LETTERS
Mar 18, 2021
3 minutes
The American way?
A New Low for US Democracy? (March) rightly held up a mirror to Americans who were quick to take comfort in their national identity by distancing themselves from the rioters on Capitol Hill [on 6 January] by saying “this is not who we are”.
However, I disagree with Adam IP Smith’s article, which I believe misunderstands the American psyche. Smith argues that “there has always been a segment of the US population that has yearned for authoritarianism”. But surely it is militant libertarianism?
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