>asking the president of Ukraine to investigate a rival for political reasons goes against everything that Washington has been promoting in the developing world for decades: the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary.
Besides the obvious fact that "being a political rival of the president" is not, has never been, and should not become a reason to be above the law, the author clearly hasn't been paying attention to what the US government has actually been doing. Was the invasion of Iraq really about promoting democracy? Was Operation Timber Sycamore about promoting an independent judiciary in Syria? Is backing the coups in Turkey and Venezuela about promoting the rule of law? Obviously not. The US uses that language to subvert other countries for its own geopolitical interests.
The author appears oblivious of what his titular song actually refers to. If your revolution is promoted by the existing power structures then it's not a real revolution. The center left manufactures credibility by pretending to fight a revolution against the center right despite effectively sharing power with them.
Besides the obvious fact that "being a political rival of the president" is not, has never been, and should not become a reason to be above the law, the author clearly hasn't been paying attention to what the US government has actually been doing. Was the invasion of Iraq really about promoting democracy? Was Operation Timber Sycamore about promoting an independent judiciary in Syria? Is backing the coups in Turkey and Venezuela about promoting the rule of law? Obviously not. The US uses that language to subvert other countries for its own geopolitical interests.
The author appears oblivious of what his titular song actually refers to. If your revolution is promoted by the existing power structures then it's not a real revolution. The center left manufactures credibility by pretending to fight a revolution against the center right despite effectively sharing power with them.