between people.”[1] Under strong leaders like Mandela, democracy has triumphed as he fought for equal representation, but in fledgeling democracies elsewhere, nations have increasingly succumbed to populism under totalitarian leaders. For some, this problem has only been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.