In March 2024, I wrote here about the trajectory of my country, Georgia, since its independence in 1991. I lamented the mind-boggling rise of Marxism in the West, which, tragically, pushed Georgia back into the Russian orbit.
At the time of this writing, in February 2025, the popular tide has finally turned against the Western radical Left, first and foremost, in the USA, with the election of Donald Trump and the cementing by Republicans of majorities both in the Congress and Senate. While these developments do not open any tangible path whatsoever for my country’s exit from the Russian universe, as an admirer of Western civilization, I rejoice the change tremendously. I regard the on-going recovery of the West from the global leftist cabal and woke pathocracy as Great Normalization, hence the name of this publication.
There will no doubt be many twists and turns in this process in years to come. Specifically, I’m fascinated by and watching the following points:
How deep is really this normalization? Is it a fundamental reversal of about 60 years of progressivism which brought the Western civilization to its precipice? Or is it limited to an election cycle or two, after which the left comes back with vengeance?
Will the UK manage to pull off its own normalization / restoration, or is it beyond recovery?
Will the Western Arts and Culture be liberated from the leftist ideology and will it adopt the True, Good and Beautiful again?
Will the EU fall apart? The bloc, with its current embrace of woke totalitarian ideas and methods, such as sacrificing farmers at the altar of the climate cult and supressing free speech under the excuse of having to confront “misinformation / disinformation”, does not appear compatible with the urge of many European nations to recover their sovereignty and cultural identity.
What kind of foreign policy will the US pursue outside the Western Hemisphere? This will influence the fate of my country, Georgia. It is clear that new policy will be more realistic, which is good. It won’t be ideological and there will be no more imposition of woke pathology on our people, which is great. However, will it be purely transactional, devoid of any principle, or will the US hold Georgia’s government responsible for respecting fundamental points, such as fair elections, fair courts and free speech?
