Joe Manchin's decision to vote no on President Biden's Build Back Better plan has earned him the enmity of progressives across the country who are calling him every sort of vile and hateful name they can think of. They accuse him of endangering American democracy by his disloyalty to their progressive agenda. But in a democracy, unlike a totalitarian state, a person can vote their conscience and not be held in contempt. In this podcast, the Edifice of Trust host, Victor Bolles, looks at the reaction to Joe Manchin's decision and what we should learn from those that vilify him.