4 ms·
> we accepted two non-democratic countries in EU, Poland and Hungary, and these are the results. I can't speak for Poland, but the political landscape of Hunga
by dessant 5y ago
> we accepted two non-democratic countries in EU, Poland and Hungary, and these are the results.
I can't speak for Poland, but the political landscape of Hungary was different when it joined the EU, and the country was by no means considered non-democratic or EU-skeptic.
> They infected all the other countries
The EU was infected by rising inequality and the degradation of purchasing power by the middle class, which is a global issue that gives an opportunity for populists to gain power, and for the population to find scapegoats, like pointing fingers at a foreign country.
- estrai 5y agoPoland's political landscape has also changed since they joined the EU, perhaps in a less spectacular way than in Hungary. Both countries are democracies, current leaders were elected in democratic elections. It's the adherence to the rule of law that's an issue in both cases.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> Both countries are democracies, current leaders were elected in democratic elections Elections in which the ruling party has no real chance of being deposed, and thus no incentive to compete, aren’t democratic.