RockyRoadTravel Posted Sunday at 09:39 PM Posted Sunday at 09:39 PM It appears the coalescence of the left, center and right-wing around the right-wing candidate without a history of corruption (Peter Magyar) has won a massive (more than 2/3rds) victory in Hungary, and the extremist wight-wing candidate (Orban) has lost. I was a bit surprised that Orban quickly stepped up to acknowledge defeat. Hopefully that attitude holds. I fully expect our Incompetent-in-Chief to question the election results. With a 2/3rds majority Magyar's government can clean up the gerrymandering done by Orban, and also reform the equivalent of their supreme court which has been stacked with Orban loyalists. Ruthrieston, lookin and vinapu 3 Quote
RockyRoadTravel Posted Sunday at 11:08 PM Author Posted Sunday at 11:08 PM Viktor Orbán passed a law labeling gay people as pedophiles. He banned Budapest Pride. Orban made it a criminal offense to attend with €500 fines and organizers facing prison time. And when people showed up anyway, he let police use facial recognition to hunt them down at the parade. Last week J.D. Vance flew to Hungary to campaign for him. J.D. Vance stood next to Orban on camera and called him "a role model for the continent." Then he looked right into the cameras and said: "I'm here to help." lookin and stevenkesslar 1 1 Quote
vinapu Posted Sunday at 11:23 PM Posted Sunday at 11:23 PM 12 minutes ago, RockyRoadTravel said: Last week J.D. Vance flew to Hungary to campaign for him. J.D. Vance stood next to Orban on camera and called him "a role model for the continent." Then he looked right into the cameras and said: "I'm here to help." and then USA has audacity to complain about other countries trying to influence elections somewhere , if not outright in the USA itself stevenkesslar and lookin 2 Quote
vinapu Posted Sunday at 11:25 PM Posted Sunday at 11:25 PM 1 hour ago, RockyRoadTravel said: With a 2/3rds majority Magyar's government can clean up the gerrymandering done by Orban, and also reform the equivalent of their supreme court which has been stacked with Orban loyalists. good news is that all this gerrymandering did not produce intended results. That is what happens when people are really pissed off it seems lookin and stevenkesslar 2 Quote
Members Suckrates Posted Sunday at 11:31 PM Members Posted Sunday at 11:31 PM Orban being "swept away" by an angry population that was fed-up is foreshadowing of what America can do...... All it takes is a VOTE... So if Americans are serious about wanting a CHANGE, they need to first get out and vote in the Mids, no matter what obstacles Trump puts in their way, and then in 2028, vote like hell against Trump (unless he is DEAD by then). 🤞 Orbans defeat is also a sign of Trumps diminishing worldwide influence.... Even a Trump cheerleader in eyeliner couldnt convince the Hungarians to remain under the influence of a DICTATOR. Now, lets see Orban in JAIL ! Quote
RockyRoadTravel Posted Monday at 12:58 AM Author Posted Monday at 12:58 AM 1 hour ago, Suckrates said: Orban being "swept away" by an angry population that was fed-up is foreshadowing of what America can do...... All it takes is a VOTE... So if Americans are serious about wanting a CHANGE, they need to first get out and vote in the Mids, no matter what obstacles Trump puts in their way, and then in 2028, vote like hell against Trump (unless he is DEAD by then). 🤞 Orbans defeat is also a sign of Trumps diminishing worldwide influence.... Even a Trump cheerleader in eyeliner couldnt convince the Hungarians to remain under the influence of a DICTATOR. Now, lets see Orban in JAIL ! From the outside looking in, Hungary's elections today, for all of the structural biases created to advantage Orban, looked freer and fairer than what I expect will happen with the mid-terms in the USA. The Incompetent-in-Chief will have federalized National Guards and ICE (stupidly because there is no issue with non-citizens voting in the USA) at polling stations to intimidate citizens. I expect the US Postal Service will be instructed to not prioritize mail-in ballots. And who knows what else to rig the election for the GOP> Anyways, off topic. Congratulations to the citizens of Hungary for voting enmass for the non-corrupt, non-Putin loving right-winger. Small victories are sometimes large. stevenkesslar and vinapu 2 Quote
RockyRoadTravel Posted Monday at 04:16 AM Author Posted Monday at 04:16 AM lookin, vinapu and stevenkesslar 1 2 Quote
