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Orban’s opponents are also supported directly by the American Liberal establishment, including Obama, Soros, etc. https://www.obama.org/stories/president-obama
by Dig1t 6mo ago
Orban’s opponents are also supported directly by the American Liberal establishment, including Obama, Soros, etc.
https://www.obama.org/stories/president-obama-explores-ways-to-combat-the-rise-of-authoritarianism-with-eastern-european-alumni/ https://www.obama.org/stories/president-obama-explores-ways-...
>Barack Obama Targets Hungary, Poland in His ‘Fight for Democracy’
https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/current/barack-obama-hungary-poland/ https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/current/barac...
Indeed the linked article is its own jumble of leftist billionaire word-salad. Classic stuff like “defending democracy” while simultaneously overturning elections (see Romania) that they don’t like and subverting the will of the electorate by flooding the country with refugees (see EU penalties).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%932025_Romanian_election_annulment_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%932025_Romanian_ele...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clww729180po https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clww729180po
- consumer451 6mo agoAnd what exactly is wrong with classic modern Democracy/Social Democracy, if the alternative is authoritarianism? Even neolibs are better than authoritarians. The Overton Window has moved so far to the right, that self described nazis are invited to the White House, and this is an actual conversation that we are having.
- coldtea 6mo ago>And what exactly is wrong with classic modern Democracy/Social Democracy, if the alternative is authoritarianism? That is has become a uniparty, undemocratic authoritarianism itself, and when applied as foreign influence, it's just another mask of global neoliberalism and client state relations.
- consumer451 6mo agoAre you kidding me? You are clearly not up to date on actual facts on the ground, and you are just repeating very stale talking points.
- coldtea 6mo agoWhy, because you bought into the Trump vs Dems charade?