Biden complains about a "democracy recession" but so many of the leaders speaking at his Summit for Democracy have acted like elective dictators.
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) December 9, 2021
How many of the "civil society leaders" speaking at Biden's Summit for Democracy are actually on government payrolls, directly or indirectly?
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) December 9, 2021
Biden's Summit for Democracy seems like an endless series of video adverts for dubious political products
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) December 9, 2021
Biden’s democracy summit will focus on "fighting corruption.” Will Hunter Biden make a surprise guest appearance to offer tips on how to avoid indictment while massively profiting from insider ties? https://t.co/ygKY0IVPFp
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) December 7, 2021
Biden's Democracy Summit ignores the biggest authoritarian abuse of our times — the rise of Cage Keeper Democracies where citizens’ ballots merely designate who will place them under house arrest. https://t.co/ygKY0IVPFp
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) December 7, 2021
Pentagon issues statement on Biden's Summit for Democracy, with an asterisk reserving the right to bomb any non-NATO nation in the name of democracy https://t.co/WS1VvobJEb
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) December 9, 2021
Biden Summit for Democracy promises to fight corruption. The Obama-John Kerry International Corruption Summit in 2016 made same promise but politicians continued looting their nations without shame or limit. https://t.co/wAXQYzsby6
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) December 9, 2021
Corruption is the target at today's Summit for Democracy. Having Joe Biden spearhead a crusade against corruption is like having Trump lead a campaign against arrogance. https://t.co/76icAw9GUr
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) December 9, 2021
Is anyone keeping track of the most brazen howlers from Biden & foreign leaders at today's Summit for Democracy? https://t.co/76icAw9GUr
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) December 9, 2021
Biden launches Democracy Summit "rallying 110 invited nations against the forces of authoritarianism." But Biden's own Covid authoritarianism is sacrosanct? https://t.co/ygKY0JdqwX
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) December 9, 2021
QUOTE: “Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.”
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— NTV UGANDA (@ntvuganda) December 8, 2021
As long as democracies fail to protect citizens against elected rulers who feel entitled to boundless power, international summits will only inflame the cynicism and bitterness of downtrodden citizens. https://t.co/ygKY0IVPFp
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) December 7, 2021
https://twitter.com/Paradigmalar2/status/1468083775867432960
"Os políticos como uma classe são perigosos … as pessoas que buscam o poder sobre nós não são, por definição, nossos amigos."
James Bovard.
— anticoletivista (@anticoletivista) December 6, 2021
“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.”
― James Bovard, Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty— Better Burma (@BetterBurma) December 6, 2021
https://twitter.com/CitaroCapacityL/status/1467562414526935054/photo/1
"Yeterli sayıda insan korkutulabildiği sürece, tüm insanlar yönetilebilir. Demokratik bir sistemde bu böyle işler ve kitlesel korku, tüm hakları yok etmenin bileti haline gelir."
James Bovard pic.twitter.com/A7aTXoWZDX— İlknur Soylu (@ISoylukalender) November 23, 2021
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