Members stevenkesslar Posted Monday at 05:54 AM Members Posted Monday at 05:54 AM 1 hour ago, RockyRoadTravel said: North Korea? 😁 They love autocrats there. Let's send JD to keep Viktor company. It's a nice little preview of how great it will feel when Orban wannabe Trump is gone, too. From Politico on the new Hungarian government: Quote With this two-thirds majority, the [new] government could kill off the structures that keep 80 percent of media under Fidesz’s influence, reclaim state assets handed to Orbán-aligned foundations and think tanks, and rewrite election rules long skewed to make it difficult for any contender to remove a party from power, paving the way for a return to democratic pluralism. Happily, Trump never won 50 % of the vote, and never had the staying power of Orban. He hasn't degraded institutions nearly as much. Maybe there is hope for America yet. Despite that, Trump has managed to fuck up so much all over the world in the last year. His stench will last for a long time. It would be nice to think this is all about how much Hungary loves democracy. But they tolerated nationalist authoritarianism for a long time. It seems like it is more about a shitty economy. Which is what brought Trump barely to power again in 2024, anyway. So Democrats better be focused on the economy, not just Trump bashing. Pete1111, vinapu and lookin 3 Quote
Members Pete1111 Posted 3 hours ago Members Posted 3 hours ago On 4/12/2026 at 10:54 PM, stevenkesslar said: It would be nice to think this is all about how much Hungary loves democracy. But they tolerated nationalist authoritarianism for a long time. It seems like it is more about a shitty economy. Which is what brought Trump barely to power again in 2024, anyway. So Democrats better be focused on the economy, not just Trump bashing. Hungary's newly elected leader and his second in command. Peter Magyar and Mark Radnai. Perhaps their shitty economy paired with young studly men ready to govern was the winning combination. ❤️😍 stevenkesslar 1 Quote
Members stevenkesslar Posted 2 hours ago Members Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, Pete1111 said: Hungary's newly elected leader and his second in command. Peter Magyar and Mark Radnai. Perhaps their shitty economy paired with young studly men ready to govern was the winning combination. ❤️😍 Magyar is still right of center. So he's not exactly my ideological dreamboat, since I am a Berniecrat or a Warren Boy at heart. That said, as Politico noted in a very good article, he is part of what is seemingly a global movement of personality-driven political figures who are not the status quo. And who promise to break the status quo. Which was sorely needed in Hungary. But it is a mixed bag. The American version of "break the status quo" is Trump. Ugh! I am lovin on two countries now: Canada, and Mexico. Aka, my neighbors. They are both respectfully telling Trump's America to go fuck itself. Since I don't consider myself to be part of Trump's America, and I have zero respect for that part of my country, I hope they actually do go fuck themselves. I love seeing Trump die death by a thousand wounds. Please, world leaders. Stab the immoral rapist lying genocidal stupid piece of shit in the back. In the face. In the fat ankles. Make the stupid reckless piece of shit Trump keep bleeding out politically. He is a massive fucking disgrace. What a total piece of shit. Stab him. Take any dull instrument you have and make the worthless piece of shit bleed out just a little more politically. That is what Canada and Mexico are doing, in very different ways. Carney is The Establishment Figure who probably would have lost, since people grew tired of Trudeau. But he ran against Trump, who is an insult to Canada as well as the whole world. So he is stabbing Trump in the face. I fucking love it. Trumo can say any stupid fucking thing he wants and more and more people just laugh at the stupid reckless piece of shit and the country that elected him. We deserve it. Sheinbaum is stabbing Trump in the back. As much as anyplace in the world, Mexico is under the grips of a working class-based somewhat authoritarian movement that actually is working well for the working class. And is left of center. I love it. I wish we had that in America. Maybe someday we will. It seems like at first Sheinbaum did what a typical Mexican does, and gave America - and Trump - the respect it deserved. But now that the worthless stupid raping lying genocidal piece of shit Trump is bleeding out politically, she is standing up against him a bit more. It all weakens the doomed piece of shit stab by stab. And Iran has absolutely castrated the worthless weak piece of shit. Trump's narcissistic personality will not allow him to believe he lost. But he lost. He promised regime change. What a fucking joke. Instead he killed Iranian girls and lied about it. What an immoral raping lying piece of shit. A moral disgrace to the whole world. Yeah, the Gay-murdering theocrats in Iran suck. But so does The Genocide Jew, who dragged us into this. And so does Genocide Trump, who publicly threatened to end a civilization. The