Yep, they’re part of the reason we can’t have nice things. The people who keep them unnecessarily busy, stressed, and ignorant are the biggest part. But they help still. Not understanding candidates or platforms.
Upholding the status quo increases the desirability of “not like the other guys”. Politicians who campaign on hope and change only to deliver more of the same are equally culpable.
But Viktor has been the “other guys” for over a decade now, but thanks to eliminating two-round, minimum-turnout elections and gerrymandering, he’s been virtually uncontested and can spin everything whichever way he wants. The Fidesz of 2010 is very different than what the Fidesz of 1998 was.
The “not like the other guys” gives us leaders like Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán, Bolsonaro, and now this Milei guy…
Yep, they’re part of the reason we can’t have nice things. The people who keep them unnecessarily busy, stressed, and ignorant are the biggest part. But they help still. Not understanding candidates or platforms.
Upholding the status quo increases the desirability of “not like the other guys”. Politicians who campaign on hope and change only to deliver more of the same are equally culpable.
But Viktor has been the “other guys” for over a decade now, but thanks to eliminating two-round, minimum-turnout elections and gerrymandering, he’s been virtually uncontested and can spin everything whichever way he wants. The Fidesz of 2010 is very different than what the Fidesz of 1998 was.