"Are We Sleepwalking into Autocracy?" Trump Embraces Authoritarian Playbook of Hungary's Orbn

[Uncle Joe]

Is Trump embracing the authoritarian playbook of far-right Hungarian dictator Viktor Orbán? Princeton professor Kim Lane Scheppele walks us through Orbán's sudden rise to power and how the Trump administration's recent actions appear to follow his anti-democratic "blueprint," with Trump "echoing a lot of Orbán's rhetoric," consolidating power in the executive branch and bypassing federal checks and balances. "Trump is trying to break things quickly," says Scheppele, a professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University. She also notes Orbán's involvement in the right-wing Project 2025 initiative and his adoption of the motto "Make Europe Great Again" during Hungary's presidency of the Council of the European Union last year as further evidence of the close ties between the two leaders. As Orbán works to "consolidate this movement of anti-democratic far-right forces" in Europe, warns Scheppele, Trump is tightening his grasp on the other side of the Atlantic.

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[2naSalit]

1. I dunno...

Feels more like being steamrolled to me.

[Uncle Joe]

2. This is why they hate the term "woke" so much

They don't want the American People waking up, it's all just a jumbled dream or nightmare.

Waking up gives a person control, and they don't want the American People to feel in control.

[2naSalit]

3. Yup...

Our attention is what they value most.

[Butterflylady]

4. Those two,

Look absolutely stupid with their thumbs up. Orban has a half smile, what am doing with this idiot.

[ShazamIam]

5. The video clip includes a link between U.S. Heritage Foundation and the rise of Orban. The anti-democratic movement is a

global effort that began before 2016 and included BREXIT. A movement detectable for any who follow political news closely. The goal is to eliminate the very idea of individual rights and governance by the people.