"Dishonest attacks can boomerang, eroding trust in the attacker rather than the target. And this clearly happened in #Hungary in this #election #campaign. All of which points to a broader lesson about #information control in #illiberal regimes: it can easily be overstated. Hungary’s 2026 election has revealed that an information #autocracy can have its limits. And in the face of a faltering #economy & a united & credible opposition, Orbán’s campaign reached those limits - & failed as a result."
How governments turn against us, without breaking the law
#Tyranny #Autocracy #Abuse #HumanRights
https://youtu.be/uTHzHSEZNWU?is=WrRnLPcw82uFroYK
How governments turn against us—without breaking the law | Cyanne Loyle | TEDxPSU

YouTube
Whoops: Russia’s Attempt To Block VPNs Causes Major Banking Failure

VPNs (when integrity is maintained and the owners aren’t sleazy scammers) have long been the mortal enemy of shitty, surveillance-happy governments.And when shitty, surveillance-happy governm…

Techdirt

"But we have a lot of evidence to the contrary — from the streets of Minneapolis to the courts to the regular 'blue wave' elections happening in unlikely places — and Trumpism isn’t even anywhere as far advanced as Orbánism was in Hungary, where he’s had 16 years to solidify control and depress the opposition."

#Orbán #Trump #WhiteChristianNationalism #autocracy
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"Every move by Trump and the MAGA Republican movement is meant to project that resistance is futile and their vision for a white Christian nationalist autocracy is inevitable."

~ Garrett M. Graf

#Orbán #Trump #WhiteChristianNationalism #autocracy
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https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-joy-of-choosing-democracy?

The Joy of Choosing Democracy

The inspiring electoral upset in Hungary yesterday is great for Europe, good for Ukraine, bad for Russia, bad for Trump, and bad for the far-right over the entire globe.

Doomsday Scenario

“From California to Wisconsin to Canada to Hungary, being Donald Trump’s candidate these days is a path to defeat. Scholars describe Hungary and increasingly the United States as ‘electoral autocracies.’ That second word matters. But so does the first. Elections are proving to be a critical check on aspiring autocrats around the world. Good riddance Viktor Orbán—and may his friend JD get the same treatment in 2028.”

#Politics #USPolitics #HungaryElections #Autocracy

https://newrepublic.com/article/208975/orban-lost-hungary-election-trump-vance

Guess Who Else (Besides Orbán) Lost in Hungary’s Wipeout Election?

Donald Trump and JD Vance, that’s who. Is the global tide turning against authoritarian illiberalism?

The New Republic

@georgetakei

to "Democratic Wins Media"
it's not a joke,
this is how #Autocracy & #Fascism actually work,
using #Democracy to undermine #Democracy

it happened before and now again

another evidence United States of America has been a #democracy.

Meanwhile, in the #Autocracy department…. Trump’s GOP loses again. https://wapo.st/4dzKtn2
Pentagon violated court order to restore press access, judge rules

Senior U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman also admonished the Trump administration, saying suppressing political speech is the “mark of an autocracy, not a democracy.”

The Washington Post