"As a Ukrainian, I could relate to Obama's promises to restore respect for human rights and the rule of law, and his desire to mobilise people around the idea of hope."
"What stood out to me, and still bewilders me now, is the extent to which the conversation around access to affordable health care and education has become radicalised in the US."
"I recall a Nobel prize laureate telling me he was planning to use the award money to pay his daughter's college tuition. I was shocked."
"In 2020, Donald Trump supporters considered anyone wearing a face mask to be suspicious; health and safety measures were seen as a ploy to deprive them of their civil liberties."
In 2008, a Ukrainian reporter followed Barack Obama's presidential campaign, drawn by the parallels to Ukraine's Orange Revolution. The reporter noted a stark contrast between American expectations for health care and education and those in Ukraine, where such services are seen as basic state responsibilities. Observations of increasing hostility in US debates around these issues were alarming. The Covid-19 pandemic further polarized opinions, with mask-wearing becoming a symbol of civil liberties infringement among some groups, highlighting a disconnect from reality in public discourse.
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