Mastodawn

On October 23 1956 the #HungarianRevolution ignited

It lasted 15 days

It was crushed by #Soviet Tanks

On the anniversary Thursday, there were protests against #Orban

Peter Lakits, holding a sign reading "Russians Go Home":

“One thing we have learned from #history is that we have learned nothing from history. Sometimes the tanks that crushed #freedom in #Budapest are the very same ones that are now crushing freedom in #Ukraine"

https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-rally-orban-magyar-uprising-budapest-ukraine/33568791.html

#Magyarország #Hungary #Russia #Europe

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Bodhipaksa Oct 26

@benroyce That's a brilliant line: “One thing we have learned from history is that we have learned nothing from history."

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ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES Oct 26

@bodhipaksa

it must be an especially sour feeling in #Hungary

the article i linked to says there were protests against #Orban on the anniversary of the #HungarianRevolution on Thursday- but also rallies in support of Orban

how does a human being get like that?

on the anniversary of a defining national moment of brave desperate defiance of #imperialism... to mark that by kissing the boot of that very same imperialism (#USSR/ #Russia)

so much stupidity and evil in this world

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Seán Fenian Oct 26

@benroyce @bodhipaksa There are always people who believe in their heart of hearts that no matter what the cost to anyone else, THEY should be on the top of at least their little local piece of the heap.

Sometimes I despair at this world. We humans are terrible.

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ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES Oct 26

@zakalwe @bodhipaksa

but that's the stupid part

of course for the corrupt like Orban there are benefits of money and power, that's the evil part, and you are correct

but for Orban's supporters there is only worse. this is obvious. and yet... what kind of people are we dealing with who are this dumb?

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