Democracy Vs Autocracy doesn't get much starker, does it?
Joe Biden said the challenge of our times is the defense of democracy against a resurgent world wide tide of autocracy. He said that long before Putin directly threatened Ukraine, long before Russian troops massed at Ukraine's borders and invaded Ukraine's vibrant, fledgling democracy.
Here is the White House August 11, 2021 statement and release:
"President Biden to Convene Leaders’ Summit for Democracy
The President has said that the challenge of our time is to demonstrate that democracies can deliver by improving the lives of their own people and by addressing the greatest problems facing the wider world. In his first six months in office, the President has reinvigorated democracy at home, vaccinating 70% of population, passing the American Rescue plan, and advancing bipartisan legislation to invest in our infrastructure and competitiveness. And he has rebuilt our alliances with our democratic partners and allies, rallying the world to stand up against human rights abuses, to address the climate crisis, and to fight the global pandemic, including by donating hundreds of millions of vaccine doses to countries around the globe.
In keeping this commitment, today President Biden is pleased to announce that in December he will bring together leaders from a diverse group of the world’s democracies at a virtual Summit for Democracy, to be followed in roughly a year’s time by a second, in-person Summit. The virtual Summit, to take place on December 9 and 10, will galvanize commitments and initiatives across three principal themes: defending against authoritarianism, fighting corruption, and promoting respect for human rights. Following a year of consultation, coordination, and action, President Biden will then invite world leaders to gather once more to showcase progress made against their commitments. Both Summits will bring together heads of state, civil society, philanthropy, and the private sector, serving as an opportunity for world leaders to listen to one another and to their citizens, share successes, drive international collaboration, and speak honestly about the challenges facing democracy so as to collectively strengthen the foundation for democratic renewal."
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/11/president-biden-to-convene-leaders-summit-for-democracy/
Find more here: https://www.state.gov/summit-for-democracy/
Now the whole world is seeing what Joe Biden warned against. And the people of Ukraine are once again showing current and would be tyrants that even brute force can not reliably suppress the will to be free, nor can it ever extinguish it.
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