"It does what a great speech should do: it gives us the language to process and understand what is happening. It does so from a position of moral clarity. And it includes a call to action to what remains of the liberal world. ...
We can’t respond and act to this hugely consequential geopolitical moment if we are complicit in the denial of our leaders and media. This is a week in which the world we have known has swung on its axis."
"We cannot simply carry on as if it’s business and normal. ...
We’ve been lucky through a golden age of peace and prosperity but as he so clearly articulates, that age is gone. Ahead lies [sic] dragons."
Cadwalladr's posting has the full text of Carney's speech. It's also at the Guardian link below.
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