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Hungary's Orban concedes landmark defeat to centre-right opposition

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I find this kind of 'lol nothing can ever improve' mentality to be pointlessly cynical, boring, and reductive. Oddly, it's of a type I mostly associate with the so-called dirtbag left of the United States.

Re: Hungary's Orban concedes landmark defeat to centre-right opposition

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This is the best news in years for a sovereign Europe. The planets may soon be briefly aligned for some badly needed reforms, which require unanimity among EU states. The crucial factor is that France and Germany are led by Europeanists who both want action. Potential spoilers Slovakia and Czechia can be persuaded, unlike Orbán's Hungary. The window may close with France's election next year.

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I find this kind of 'lol nothing can ever improve' mentality to be pointlessly cynical, boring, and reductive. Oddly, it's of a type I mostly associate with the so-called dirtbag left of the United States.

Agreed on all counts. But the comment you are replying to is in fact something other than tiresome cynicism. It's propagating disinformation cooked up mostly in Moscow. The idea that Hungarians or any other Europeans are going to be "conscripted" to fight in Ukraine is laughably implausible. Luckily most people can see through these attempts at fearmongering and manipulation, as we found out tonight in Budapest.

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I find this kind of 'lol nothing can ever improve' mentality to be pointlessly cynical, boring, and reductive. Oddly, it's of a type I mostly associate with the so-called dirtbag left of the United States.

> I find this kind of 'lol nothing can ever improve' mentality to be pointlessly cynical, boring, and reductive.

You do know that all these politicians do not care about us (including Orban) and are power hungry and will betray us the moment they can?

Only a matter of time.

> Oddly, it's of a type I mostly associate with the so-called dirtbag left of the United States.

Knowing that these politicians are always for themselves and are self-centered (Especially in the USA) is not a "left" or "right" thing as they both do it.

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