Sad Displays

 

There's an old saying: "It's better to be silent and let people think you're an idiot than to open your mouth and acknowledge it." Trump and J.D. Vance seem to have missed that lesson.

Their latest moves are not only embarrassing – they scream of uncertainty. It's clear that they're driven by one thing only: the need to push others down in order to feel strong themselves. But to build one's power on ridiculing, humiliating, and playing on fear is nothing more than cowardice disguised as strength.

Real leaders build up instead of tearing down. They inspire instead of incite. They see a world where people work together for something greater – not one where they themselves stand on top of a pile of broken lives and lies.

Trump and Vance will continue to talk, continue to try to dominate by hurling mockery and untruths. But we see through it. And history will remember them not as great men – but as insecure individuals who used their voice to divide instead of unite.

We are Ukraine. We are freedom. We do not bow to despotism, we do not back down to tyranny, and we do not allow ourselves to be silenced by cowardly men who hide behind lies and populism.