Letter

In response to EU welcomes its first dictatorship

Democracy isn't just for when we like the outcome

Many thanks to Eugene Doyle for bringing the political events in Romania to my attention. I was unaware. And also for his accurate analysis of the problems of not just what’s been happening there but the silence that has accompanied it across Europe and beyond.

If we believe in democracy and the election was fair, we can’t dump the results just because we don’t like the outcome. Trump’s actions before and after the 2020 election have emboldened others to reject election outcomes and bystanders to keep quiet.

What happens to community members when they become parliamentarians? And even worse when parliamentarians become the government? Principles seem to fly out of the window.

— Peter Sainsbury from Sydney NSW