Friday, February 25, 2022
By Gary Bauer
From the end of World War II until very recently, freedom has been expanding around the world. But no longer. The 40 million people of Ukraine were free last week. But within days, they will likely be swallowed by the Russian army. Pray for a miracle in Ukraine.
For decades the 7 million people of Hong Kong, once part of the United Kingdom, built an economic powerhouse that astonished everyone with its success. Its people enjoyed tremendous freedom until the Chinese communist army marched in and crushed that freedom in 2020.
The 23 million free people of Taiwan have built their own economic miracle with cutting edge technology that is in virtually everything we use. The communist Chinese declared yesterday that Taiwan belongs to them, and they will take it whenever they choose.
Free people are not only under siege from foreign enemies.
Venezuela was once the wealthiest nation in Latin America. They didn't fall to foreign troops. Instead, the people of Venezuela fell for socialism and authoritarianism.
Our friends in Canada are in shock as their socialist prime minister declared a state of emergency to crush peaceful dissent against his government. He is seizing the bank accounts and private property of non-violent protesters.
There's little chance a foreign enemy will occupy our country. But our freedom is in grave danger from elements of our own government, globalist corporations, Big Tech censors and the increasingly intolerant left.
Using COVID as an excuse, our first freedoms – the freedom of religion, the freedom of speech and the freedom of assembly – have been severely restricted. We were told that it was an emergency. But if we can lose our freedom in an emergency, Big Government will always find a new emergency.
Ronald Reagan warned that freedom was never more than one generation away from extinction. It must be fought for and protected. He also warned that man is only free as long as government is limited.
As the people of Ukraine fight for their freedom in the streets today, we must do everything we can to protect our freedom here in the United States.
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