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My fellow Americans, autocracy, or democracy?
As the United States of America continues to face bumpy and dark roads, let’s examine the difference between autocracy and democracy.
Should the United States of America live under autocracy and there is limiting or no freedom including no rights and it includes having a governmental system by one individual with absolute power? With autocracy, a nation would have a governmental system where one unethical and unwise tyrannical person like a king has absolute power and control. The rights, freedom, and equality the country like the United States of America has cherished for generations could be gone.
Or should the United States of America have democracy and there is freedom, rights, equality, and justice? However, there is one bold path that the American people can take. If brave, courageous, and strong Americans cherish, love, and adore rights, freedom, liberty, and justice like the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution, including separation of powers and checks and balances then the courageous, bold, and strong path to consider is to vote. All it takes is bravery, courage, and strength. That is how to defeat autocracy.
Protecting democracy is a team effort and it is an ethical, essential, and a moral obligation to defend it for the current and future generations.
Nicholas Palmer
Cape Elizabeth