Freedom and Democracy Are Not What You Think They Are
7 min readJan 7, 2021
“What IS Democracy?”
“It has something to do with young men killing each other, I believe.”
- Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
The events of January 2021, where a gathering stormed the Capitol to contest the results of an election they considered rigged, demonstrate many things. Talking points on both sides seem to be either…
