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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsZelensky "proves the truth of the adage that one man with courage makes a majority"
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We admire him because, in the face of unequal odds, Ukraines president stands his ground. Because he proves the truth of the adage that one man with courage makes a majority. Because he shows that honor and love of country are virtues we forsake at our peril. Because he grasps the power of personal example and physical presence. Because he knows how words can inspire deeds give shape and purpose to them so that the deeds may, in turn, vindicate the meaning of words.
We admire Zelensky because he reminds us of how rare these traits have become among our own politicians. Zelensky was an actor who used his celebrity to become a statesman. Western politics is overrun by people who playact as statesmen so that they may ultimately become celebrities. Zelensky has made a point of telling Ukrainians the hard truth that the war is likely to get worse and of telling off supposed well-wishers that their words are hollow and their support wanting. Our leaders mainly specialize in telling people what they want to hear.
We admire Zelensky because of who and what he faces. Vladimir Putin represents neither a nation nor a cause, only a totalitarian ethos. The Russian dictator stands for the idea that truth exists to serve power, not the other way around, and that politics is in the business of manufacturing propaganda for those who will swallow it and imposing terror on those who will not. Ultimately, the aim of this idea isnt the mere acquisition of power or territory. Its the eradication of conscience.
We admire Zelensky because he has restored the idea of the free world to its proper place. The free world isnt a cultural expression, as in the West; or a security concept, as in NATO; or an economic description, as in the developed world. Membership in the free world belongs to any country that subscribes to the notion that the power of the state exists first and foremost to protect the rights of the individual. And the responsibility of the free world is to aid and champion any of its members menaced by invasion and tyranny. As it goes for Ukraine, so, eventually, it will go for the rest of us.
We admire Zelensky because he reminds us of how rare these traits have become among our own politicians. Zelensky was an actor who used his celebrity to become a statesman. Western politics is overrun by people who playact as statesmen so that they may ultimately become celebrities. Zelensky has made a point of telling Ukrainians the hard truth that the war is likely to get worse and of telling off supposed well-wishers that their words are hollow and their support wanting. Our leaders mainly specialize in telling people what they want to hear.
We admire Zelensky because of who and what he faces. Vladimir Putin represents neither a nation nor a cause, only a totalitarian ethos. The Russian dictator stands for the idea that truth exists to serve power, not the other way around, and that politics is in the business of manufacturing propaganda for those who will swallow it and imposing terror on those who will not. Ultimately, the aim of this idea isnt the mere acquisition of power or territory. Its the eradication of conscience.
We admire Zelensky because he has restored the idea of the free world to its proper place. The free world isnt a cultural expression, as in the West; or a security concept, as in NATO; or an economic description, as in the developed world. Membership in the free world belongs to any country that subscribes to the notion that the power of the state exists first and foremost to protect the rights of the individual. And the responsibility of the free world is to aid and champion any of its members menaced by invasion and tyranny. As it goes for Ukraine, so, eventually, it will go for the rest of us.
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Zelensky "proves the truth of the adage that one man with courage makes a majority" (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Apr 2022
OP
Notably, they actually shot that scene at former leader Yanukovych's mansion.
Tommy Carcetti
Apr 2022
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Tommy Carcetti
(43,229 posts)1. He learned a lot from Lincoln, it seems.
niyad
(113,883 posts)3. Thank you for sharing this prescient scene.
Tommy Carcetti
(43,229 posts)5. Notably, they actually shot that scene at former leader Yanukovych's mansion.
So when they talk about elites and mansions, it seems intentional.
RicROC
(1,204 posts)2. He's aging in front of us. now grey seen in his beard.
niyad
(113,883 posts)4. And the weight on his shoulders.