Divided, compromised and gormless, the West has abandoned its post-Cold War guiding mission
SHERELLE JACOBS21 February 2022 •
The liberal order has effectively collapsed. This is the elephant in the room as the Ukraine crisis reaches its climax. A Western elite that was once almost puritanically pro-freedom – and self-confident to the point of hubris – now stands by largely divided, compromised and gormless, as Russia smashes international norms. The Anglo-American story of liberty that inspired the West for much of the 20th century is coming to a feeble end.... DT.
Blogger: Spanish philosopher George Santayana is credited with the aphorism, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Please compare to the leftist wimps in the UK between the wars who believed that there is such an animal as a 'peace dividend'.
