'Democracy needs champions': Biden delivers remarks at Summit For Democracy

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[WA-03 Democrat]

1. Thanks for posting

Vote for Democracy!

Thank you President Biden!

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3. You're very welcome

The entire summit can be seen at the State Department's YouTube page if you like:

It concludes tomorrow.

[WA-03 Democrat]

6. Thanks again

It's the Democracies vs. the Autocracies

I am 100% sure i want Democracies to win! This is the issue

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7. +1

Autocracy, and its silent partner: plutocracy.

[WA-03 Democrat]

8. True

Is it also just so nice being able to see President Biden shine just for a moment on foreign policy and be the true Leader of the Free World? I think his ability to rebuild America's relationship with our partners is what we need a lot more of and he can truly do that FREELY. If we slip the alternative is so much worse. Hoping for the best and loving the Biden Administration.

[appalachiablue]

2. With 100 global leaders, glad to see this & more to come

I hope. We're in very dark waters unless authoritarianism is halted.

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4. Hear, hear

Can you imagine Cheetolini hosting anything like this?

"Democracy's fine and all - but don't be too nice. Right, Vlad?"

"Da."

[appalachiablue]

5. No way, and all's dandy according to the dangerous pair!

[Rhiannon12866]

9. K&R! Thanks for posting!

This is the most important news of the day...

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10. You're very welcome, Rhiannon.

Today's the last day of the summit.

Sadly, Bush's dark shadow looms large over this summit - as many inevitably point out that Dubya himself used "democracy" as merely a cudgel against countries he wished to sanction and/or invade (though not others, such as the medieval Saudi regime).

But they should know not all U.S. presidents are "the same."

Biden's a humanist president with a pragmatic outlook toward other countries - and policy in general.

This isn't a religious zealot with delusions of world domination (Bush); or a kleptocrat controlled by foreign and domestic mafias (Trump).

Two people who weren't fit to run a post office - much less the United States of America.