Democracy in Court
Democracy will soon stand before the highest court in the world, the one that will decide on its fate, The Holy Court of Populus. The Court of People! A judge will be dressed in construction workwear — big boots, old dirty trousers, an orange protective vest, and a white helmet on his head.
Social media have given the opportunity for both sides of the argument to be heard. The potential for practicing freedom of speech is limitless. However, democracy has decided to censor one side of the argument. Why? Does that mean democracy was really about freedom of speech only when just a small group of people had a channel to speak out publicly?
Read the article on Illumination to find out how Democracy will defend itself and what it will say to the judge when it stands before the Holy Court of Populus.
https://medium.com/illumination/democracy-in-court-52217ce4a1ff
