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In reply to the discussion: Politico: I Watched Orban Destroy Hungary's Democracy. Here's My Advice for the Trump Era. [View all]mzmolly
(52,113 posts)4. Excellent article.
Thank you for sharing.
This among other portions of the piece, stand out.
— The media. Fighting for media pluralism and independence is vital. Investigative journalism helps, but it tends to preach to the converted. There need to be news channels and media outlets for getting messages across to non-metropolitan areas dominated by far-right news sources. Liberal-minded billionaires should not sit idly by as they did in Hungary, watching the right take over the media. The New Right is also significantly more embedded in social media than liberals are. Those of us who favor democracy cannot let Elon Musks and Andrew Tates control the public discourse. Progressive influencers: Time to log in and post away — there’s a narrative battle to win.
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Politico: I Watched Orban Destroy Hungary's Democracy. Here's My Advice for the Trump Era. [View all]
Dennis Donovan
Nov 2024
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Trump and his henchmen will never tell their MAGA followers they want to "destroy democracy,"
sop
Nov 2024
#6
In the past few years Orban has met alone with Republicans and Trump to advise them on how to do an autocratic takeover.
jalan48
Nov 2024
#7
Yep. They have bought into the fantasy land of Jesus and returning to the good old days, dragging us with them.
jalan48
Nov 2024
#18
Their fantasy that Trump is the new religious lord and savior is mind blowing.
Irish_Dem
Nov 2024
#19
It's a depressing situation. I'm focusing on my local volunteer stuff and it's helping a lot.
jalan48
Nov 2024
#20
I think it's impossible to reach most white working class R voters no matter what you do.
TRHST82
Nov 2024
#35
The oligarchs believe they no longer have to be stealthy about their takeover.
Hermit-The-Prog
Nov 2024
#45
This brand of fascism is a cancer. It is destroying democracies left and right.
Initech
Nov 2024
#49
Great article! The links provided in the article lead to several other great articles.
KPN
Nov 2024
#63