A pitiless crackdown on on illegal immigration. A hardline approach to law and order. A purge of “gender ideology” and “wokeness” from the nation’s schools. Erosions of academic freedom, judicial independence and the free press. An alliance with Christian nationalism. An assault on democratic institutions.
The “electoral autocracy” that is Viktor Orbán’s Hungary has been long revered by Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again” (Maga) movement. Now admiration is turning into emulation. In the early weeks of Trump’s second term as US president, analysts say, there are alarming signs that the Orbánisation of America has begun.
The land of the free is fast becoming a human rights wasteland. I’m still reeling from the sheer number of people who seemingly had no idea it was going to be exactly like this.
I’m really hoping this will be the wake up call America needed to get its shit together, because if they don’t, the oligarchs aren’t going to stop there. They’re coming for everything eventually.
I thought January 6th could be a come to Jesus moment for us, but seeing how quickly people absolved Trump and the rest of the Republican enablers has made it clear we’re fucked, in my opinion. Shit, he pardoned people that assaulted cops. The law only applies for some. Fucking depressing.
The last line of the US national anthem has become the biggest joke now.
The land of the free and the home of the brave.
Neither of which America is at the moment.
Cool, I’ve always wanted the US to be just like fucking Hungary
The Heritage foundation has ties to Orbán.
“[a] formal agreement struck last year [2023] between a think tank funded by Orbán’s Fidesz Party, the Danube Institute, and The Heritage Foundation…”
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/01/trump-orban-embrace-00176832
Of course they do. Thanks for the info.
Hope world mods let me keep this post. It is imo worldnews at this point, unfortunately. We are literally non- stop being bombarded with his shit, every damn day on the other side of the Atlantic ( added: actually, the fallout is worldwide).
A 1940s US sabotage manual goes viral
Simple Sabotage Field Manual https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26184/pg26184-images.html
I’m the same side of the Atlantic as you. Him doing this in the USA is one thing, it being so accepted is a totally different thing.
how it got to be (over the course of the last 50 years):
Jesus and John Wayne https://www.agathonlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DuMez-Kristin-Kobes-Jesus_and_John_Wayne-oceanofpdf.pdf
it being so accepted is a totally different thing.
Only US citizens should change their President. I hope they succeed to stop his nonsensical violence and or Government.
Personally, I’m sure that I’m as much accepting of his policies as I am of Orban’s, i. e. not acceptable.
Only US citizens should change their President.
They did
