Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist and writer from the early 20th century to late mid 20th century. He was known for being a huge critic of American democracy and was more in support for socialism. An example of his thoughts where through his quote of,“the average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.” He found trouble when he wrote about socialists norms during WWII because people were in more opposition to it than ever. This quote was a question that everybody in a free world faced when it came to the next route of development that the country faced. In opposition to Henry Mencken’s argument, people overall tend to give up their own safety for their own freedom. Examples are some movements and actions that are happening in present America such as, LGBT protests, the fight for the second amendment, and the military fighting for freedom.
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Gays and lesbians have been standing up and sometimes even rioting for many years. For example, “The Stonewall riots (also referred to as the Stonewall uprising or the Stonewall rebellion) were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBT) community against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. They are widely considered to constitute the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States.” The riot was one of the most violent riots that the gay community had back then. The put their safety at risk to stand up for their freedom and right to be somewhere or do something that non-gay people could do. The LGBT community believes that equality for all people no matter who you are is important and that people should not be discriminated against because of their sexual
Gays and lesbians have been standing up and sometimes even rioting for many years. For example, “The Stonewall riots (also referred to as the Stonewall uprising or the Stonewall rebellion) were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBT) community against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. They are widely considered to constitute the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States.” The riot was one of the most violent riots that the gay community had back then. The put their safety at risk to stand up for their freedom and right to be somewhere or do something that non-gay people could do. The LGBT community believes that equality for all people no matter who you are is important and that people should not be discriminated against because of their sexual