Why do Americans hate freedom?
I got a good chuckle from your link where it used the term “flawed democracies”. I found that redundant, as in repetitive or reiterative. I don’t equate democracy with liberty and all democracies, full, hybrid or otherwise are flawed. Myself, I love the thrill of liberty, the danger of it, the responsibility that comes with it. I relish it. I wish everyone did. ******* Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. – George Bernard Shaw The fact is that the average man’s love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth. Liberty is not a thing for the great masses of men. It is the exclusive possession of a small and disreputable minority, like knowledge, courage and honor. It takes a special sort of man to understand and enjoy liberty – and he is usually an outlaw in democratic societies. – H.L. Mencken, Baltimore Evening Sun, Feb. 12, 1923 It must be obvious that liberty necessarily means freedom to choose foolishly as well as w
