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Ruth H's avatar

This reminds me of Obama as an unknown State Senator who rarely voted in IL then became a US Senator who voted present to hide his intentions, only to become a presidential candidate based on a hidden record, hidden college transcript, hidden birth certificate, and questionable past.

MCav's avatar
Apr 15Edited

I was thinking the same thing as I was reading this article!

Kurt Wullenweber's avatar

I, for one, believe Brussels is more dangerous than Bejing.

James Mead's avatar

At least China knows how to keep the Muzzies under control. Unlike the EU

William's avatar

That's because you're retarded.

Fuchs's avatar

lol as a Hungarian its so funny reading either:

A) debunked fake shit Fidesz tried to smear Magyar with and failed - im sure re-doing this bit *after* election will work, lol, rofl, lmao.

B) Stuff ever Tisza voter knew, wanted and voted for Magyar for this reason, like joining eurozone, the anti corruption office, legal reforms etc.

And C), Magyar had poor attendance because he was busy campaign touring *hundreds* of towns and settlements, instead of giving Meta forint-billions in ad money like Orbán did. Guess which strategy worked better?

Greg Dimiczky's avatar

Many Western right-wingers thought Orbán is based because he saves the West. Faszfejek. I don’t trust Magyar but last Sunday was cathartic, even if it dissapoints some degenerates.

wellness.com's avatar

Such hilarious little gaslighting bitches, these kremlin/magat whores.

Peter Zed's avatar

While there is some truth to your article, as a Hungarian I see more important structural shifts that led to these election results. EU pressure was gradually increasing since around 2014-15 and even in 2022 elections it did not lead to change. 1. Worsening economic conditions, inflation (partly exacerbated by EU funding stop, but more structural) 2. Accumulated fatigue with the Orbán system and its rampant corruption after 16 years. Corruption grievances are exacerbated by economic slowdown. 3. Shifting demographics, Orbán voters are slowly dying out. 4. Orbán gradually abandoned domestic policy and focused too much on foreign policy, people don't give a shit about grand strategy when hospitals and schools are crumbling. Also, this foreign policy became increasingly unpopular, the majority of Hungarians strive for Western living standards, not Russian. 5. Fidesz increasingly shifted to a far right rhetoric (outcompeting their far right rivals, Jobbik), alienating voters by hate propaganda, targeting LGBT, migrants, etc.I could go on, but these are the key factors. EU intervention may have helped the transition, but the basis was organic, not an intervention.

mrfb's avatar

What are Jobbik for?

Mary Makary's avatar

Hilarious, ineffective cope

Suzie's avatar

Cruella von der Devil truly is an evil person.

I would not be at all surprised if she and her minions, little Napoleon, two-tier Kier and the spineless Merz are conspiring with Iran to resist all US efforts in the war, just as they have with their pet puppet Zelensky.

Ruben Cober's avatar

Care to explain why the EU froze the money for Hungary?

Mary Makary's avatar

Read their press releases

Ruben Cober's avatar

I know, my point is that the author doesn’t mention why the EU froze the money for Hungary

Mary Makary's avatar

Fair enough. I was going to repond, but assumed your question was in "bad faith," because this Substack is mostly unhinged magat/Kremlin glazing.

e1luka's avatar

Less than two years ago in Romania, a lady was banned from elections because she... 'wanted to change the law.' Two months later, they annulled the entire election when the wrong candidate among those remaining was about to win. I wonder why they bothers with elections at this point, since the internet 'defenders of democracy' would cheer for Genocide Joe, a sock puppet, or even a broom just as well - no matter how obvious the fraud.

mrfb's avatar

Why not a horse for a senator?

e1luka's avatar

Ha ha I do wonder myself, back in Roman times we were definitely a little less dumb (see Spartacus) yet Caligula managed just fine with the horse...

Paul Revere and the InfoNukes.'s avatar

Same with Obama, the Pope and new Virginia Governor Abigail Spanbergee. You need to keep their views hidden. Otherwise, the installation of a communist globalist points to obvious foul play.

Kit Klarenberg's avatar

Superb investigation here, very forensic. Magyar as EU puppet goes even further. For one, the EU Commission invoked its rapid response mechanism during the election, allowing the EU and EU-funded NGOs to threaten social media platforms into compliance with sweeping censorship orders, under the Digital Services Act. Even more importantly, an almost identical stunt was pulled by the EU a few years back in Hungary, as I exposed in January: https://thegrayzone.com/2026/01/10/eu-plotted-orban-resistance/.

In 2019, Marton Benedek - a Hungarian working for the EU - started a political party and organised "resistance against the Orban regime" using protest groups and NGOs, some of which he helped found. Lots of media coverage, but the party crashed and burned. I observed how Magyar seemed like a re-run, with lessons from Benedek's failure learned, and EU protection and financing heavily assisting his rise to power. The European parliament unanimously reinforced his immunity, but only narrowly voted to uphold that of Italian MEP Ilaria Salis at the same time. A human rights cause celebre freed from house arrest in Budapest by election to the parliament, Budapest wanted Salis' immunity lifted to face charges in Hungary. Quite a contrast.

wellness.com's avatar

Cool story. Whine more, Bitch-Kit

Root Causes's avatar

Why don't you tell us about censorship in Russia? Do they even allow non-state social media platforms? Or non-state anything? Telegram much? Are they still arresting people for holding up blank paper in protest?

Every foreign journalist fled the country, and many Russian ones - others go flying out windows.

Victoria Roshchyna Age 27 Ukrainian freelance journalist for RFE Died in Russian detention

Alexander Rybin 39 Russian journalist; freelanced for pro-Kremlin media while also working for pro-democratic platform Rabkor. 6 January 2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_Russia

Ike Yeadon's avatar

Your kremlin-funded, Clit - And you lie a lot. Tell us about Dwarf putin's and Fatso Orban’s social media “policies.”

Olaf's avatar

LOL whining about democracy when putin has been running Russia for 26 years ahaha

Olaf's avatar

Good. Fuck Orban.

And as you heard on Oct 12, the chants of “FUCK OFF RUSSIA!” tell you all you need to know.

crs's avatar

Citizenry disarmed…

Pete Howard's avatar

This election "interference", (to put it extremely mildly), has got to stop. Unless we have free and fair elections, to call our nations Democratic, is a JOKE. Anyone who has a 1.85% voting record is NOT A REPRESENTATIVE. This alone, should have been disqualifying.

JoBee's avatar

If elections would change anything, they would be abolished - Emma Goldman

William's avatar

This is democracy. You morons just don't like the outcome