Anomalous HumanMay 20

Romania Dodged a Bullet, But the West Is Still in Danger

>>The irony is suffocating: While the Romanian people ultimately made the right choice, the leadership of the United States—the very country that built and led the postwar liberal world order—was quietly rooting for the other side. From Hungary's Viktor Orbán to Vladimir Putin to the autocratic rulers of petrostates in the Gulf, [the US] President['s] affections clearly lie with strongmen and ideologues, not democrats or transatlantic institutions. It is hard to overstate what a reversal this is for America—the one-time anchor of the free world.<<

#Opinion #Newsweek #Romania #USA #USPol #Nationalism #NATO #FreeWorld #Populism #LiberalDemocracy
https://www.newsweek.com/romania-dodged-bullet-west-still-danger-opinion-2074355

Romania Dodged a Bullet, But the West Is Still in Danger | Opinion

While the Romanian people made the right choice, the leadership of the United States was quietly rooting for the other side.

Newsweek
Yonhap Infomax NewsMay 19
Democratic Party's Yoon Yeo-joon criticizes former President Yoon Suk Yeol for mentioning liberal democracy without public apology, emphasizing need to judge forces challenging democratic values in upcoming election
#YonhapInfomax #YoonYeojoon #LiberalDemocracy #ConstitutionalAmendment #DemocraticParty #ElectionCriticism #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=63779
Yonhap Infomax NewsMay 17
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol announces departure from People Power Party, citing need to protect liberal democracy and secure presidential election victory
#YonhapInfomax #YoonSukYeol #PeoplePowerParty #LiberalDemocracy #PresidentialElection #PoliticalShift #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=63675
alpha-o 💚🇪🇺🇺🇦Apr 25
Message from the future:
Berlin in 2026 after being bombed by #Putin - Because the #USA and #Trump turned away from #Europe . #Trump made big concessions to the dictators #Putin and #XiJingping , Europe wasn‘t able to unite against #autocracy and #dictatorship or to defend themselves. #liberaldemocracy
#europeUnited #fcktrump #fckptn #FckPutin #RussiaIsATerroristState #StandWithUkraine
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Apr 15
“ #Nationalism is at the core of #fascism. The #fascist leader employs a sense of collective victimhood to create a sense of group identity that is by its nature opposed to the cosmopolitan ethos and #individualism of #liberaldemocracy.” - #JasonStanley, How Fascism Works: The #Politics of Us & Them
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Mix Mistress Alice💄Apr 15

"For the hardline conservatives ruling Poland and Hungary, the transition from communism to liberal democracy was a mirage. They fervently believe a more decisive break with the past is needed to achieve national liberation"—The Guardian Long

From the archive: The revolt against liberalism: what’s driving Poland and Hungary’s nativist turn? by Nicholas Mulder, read by Tanya Cubric>

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/mar/19/from-the-archive-the-revolt-against-liberalism-whats-driving-poland-and-hungarys-nativist-turn-podcast

#podcast #Hungary #Poland #history #EU #economy #EconomyUnion #bigotry
#EuropeanUnion #EUmembership #StimulusPackages #budget #TreatyRights #liberalism #SocialDemocracy #LiberalDemocracy #democracy #LegalRecognition #CivicPlatforms vs #Orban #Kaczyński #EasternEurope #autocracy #RightWing #illiberalism #populism #intolerance #bigotry #nationalism #NationalistRight #ExtremeRight #AbortionBans #conservatism #racism #FarRight #purges #elitism #ClosedSocieties

From the archive: The revolt against liberalism: what’s driving Poland and Hungary’s nativist turn? – podcast

This week, from 2021: For the hardline conservatives ruling Poland and Hungary, the transition from communism to liberal democracy was a mirage. They fervently believe a more decisive break with the past is needed to achieve national liberationBy Nicholas Mulder. Read by Tanya Cubric

The Guardian
Ray*mond Li*terallyApr 7
Every "#liberaldemocracy" should do some soul searching from time to time. Maybe it's time for Canadian Prime Ministers and Premiers to be given #TermLimits
Speed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦Mar 30
As #NeoFeudalism takes hold, I guess I should (re-)read those who managed to beat the old feudalism. Smith, Mill come to mind. But can I be arsed? Its so much easier to skim what's going around ...
#LiberalDemocracy #RuleOfLaw
Dom ArbuthnottMar 17

#Italy, #Slovakia, #Croatia, #Romania and #Bulgaria apply to join #Hungary's bad boy club whilst #Orbán tightens the screws further. Even #Poland is struggling to be a #liberaldemocracy again

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/17/italy-one-of-five-dismantlers-causing-democratic-recession-in-europe-report-says?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, report says

Civil liberties report warns that Italy along with Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia intentionally undermining rule of law ‘in nearly all aspects’

The Guardian
Show threadJan HeisinenMar 13

6/6 It is our time. Remember, smile next time when you disagree with someone about #politics. Is is so precious. Remember that some do not have anyone to disagree with.

Jan Heisinen

#EU #History #USA #Europe #China #propaganda #invigilation #Russia #Ukraine #strongerTogether #politics #democracy #liberalDemocracy #totalitarian #authoritarian #historyIsCalling #FederaliseEU #FederaliseEurope #TogetherWeStandDividedWeFall #FreeWorld #West #ViveLaEurope