As a part of their DOGE clown show, they want to shut down the National Endowment for Democracy.
At least I am disagreeing with a Wall Street Journal editorial:
On June 8, 1982, President Ronald Reagan delivered a sweeping address on freedom and democracy to members of the British Parliament. He urged democracies not only to defend their principles at home but also to promote them abroad. He traced the struggle for freedom to the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt and the Greeks’ stand against the Persians at Thermopylae. He asserted that “freedom is not the sole prerogative of a lucky few, but the inalienable and universal right of all human beings” and noted that the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights “guarantees free elections.”
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Reagan’s vision sparked the creation in 1983 of the National Endowment for Democracy, a private nonprofit corporation funded by Congress that acts as a grant-making foundation. Reagan’s words are woven into the organization's founding declaration. For four decades, the organization has remained true to this vision.
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The organization has long enjoyed bipartisan support. But now it’s coming under assault and is reportedly near the top of the Department of Government Efficiency’s hit list. If true, this is a troubling development.
I can’t claim to be a neutral observer. I served for nearly a decade on the foundation’s board, during which time I developed deep respect for the organization’s mission and for the dedication and integrity of its staff.
This man is lying.
The NED was created by Bill Casey as a CIA cutout for regime change operations.
It's purpose was to allow those operations to be pursued by the CIA without any formal government approval.
Bill Casey and the CIA wanted to be able to overthrow governments without any authorization from Congress or from the President.
It was intended to subvert the democratic checks and balances of our government.
It is a corrupt and destructive organization that should have been shut down years ago.
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