Translated from French
“Democracy is the foundation of our freedom.”
This sentence is fascinating.
Not because democracy isn’t important.
But because today, some political leaders seem to have reversed the meaning of words.
Orwell called this Newspeak.
The principle is simple: when those in power change the definition of words, they gradually change what people accept as normal.
Censorship becomes the “protection of democracy.”
Restrictions on certain freedoms become the “defense of liberty.”
The centralization of power becomes the “protection of citizens.”
Criticism becomes “disinformation.”
The more words lose their meaning, the harder it becomes to have an honest debate.
Democracy is not a slogan.
It is the ability to challenge power, to debate freely, and to change leaders.
Orwell wasn’t afraid of words.
He was afraid of the day when leaders would no longer hesitate to make them say exactly the opposite of what they mean.
1984 was a warning, not a how-to guide.
Not just reversing the meaning of words, but the words in sentences.
Freedom is the foundation of democracy
There, I corrected it.
Europe never recovered from 2008.
In 2008 the EU economy was larger than America’s. Today the US produces nearly 50% more than the entire European Union combined with per capita GDP almost double Europe’s average.
America chose innovation, energy abundance, and growth.
Europe chose regulation, green self-sabotage, and welfare bloat.
The gap is now a canyon, and it’s still widening.
So don’t Europize America.
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