> I would suggest that a situation where a massive amount of the population is ignored and actively denigrated is not a good sign for the stability of the franchise.

Sure, that's not a healthy democracy.

> As the military recruiting problem in the US and UK point to, conservative people are giving up on their governments.

Both have been imperial powers within living memory, and have been involved in both atrocities and abandoning their veterans. Lots of reasons that compounded over time lead to their current situation. But of course, the 'giving up on their governments' is part of it for sure.