Jan Wildeboer 😷3d ago
Hungary proves that neither Russia nor Trump can sway votes the way they think they can. Being associated with Trump or Russia is now a bad thing, which is good for democracy in Europe. Thank you, people from Hungary. You might have started something that is bigger than just this election!
Show threadiris ✿ sandwalker3d ago
@jwildeboer ...and they did it _again_ !! It was #Hungary who in 1989 opened their consulate doors to East Germans wanting to flee the regime, and the Hungarian consulate/embassy let them enter and cross into the west... that underpinned the "tear down that wall" momentum 👏✊ #PanEuropean #ironCurtain #freeEurope
Show threadiris ✿ sandwalker

@jwildeboer it was a different september eleven but as impactful

"Thousands East Germans streamed into #Hungary to take the opportunity, resulting in an exodus that accelerated the collapse of the #BerlinWall on 9 November 1989"

https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-1989-east-germany/30156892.html

September 11, 1989: When Hungary Tore A Hole In The Iron Curtain

Thirty years ago, Hungary lifted restrictions on travel to Austria, enabling tens of thousands of East Germans to flee to the West. The September 1989 events in Hungary are often described as the first cracks in the Berlin Wall.

RFE/RL
Apr 12 at 8:47pmWeb