What would society look like without democratic rights?

If the society had no democratic rights then the society will have NO freedom of speech and expression, NO freedom of religion and conscience, NO freedom of assembly, and NO right to equal protection  before the law.

world war i had a devastating effect on german-americans and their cultural heritage. up until that point   german-americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the united states. indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well integrated and esteemed part of american society. all of this change with the outbreak of war.