For a country that likes to brag about being a "democratic republic", the 2 major areas of society (school and work) are the most fascistic top-down authoritari

For a country that likes to brag about being a "democratic republic", the 2 major areas of society (school and work) are the most fascistic top-down authoritarian structures we have. And sure we can vote every 2 years. Yay. But what freedom do we have when schools can steal student's property, or a business owner can fire you for speech made outside of work.