A roadblock of sorts

Social Contract theory is considered revolutionary in its prioritization of the individual and consequently the ideas of individual freedom and equality. However, in the last part of the class we have studied authors who have attempted to show that the modern democratic state (the theoretical foundation of which is the social contract) includes, perpetuates, or creates various methods of coercion and thus inhibits individual freedom.

Explain and discuss the ideas and various arguments through which the author challenges the accepted idea, generated through the social contact, that individual freedom is a "given" in the modern democratic political state. Does the author challenge the very plausibility of social contract theory itself? Why or Why not? (GIVE AN ARGUMENT)

What does the author contribute to your understanding of how freedom, individuality, or equality works or does not work in the real world? What do you think the author would say it would take for us to be truly free in our society? (!!!Make sure you show and explain sections of the texts that would justify your interpretation!!!)