The U.S. far-right is showing who it is to the rest of the world, with CPAC announcing it’s headed to Hungary. Even better? Newly reelected authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán will speak. “He’s emerged as an icon for a type of, let’s call it illiberal democracy,” says @BenTeitel.

Apr 6, 2022 · 11:49 PM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @BenTeitel
This feels like a rejected onion article, yeesh
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @BenTeitel
The #GOP is now officially the White Christian Nationalist Party and have no business in American politics! #VoteThemOut
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @BenTeitel
Ruling with an iron fist and jailing critics is clearly aspirational. The electorate ought to be careful what they wish for. Either way there’s no sign of a moral compass or an ethical foreign policy on the horizon from either side. #FauxMoralCompass
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @BenTeitel
Here's an excellent video on illiberal democracies. youtube.com/-TxSuYKxuNo

illiberal democracies explained

Illiberal democracy is a term first coined by the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban during a conference of his national-conservative party Fidesz. The id...

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @BenTeitel
He might have gone full Warsaw Pact by then, albeit without Warsaw.
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Excuse me! If you're done with the far-right in the West, can you please spare some time to talk about India? Muslims are on the verge of a genocide there. 200 million people are literally caged and choking in an atmosphere of routine hatered and persecution.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @BenTeitel
Not newly-reelected authoritarian leader Victor Orbán. But unilaterally self-declared authoritarian leader Victor Orbán. The difference is important.
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