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Hungary's Viktor Orbän: the mask is off
2014-08-12
Great op-ed piece on Hungary's prime minister, who is going to be the best ally Vlad Putin has inside NATO. Hat tip Instapundit.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  Greek historians considered democracy to be a transient phase---and human nature haven't really changed since then. Your own founding fathers, had a practical horror of democracy.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-08-12 15:05  

#3  Sad for the Hungary people but at least they are unlikely to be able to threaten neighbors. Right?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2014-08-12 14:35  

#2  And the world moves, as Obama fundraises and Golfs, and the State Dept goes on pretending that everyone will play nice and according to their genteel upper-crust rules.
Posted by: OldSpook   2014-08-12 08:43  

#1  Hungary political trajectory: Empire to Dictatorship to Axis Ally to Commie Puppet State to Democracy(?) to potential authoritarianism.

They've tried about ever form of gov. since the fall of the Hapsburgs.
Posted by: borgboy   2014-08-12 03:38  

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