Stunning loss of rightwing populist in Hungary carries symbolic significance for opponents of Donald Trump
For US Democrats seeking rays of light in the dark landscape of Donald Trump’s authoritarian onslaught, illumination has arrived from the unlikely source of Budapest.
Viktor Orbán’s stunning defeat in Hungary’s general election – ending 16 years of unbroken rule for his governing Fidesz party – carries symbolic and psychological significance for American politics out of all proportion to the central European country’s modest size and distance from the US.
Yeah but people still lost 16 years of their lives under his bullshit.
Don’t know about y’all, but I don’t want to wait another decade before we handle America’s fascist problem.
Orban was in power for 16 years.
People are high from huffing post-election good vibes, and in today’s world, even minor victories seem rare; so I don’t blame anyone for not being aware, but the guy replacing Orban is also a rightwing populist. He (so far) doesn’t appear to be one of Putin’s lapdogs, but he is still very much far right. This wasn’t a rejection of authoritarianism, or rightwing values, it was simply a rejection of Orban himself. I think it’s important to temper expectations here.
Yeah, bullshit statement. There are plenty of authoritarians that stay in office until forced out by coup and flee to a foreign country, die in office, or are killed in a coup. I think these are far more likely the case than anyone leaving on their own.
I’m surprised Orban accepted defeat and left peacefully. We’ll have to see if he pulls a trump and keeps shit talking from the sidelines to be re-elected later.
I mean, what’s to stop these guys from just calling off elections altogether? That’s what Hamas did in Gaza.
And the guy who replaced him is just as bad.
