Stunning loss of rightwing populist in Hungary carries symbolic significance for opponents of Donald Trump

For US Democrats seeking rays of light in the dark landscape of Donald Trump’s authoritarian onslaught, illumination has arrived from the unlikely source of Budapest.

Viktor Orbán’s stunning defeat in Hungary’s general election – ending 16 years of unbroken rule for his governing Fidesz party – carries symbolic and psychological significance for American politics out of all proportion to the central European country’s modest size and distance from the US.

  • TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 hours ago

    USA is not a fascist state

    Debatable. It’s 2 political parties are right wing and alt right. They still have legal slavery. There is systematically enforced apartheid. Throughout history they committed war crimes and their economy ran on wars. To this day. They have been anti immigration since after they immigrated themselves. Their nationalistic focus is deeply anchored in its education system and culture.