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[nycfan]

I assume whoever they are trying to bribe will get paid.

$100 per active duty military member doesn’t do a whole lot.

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

 

[Wheels81]

I assume whoever they are trying to bribe will get paid.

Somehow, much of this money will end up in Trump’s pocket.

 

[nycfan]

“… Viktor Orban, the country's longest-serving prime minister, sees his 15-year-long rule challenged by an upstart — Peter Magyar. And the rallies that took place in Budapest on a national holiday commemorating Hungary's 1956 anti-Soviet uprising shed some light on the divide between the two camps.

"We don't want to die for Ukraine," read a banner carried by supporters of Orban, who has cast his Fidesz party as a "force of peace" — in contrast to EU "warmongers" sending arms to Ukraine.

… In turn, those who joined Magyar's rally chanted"Russians go home!" drawing on the legacy of the 1956 rebellion crushed by Soviet tanks.

Magyar blasted the prime minister as a man who went from an anti-Soviet activist in his youth to "the Kremlin's most loyal ally."…”

Hungary’s election race begins with rival rallies and growing political rift

So what do the two camps stand for?

kyivindependent.com

 

[Mulberry Heel]

“… Viktor Orban, the country's longest-serving prime minister, sees his 15-year-long rule challenged by an upstart — Peter Magyar. And the rallies that took place in Budapest on a national holiday commemorating Hungary's 1956 anti-Soviet uprising shed some light on the divide between the two camps.

"We don't want to die for Ukraine," read a banner carried by supporters of Orban, who has cast his Fidesz party as a "force of peace" — in contrast to EU "warmongers" sending arms to Ukraine.

… In turn, those who joined Magyar's rally chanted"Russians go home!" drawing on the legacy of the 1956 rebellion crushed by Soviet tanks.

Magyar blasted the prime minister as a man who went from an anti-Soviet activist in his youth to "the Kremlin's most loyal ally."…”

Hungary’s election race begins with rival rallies and growing political rift

So what do the two camps stand for?

kyivindependent.com

I'll believe that Orban has lost when he is actually out of office. Until then I suspect that he'll do whatever it takes to remain in power, including simply rigging the election or just refusing to leave if he somehow does lose. Given his near-total control of Hungary's news media, military, and government it's hard to imagine him being forced out if he's not willing to go voluntarily. Even if he loses the election somehow he could always just have his opponent arrested or killed and stage a coup to stay in power.

 

[donbosco]

"the Kremlin's most loyal ally."

Hey y'all. Watch 'iss! <trump>

 

[SnoopRob]

Trump calling anyone else a "Crooked Moron" is so ironic/hypcritical that it demands the creation a new word.

 

[korgguy1971]

Meanwhile, the right wing infosphere is still going at it hammer and tongs about whether it’s ok to embrace Nazis and White Nationalists in their movement.

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

Big night for Milei in Argentina

 

[Bobfripp]

This is a task I'd expect the Germans to perform well.

 

[EyeballKid]

Big night for Milei in Argentina

Wonder how much Trump’s promise to provide financial relief and trade perks only if Milei wins has influenced voters.

 

[UNCatTech]

Honestly, at this point, I wish he would have won in 2020, so he would be gone and the recovery would have already started. Plus he would have been salted with the inflation.

 

[thebruinbleedstarheelblue]

Wonder how much Trump’s promise to provide financial relief and trade perks only if Milei wins has influenced voters.

Heavy. not just their history and worldview but the fact that your economy is trash.

They particularly would buy them into a poor persons view of a rich man because a faction constantly tries themselves as part little piece of Europe misplaced in latin america and pretty racist(past & present).

The money, alignment with America, AND Trump work there.

 

[BlueSmoke]

I'll believe that Orban has lost when he is actually out of office. Until then I suspect that he'll do whatever it takes to remain in power, including simply rigging the election or just refusing to leave if he somehow does lose. Given his near-total control of Hungary's news media, military, and government it's hard to imagine him being forced out if he's not willing to go voluntarily. Even if he loses the election somehow he could always just have his opponent arrested or killed and stage a coup to stay in power.

This election is Hungary could have serious implications for the United States. Yes, Orban will falsify election results. But I have a hunch there would be massive protests which could lead to his fall. The timing of his fall would be about the same time that many Republicans in Congress would know whether they have primary opposition or not. Which could then lead to taking the keys away from Trump. We can only hope.

 

[Calheel]

Honestly, at this point, I wish he would have won in 2020, so he would be gone and the recovery would have already started. Plus he would have been salted with the inflation.

That is certainly true. The world would have been much better off if Biden had lost. But it is what it is. You can't rewrite history, just re-live it.

 

[SnoopRob]

That is certainly true. The world would have been much better off if Biden had lost.

That’s entirely speculative and depends on a lot of assumptions (like the idea that he wouldn’t have tried for a third term in 2024 if he’d have won in 2020, for one).