Soldiering & Symbolism With democracy comes the idea of multi-ethnic societies with freedoms such as civil liberties, expression, speech and equality. This does mean though, that these multi-ethnic societies are a utopia, existing without conflicts and war. Ethnic differences are a major factor for tensions among people of a common land. Kosovo is a recent reminder to this very point. Kinship to the land is not as strong as ethnic differences, even in a democracy. Looking at two points of view from authors Cynthia Enloe, and Donald Horowitz, one will learn to realize that democracy is not always what one expects. While not directly discussing the relationship between democ