During my time in Hong Kong, it was evident that the young protesters, fully aware of their impending defeat, embodied a final stance of democratic identity, believing that ultimately it would be extinguished by the rising authoritarian order.
As I conversed with a government official, he made the poignant observation that the collapse of the liberalism narrative traces back to the 2008 financial crisis, which triggered a shift in both Western and Eastern perspectives on governance.
He further articulated how nationalist movements in the East and West emerged as a reaction to the failure of the Western model, indicating a global challenge against the ideals of liberal democracy.
In outlining the current global landscape, he referenced leaders like Viktor Orban and Vladimir Putin, illustrating a concerted effort to reshape their nations' political realities away from liberalism to a more illiberal democratic narrative.
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