The Day I Stopped Believing in American Democracy

As a veteran, I’ve realized the country I fought for is no longer a democracy — but something far more sinister

Benjamin Sledge
Human Parts
Published in
14 min readSep 12, 2019

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Staff Sergeant Stehval* had an alleged 56 kills.

His room was no more than 75 square feet, complete with white concrete walls, peeling and faded from the Iraqi sun…

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Benjamin Sledge
Human Parts

Multi-award winning author | Combat wounded veteran | Mental health specialist | Occasional geopolitical intel | Graphic designer | https://benjaminsledge.com