The Shame of the Silence of the West
Commentary
There is a strategic price that the West will pay—and is paying already—for its failure to take a moral stand against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for its policy of genocide and other forms of persecution against its own people.
The West won the Cold War because it had built global prestige and, therefore, attracted the best minds and the most productive practices for its ethical positions in favor of freedom and human dignity. Even the West’s communist adversaries understood that their lack of legitimacy was directly tied to their rejection of their obligation to protect their citizens’ lives, beliefs, and individual sovereignty….