Thank god Vance showed up to support him!
Vance is on track to replace Dan Quayle at the bottom of the Civ leader rankings.
Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result
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#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
As a fellow European this is the biggest surprise of the election, I thought for sure he'd pull a Trump.
Getting arrested after losing an election? Or getting arrested as an opposition candidate in an election which he later won?
Seems like it was a clear reference to January 6.
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#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
From the perspective of a Canadian, this feels like an absolutely mad-cap crazy comment. What did you live through? EDIT: with as little judgement as I'm sincerely trying to have, I would strongly recommend reviewing your information diet and neurotypical predispositions to investigate why you might believe this. (E.g. I am predisposed to support an underdog, and need to gutcheck myself on that regularly)
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"Your honor I am only accused of attempted murder."
Re: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result
#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
Good news! https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/19/godwins-la... > I’ve never said that just because you’re invoking the Nazis you’re losing the argument. If you’re going to compare somebody to Hitler or the Nazis or raise the specter of the Holocaust, be sure you’ve got your facts right. But there’s nothing categorically wrong with Biden’s — or anyone else’s — comparison of Trump calling people vermin or t…
> Trump went because... But in the end he went. The system worked exactly like it was supposed to. There is room to challenge results, that keeps the system honest. When he lost the challenges, he willingly stepped down. This is exactly how the system is designed to work. I understand the visceral hatred of Trump, but I don't know why every conversation about him has to degrade the same way this one has, with people…
He tried for a redo of the Brooks Brothers Riot in the US Capitol. He demanded the Georgia governor change their result. He recruited a slate of fake electors.
In no world was his transition of power lawful and orderly.
Re: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result
#75Thank god Vance showed up to support him!
Yes but has Orban even said thank you?
Re: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result
#76It all seems so easy, despite the efforts of Putin and the US to support a guy that was there for almost two decades. I wonder if the incumbent party is, somehow, in the pocket of those fascists. I have a hard time accepting they’d just shrug and move on from being able to control a puppet state that’s the thorn in EU’s side. Any reason not to be so cynical? I am unfamiliar with the details of Hungarian politics, but…
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#77Why is this and all other posts about this flagged?
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#78It really feels like the tides are turning against the cancer that is populism.
Re: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result
#79I suspected he would lose when he was recently visited and supported by Vance. Nobody likes Vance (in Europe, and probably anywhere). Getting prominent backing by an unlikable character isn’t a winning strategy.
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#80Ooooh. I didn't think it would happen. This disturbs the balance a bit.
which balance? orban was a parasite, trying to embezzle as much money from the EU without getting the boot (hungary as the biggest per-head receiver of EU funds), while probably also getting paid by russia - a hostile actor - for his actions (i.e. sabotaging the union and sowing dissent through propaganda). there was no balance there.