Glimmers of light in a terrible year via IrishTimesBiz
The west is back. The invasion of Ukraine has brought those who share democratic values together. For the Nato alliance, it was a time of rebirth. For Germany, it was a. For Finland and Sweden, it was time to reject neutrality. Donald Trump’s fawning over Putin failed to undermine US support for Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskiy won the propaganda war, hands down. He is the heroic leader Ukraine – and the west – so desperately needed.
Meanwhile, in battered Britain, the value of democracy has also been proven. Moved by fears of electoral defeat, the Conservatives ditched Boris Johnson, followed by the staggeringly incompetent Liz Truss in 44 days. No one died. Democracy is not perfect, especially when it takes the form of referendums on topics the people cannot be expected to understand in full. But they do learn: a recent YouGov poll shows 51 per cent regretting Brexit and a mere 34 per cent still supporting it.
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