"On World Freedom Day, we remember that the hammer blow that brought down the Berlin Wall and the might that lifted the Iron Curtain were not sparked by the words of any single leader — it was the people of Europe who spent decades fighting to free themselves and defend democracy. Together, we recommit ourselves to this cause — knowing that the darkness that drives autocracy is no match for the flame of liberty that lights the souls of free people everywhere." --US President Joe Biden, 11/2023
POLITICS: Today, President Joe Biden proclaims this day , the 8th day of November, 2023, World Freedom Day. President Biden celebrates World Freedom--that which , today, is being sought after by nations around the world--along with those who are inhabitants of societies set free by the denial of autocracy and the stand, by the people, on the premises of democracy.
"NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim November 9, 2023, as World Freedom Day. I call upon the people of the United States of America to remember the hope symbolized by the fall of the Berlin Wall and reaffirm our dedication to freedom and democracy.--US President Joe Biden
On Wednesday, President Biden reflected on the years that, for many nations , were formative in the pusuit of freedom. Biden commented on the Berlin Wall that once separated East and West Germany and the distances establishing distinction and intolerance of differences among people of the same nationality. Biden stated, it was the yearning for freedom, on either side of the walls , that "hammered..." against separatism and the hand that "lifted.." the Iron Curtain.
"We must stand upfor our values each and every day." --US President Joe Biden
Today, President Biden spoke of the global strife, such that has inhibited the freedome that might, otherwise, be had and cherished by those who are embroiled in tumult and a fight for thweir very lives. Biden spoke in reference to autocracy and the revival of the forces of autonomy that is situated within the plan to strip people of their inherent rights to freedom. autocracy, Biden stated, demonstrates "...contempt for the rule of law, democratic freedom, and the truth itself."
"We will continue to stand with people around the world striving for a brighter future in the face of autocratic attempts to forge a darker path. As we support democracy abroad, we are mindful that our own democracy is still at risk. "--US President Joe Biden
The struggles, today, are seen among those who wield authoritarianism as a weapon foprmed against freedom. It is that--such a weapon formed against liberty--that "compels us to remeber that the fight for democracy, Biden stated, "...is perrenial..."
"Together we recommit ourselves to this cause...knowing that the darkness that drives autocracy is no match for the flame of liberty that lights the souls of free people everywhere." --US President Joe Biden
In regard to the prospect of fundamental freedom, President Biden stated that the US, its allies and partners will continue to uphold and defend thos liberties. The liberty that must be possessed by those who have been alienated unable to savor freedom in their hearts , minds and lives--the "...indiginous people, people with disabilities, and racial, ethnic, and religious minorities do not have their potential stifled by systemic discrimination; and where LGBTQI+ people are not persecuted or targeted with violence because of who they are."
Biden commented in regard to the tireless work being cperformed by the administration to that which he states as the delivery on chalenges that are the dividend of democracy--such challenges that plague the lives of others. Bidebn called upon the american public to "remain vigilent in the defense of our democratic values and institutions."
President Biden stated, "As we honor the hope felt around the world 34 years ago today when Berliners finally crossed from East to West and ushered in a new future, we remember that when we choose to stand together and recognize the common hopes that bind all humanity, we hold in our hands the power to bend the arc of history."
Biden declared the Independence of the United States of America, the two hundred and forty -eigth on November 8, 2023.
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