Liberal democracy

You are free to stand outside the gates of the White House with a sign calling Joe Biden the devil incarnate and agitate for the downfall of the federal government

Try doing that in Tehran

Insulting the "Supreme Leader" is an imprisonable offence - Article 514, Islamic Penal Code

"publishing lies" is punishable by execution - Article 286, Islamic Penal Code

Liberal democracy is very, very far from perfect

And it is not the ultimate form of living together (I would hope)

But people living under the alternatives would give their front and back teeth for half of the freedoms that we have

And many are risking and giving their lives for that future