Don Moynihan14h ago
JD Vance is off to Hungary, another Trump official working (with Putin) to prop up Orban. Re-upping this piece abt why many self-styled “classical liberals” abandon all principles when it comes to Orban: they like the authoritarianism and want it for America. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/make-ameri...

Make America Hungary Again
Make America Hungary Again

MAGA's obsession with Orban reveals they want authoritarianism, not greatness

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Denis Buckley5h ago
Show threadDon Moynihan
Vance is there to attack the EU, which cut off some funds in a fairly weak protest at Orban's dismantling of democracy in Hungary. Defending democracy is "election interference" according to Vance, as he campaigns for Orban. They like the authoritarianism and want it for America.
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Show threadDon Moynihan14h ago
As much as he is there to endorse Orban, Vance is there to attack the EU. The EU, he says, should be more like Orban, i.e. dependent on Russia for energy and willing to sell out other democracies to appease Putin. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Show threadDon Moynihan14h ago
Vance's love of Orban is emblematic of his zeal and hypocrisies, his rhetorical embrace of freedom in service of authoritarianism. "You simply cannot have any genuine conviction about protecting campus speech while pointing to Orban as a model to emulate." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-zeal-o...

The Zeal of a Convert
The Zeal of a Convert

JD Vance as the future of American populism

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Show threadHuman after all5h ago
@donmoyn.bsky.social Nobody is forcing Hungary to stay in the EU