Amazing.
My point bounced right off. And since my "fanaticism" is the only version you've noticed here, a lot of "bouncing" seems to be happening.
Whatever.
An alien visitor might step back, take a look at the nations of the world and our history, and see what ideas and principles worked for societies and what ideas caused misery and death. He could draw his own conclusions.
If you think an election is a "criterion for truth," you're nuts. More elections have been won by lies than anything else.