through spaces like TikTok, one can’t help but wonder if, in their search for freedom and authenticity, they are reaching back, consciously or not, toward that same unguarded way of being. Or perhaps what we’re seeing is something entirely new, only echoing the past in spirit.

…distinguished standing on various global issues and will inevitably result in substantial economic and financial losses, as well as a significant erosion of the international influence on which its global presence has long depended.2/2

8/8. My point, made long ago, has been proven right, and I stand by it as firmly now as I did then.

7/8. paying the price for their tolerance of such forces, as we see unfolding in the United States, the United Kingdom, and beyond. They failed to learn from the experiences of Egypt or better yet, from Sudan….

6/8. My principle has always been simple: any movement or party that seeks to undermine democracy should be excluded from its process entirely. Time has vindicated this view. Even the world’s oldest democracies are now …

5/8. never be allowed to participate. Egypt learned this lesson the hard way; though its people yearned for democracy, they ultimately accepted authoritarian rule as the lesser evil after the Islamists betrayed their democratic mandate….

4/8. Egypt faced a similar situation. When the Islamists came to power there, many celebrated their inclusion in the democratic process, but I stood firmly opposed, insisting that groups harboring anti-democratic intentions should …

3/8 …uphold democracy—and our fears proved true when they dismantled the democratic system from within, seized control of the state, and imposed their agenda.

That experience shaped my view when …

2/8. …under new names and political parties, disguising their ideology, and managed to gain a significant number of votes. We cautioned that they could never be trusted to…

I made this picture in Alberta. frankkingphotos.ca/2023/11/10/u.... A solemn and moving experience.

…the guise of free speech and the fundamental principles of democracy.