US Conservatives: Biden is 'Hijacking Democracy'
"I'm going to trust [Ursula von der Leyen] to regulate hate speech? OK – A transnational, undemocratic body that is totally unaccountable to the voters in their own country imposing speech restrictions to punish their political opponents", Ingraham offered, later suggesting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Biden, and other prominent Democrats "would love nothing more than to do the same [in the US] and they are trying to".
US Doesn't Export Democracy But Colour Revolutions
"For Washington, democracy means 'you elect who we tell you to elect'", the Republican politician remarked.
Liberals and Progressives: Biden Summit is All Talk and No Action
To fulfill its promise, "Biden's summit should not only showcase bold ideas to promote freedom" but also create a "clear system for implementation", they said. Some cited late Arizona Senator John McCain's idea to form a "League of Democracies" that could replace the UN: "The United Nations is […] not the best global body to promote these democratic ideas", claimed Epshtein and López.
"Critically, even the host of the summit has plenty of problems at home", the scholars wrote. "After all, the gathering is taking place at a time when the American right wing itself is deeply divided over the benefits of liberal democracy".
Growing Dissatisfaction With Western Model of Democracy
"They are thoroughly disillusioned with their governing structures, and it's not because China and Russia promise a better alternative and have successfully conspired to erode trust in democracy. It's because of what democracies have done to themselves", Chowdhury wrote. "There is no global contest between democracy and autocracy. The struggle is entirely internal and it's silly to pretend otherwise".