Genocide Jew and Genocide Trump are worthless and wrong. I hope The Genocide Jew and Genocide Trump end up chained to Yasser Arafat in hell forever. Three weak pieces of shit who had no courage and used violence to lead. They all deserve to burn in hell forever, as far as I am concerned. So Hungary's change is like an appetizer. I want Genocide Trump and The Genocide Jew taken out, slowly and painfully. I am pretty sure now I will get my wish with Trump. Iran already took the stupid asshole's testicles. The rest will be fun to watch. Not so sure about The Genocide Jew. Israel is turning more right wing be the day. Killing innocent Palestinians and Iranians only makes The Genocide Jew more popular. It's a shame. Quote
Members Pete1111 Posted 1 hour ago Members Posted 1 hour ago 27 minutes ago, stevenkesslar said: Magyar is still right of center. So he's not exactly my ideological dreamboat, since I am a Berniecrat or a Warren Boy at heart. That said, as Politico noted in a very good article, he is part of what is seemingly a global movement of personality-driven political figures who are not the status quo. And who promise to break the status quo. Which was sorely needed in Hungary. But it is a mixed bag. The American version of "break the status quo" is Trump. Ugh! I am lovin on two countries now: Canada, and Mexico. Aka, my neighbors. They are both respectfully telling Trump's America to go fuck itself. Since I don't consider myself to be part of Trump's America, and I have zero respect for that part of my country, I hope they actually do go fuck themselves. I love seeing Trump die death by a thousand wounds. Please, world leaders. Stab the immoral rapist lying genocidal stupid piece of shit in the back. In the face. In the fat ankles. Make the stupid reckless piece of shit Trump keep bleeding out politically. He is a massive fucking disgrace. What a total piece of shit. Stab him. Take any dull instrument you have and make the worthless piece of shit bleed out just a little more politically. That is what Canada and Mexico are doing, in very different ways. Carney is The Establishment Figure who probably would have lost, since people grew tired of Trudeau. But he ran against Trump, who is an insult to Canada as well as the whole world. So he is stabbing Trump in the face. I fucking love it. Trumo can say any stupid fucking thing he wants and more and more people just laugh at the stupid reckless piece of shit and the country that elected him. We deserve it. Sheinbaum is stabbing Trump in the back. As much as anyplace in the world, Mexico is under the grips of a working class-based somewhat authoritarian movement that actually is working well for the working class. And is left of center. I love it. I wish we had that in America. Maybe someday we will. It seems like at first Sheinbaum did what a typical Mexican does, and gave America - and Trump - the respect it deserved. But now that the worthless stupid raping lying genocidal piece of shit Trump is bleeding out politically, she is standing up against him a bit more. It all weakens the doomed piece of shit stab by stab. And Iran has absolutely castrated the worthless weak piece of shit. Trump's narcissistic personality will not allow him to believe he lost. But he lost. He promised regime change. What a fucking joke. Instead he killed Iranian girls and lied about it. What an immoral raping lying piece of shit. A moral disgrace to the whole world. Yeah, the Gay-murdering theocrats in Iran suck. But so does The Genocide Jew, who dragged us into this. And so does Genocide Trump, who publicly threatened to end a civilization. The Genocide Jew and Genocide Trump are worthless and wrong. I hope The Genocide Jew and Genocide Trump end up chained to Yasser Arafat in hell forever. Three weak pieces of shit who had no courage and used violence to lead. They all deserve to burn in hell forever, as far as I am concerned. So Hungary's change is like an appetizer. I want Genocide Trump and The Genocide Jew taken out, slowly and painfully. I am pretty sure now I will get my wish with Trump. Iran already took the stupid asshole's testicles. The rest will be fun to watch. Not so sure about The Genocide Jew. Israel is turning more right wing be the day. Killing innocent Palestinians and Iranians only makes The Genocide Jew more popular. It's a shame. That Trump has been so interested in Hungary remaining a thorn in the EU's side says so much. He lost that battle. I look forward to Diaper Don circling the drain. Magyar may be right of center, but at least he came out against the "factory of lies" that is their news media in Hungary, run by Orban's ilk. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/15/hungary-prime-minister-elect-peter-magyar-suspend-state-media-propaganda stevenkesslar 1 Quote