Disintegration of Liberty and Democracy in America

Disintegration

of Liberty and Democracy

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230 years after the United States declared its independence from the British

Government, the republic is still unable to live up to its own professed ideals of liberty

and democracy. Events, episodes as well as developments play an important role, into

shaping America, to what it has become now. Racial inequities which have been present

all throughout American History, mainly the years of slavery, are seen by many, as scars

which have not yet fully healed. American Imperialism, which presented itself during the

Spanish-American and Vietnam War, is a clear example of the neglectful attitude

towards its own ideals. Opposition towards other Governments not abiding with

American polices, particularly, Communist governments is another frequent example

this still occurs today and for the better half of the 20th Century. The use of the media

by the American Government as a means of manipulating Americans, depict the decision

of the American people who elect those who confuse their job with their ambitions.

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