Opinion: Biden’s point about the crisis of democracy applies to the world
Former vice president Joe Biden arrives at a rally in Dorchester, Mass., on April 18. By Frida Ghitis Contributing columnist April 26 at 3:16 PM Former vice president Joe Biden launched his presidential campaign with a message steeped in idealism. He was aiming for American voters, of course. But his words resonate around the world during a time when democracy and its ideals are under assault, steadily losing ground to authoritarian nationalism on every continent.
The notion that “all men are created equal … with certain unalienable rights,” as Biden noted, is not unique to America. But it was the United States that promoted and defended this proposition with the greatest determination. Over the years, proponents of democratic principles have looked to the country for inspiration and support. While the United States has not always lived up to its ideals, as Biden rightly noted, it took President Trump to remove it from the fight.
In the wider world, Trump has enthusiastically embraced the populist leaders who have been steadily undercutting democracy and rights in their own countries and among their neighbors. His State Department made it clear early on that it would set aside efforts to defend human rights. Washington no longer speaks out for the cause of human freedom or those who would defend it.
According to Freedom House, democracy has been in retreat around the world for more than a decade. Year after year, democratic principles fall by the wayside in one country after another. The losses have not yet outweighed the huge advances of freedom that came after the Cold War. But the trend is deeply disturbing.
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