FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoIlliberalism Is Not Inevitable. If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.www.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up1142arrow-down1external-linkIlliberalism Is Not Inevitable. If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.www.theatlantic.comFoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square20linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squarecattywampas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down4·3 months agoBut I was told you can’t vote your way out of authoritarianism by internet chuds who have no plans on fighting.
minus-squareSailor Anarres@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·edit-23 months agoHungary isn’t out of authoritarianism any more than america was from 2020-2024 and Magyar is even more racist than Biden and thats a high bar.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoThe electoral college makes that extremely difficult.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·3 months agoThey want. to prove you wrong by not voting.
minus-squarebearboiblake [he/him]@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoThere’s definitely a point where you can’t. The analysis I’ve read was that if Orban won this election, it would have been the last election. Now, there’s still hope for the USA, and of course we should hope for the best, but it would be irresponsible to not prepare for the worst.
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoHmm. Sounds familiar. https://reddthat.com/comment/26060338
But I was told you can’t vote your way out of authoritarianism by internet chuds who have no plans on fighting.
Hungary isn’t out of authoritarianism any more than america was from 2020-2024 and Magyar is even more racist than Biden and thats a high bar.
The electoral college makes that extremely difficult.
They want. to prove you wrong by not voting.
There’s definitely a point where you can’t. The analysis I’ve read was that if Orban won this election, it would have been the last election.
Now, there’s still hope for the USA, and of course we should hope for the best, but it would be irresponsible to not prepare for the worst.
Hmm. Sounds familiar.
https://reddthat.com/comment/26060338