Marco Rubio is promoting troubling ideas about ‘Western civilization’ | Ted WidmerIn a recent visit to Greece, the secretary of state suggested that Europe must rediscover the values of conquest and expansion They had obviously worked hard on the backdrop – and it was magnificent. On 7 October, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio , delivered a major speech in Athens, outdoors, with the Acropolis behind him. The sun was setting,…The Guardian6d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturerubio athens speech
Rubio’s Rousing Athens Speech Highlights the Infrastructure Demonizing the WestThe West has lost faith in itself, embracing an ideology of mediocrity rather than its God-given inheritance of self-government, prosperity, and excellence. When Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a clarion call for the West to re-embrace its heritage, amid a backdrop of the Parthenon in Athens on Wednesday, he simultaneously indicted the…The Daily Signal9d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentrubio athens speech
Marco Rubio, Son of Cuban Immigrants, Praises Western SuperioritySecretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a hypernationalistic speech at the Acropolis in Athens Wednesday in which he lauded the supposed superiority of Western civilization while stoking more fears about immigration. “The heroes of the West are those who choose to remain faithful to their duty precisely when it is most difficult and painful to do so,”…The New Republic10d agoWhole story →CultureJusticerubio athens speech
Marco Rubio declares West is ‘at an inflection point’ in Acropolis of Athens speech, warns Europe must ‘confront dangers’Rubio urged European nations to join with the US in "confronting the threats of our age" during an impassioned speech in Athens Wednesday.New York Post10d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityrubio athens speech
