I remember being really shocked finding out Trump won in 2024. Because I new that was a decisive dark moment in history.
On Sunday, there is a new decisive moment, when the Hungarians decide if Viktor Orbán's corrupt regime continues, or Péter Magyar takes over.
Let this time be different.
The Hungarians need a brighter future.
The world needs a brighter future.
@randahl let’s just be clear that Magyar isn’t a progressive, he used to be in the same party as Orbán and holds a lot of the same views.
This won’t magically fix things, it is fascism lite at best, we should all continue applying pressure on Hungary to change.
we want to be free of Orban, so let's get Magyar in first
*then* apply the criticism of Magyar
not now!
Magyar is pro-EU, Orban is busy licking Putin's boots
that choice alone is a huge earthquake
you understand that
therefore:
right now, on April 9, you want to be singing the praises of Peter Magyar
right?
a little strategic intelligence please!
@mike805 @DavidNielsen @randahl
well thank you for the most deranged comment i've gotten all week
you're equating russia and the eu?
what the fuck brain rot is that?
@benroyce @DavidNielsen @randahl Russia is fascistic and the EU is going either Islamist or Communist or both. Not equating them, they are opposites, but in the hell or high water sense. I'd rather avoid both.
The opposite of a bad thing is not always a good thing.
@mike805 @DavidNielsen @randahl
"EU is going either Islamist or Communist or both"
mike:
please put down the crack pipe
@benroyce @DavidNielsen @randahl Demographics is destiny, and if nothing changes, the EU will be Islamic in a few decades. That is math, not politics.
They have also made a lot of dumb economic decisions, like Germany becoming dependent on Russian gas and then getting rid of its nuclear power.
Russia is worse, yes. That doesn't make the EU good. I'd like to see Eastern Europe remain independent from both.
If the EU and Russia get into a war they will want the USA to come in. We should not.
@mike805 @DavidNielsen @randahl
mike why don't you take these galaxy brain musings to Twitter where this sort of Fox News bullshit would find a wider audience
really dude, the crap you just wrote is straight from Nigel Farage's anus
why do you want to engage in far right talking points? do you really believe this fearmongering?
@benroyce I reported and blocked this user. Different opinions are ok — spreading racist q-anon/MAGA conspiracy theories is where I say nope.
@benroyce @DavidNielsen @randahl
Lick Putin's boots?
Orbán licks any boot that benefits his ego and his hold on power.
Ask JD Vance.
@benroyce @randahl I will not be doing so, but I will be happy that Orbán is hopefully gone (he did do an impressive job rigging the election system, so I am not entirely sure he will actually lose, or do a Trump when he does).
I don’t prescribe to the idea that in order to not be shit, let alone actually be good, we have to first tolerate shit light.
There are surely not shit candidates the world could promote and promise good relations with, to give them a serious boost in the polls.
the problem with your statement is every candidate possible has problems. and even if they were practically angels, simple human gossip would find something, anything, about them that could be criticized, and reduce them to "shit lite"
essentially: in life, yes, your only options, now, in all history, and forever more, is between shit and shit lite
and if you don't make a choice, you only guarantee shit
while if you consistently choose, you iterate to better
@martinlentink @DavidNielsen @randahl
you're talking about this:
" #Orban’s Chances of Winning #Hungary Election Drop After JD #Vance Rally"
https://www.newsweek.com/viktor-orban-hungary-election-jd-vance-rally-11804123
so it's the same as #trump saying stupid shit about #canada, helping #poilievre lose to #carney
so while #europe is right to be bothered by populist right wing assholes from outside the #eu coming and messing in european #politics, europe can take some solace that the move tends to backfire
@benroyce @martinlentink @DavidNielsen @randahl
Everyone hates Vance even maga
@samiamsam @martinlentink @DavidNielsen @randahl
the tech bros chose him
and i'm glad, in the end, all of their money for influence in maga land only wound up harming maga
Yet the people will be better off with Orbán gone and as such they will hopefully not choose to shoot themselves in the foot, what a novel idea.
We all need a future that is free of murderous petrostate despots & oil oligarchs and their corrupt minions like Orban and Trump.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/anne-applebaum-hungarys-surreal-post
Orban can join his repulsive buddies, Assad & Yanukovych, in exile in Moscow
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/21/hungary-election-interference-russia-orban/
The thing they all have in common is servile obedience to Putin & corrupt fossil fuel interests.
https://time.com/7331641/trump-viktor-orban-white-house/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/europe/orban-trump-oil-sanctions-hungary-latam-intl
https://tvpworld.com/92504940/us-vp-vance-tells-europe-to-follow-hungary-on-energy-policy
@randahl
I remember the turn of the millennium when Putin came to power. He was officially elected president in March 2000. There was hope, but this feeling wouldn't leave me. Power corrupts people, but hope always wants to remain the prevailing emotion. Is it human arrogance or a systemic flaw, the lust for power or hope?
Most Hungarians would probably govern the country more honestly than Viktor Orbán. So let's hope—for Hungary, for Europe, and for a minimum of justice.
true words, Randahl. I posted on Facebook earlier after seeing a post claiming that JD Vance's endorsement of Orban dropped Orban 3 pts. So, I said, JD needs to go back 2 more days!
I really hoped this will be better, but as far as I have read Péter Magyar is a soft liner of Viktor Orbán.
Randahl Fink
Sir David Nielsen
ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES
mike805
SamuelJohnson
Miha Markič
txtx 🇪🇺
Mastodon Migration
Samson - tief In Berlin
martin lentink 🇪🇺 🇺🇦📎
H4Heights 🇪🇺🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦
Patrick
Linda Rose Smit
samiamsam
HakeemG
Kierkethumbs up convincingly
CM Thiede
Nicole Parsons
Knut 🏳️🌈 🇳🇴🧸
Philipp
Rethnor
@
MFTech
Ivan Djansazov
Androcat