Tyrants Fear Freedom

Tyrants fear freedom. Just as ex-Soviet intelligence officer Vladimir Putin is afraid of Ukrainians’ liberty, Communist China is afraid of the liberty of the citizens of the Republic of China on Taiwan, as they did that of Hong Kong residents. They cannot tolerate the people having a real choice, and of being able to hold their rulers accountable for their oppression and corruption. Dictators might think free countries are weak militarily and politically, but it is these despots who only prove their insecurity in lashing out against liberty.