"You Should Know What's Happening Here in Hungary," read the Fox News chyron as Tucker Carlson kicked off a week of broadcasts from Budapest. Earlier that day, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had posted a photograph on his Facebook page of himself and Carlson deep in conversation, and Carlson did the same on
Thank you, this was interesting. You might find my article on how President Joe Biden is undermining his own position in the fascism case against trump by cozying up to fascists worldwide interesting as well.
Thanks so much Ruth for taking me and we along on your learning,teaching, and sharing journey. I hope to help you gain a wider audience. You deserve it.
Why is the left totally obsessed with immigration? Why is a leader who protects his or her country's borders always an unforgivable sin? It's a very quaint and naive worldview that thinks racial and religious diversity leads to nothing but harmony. I've travelled extensively throughout Europe, and frequently. There are two countries that are particularly safe, clean, and beautiful. Poland and Hungary. Ask me which city I'd like to walk around in at midnight, New York or Budapest. They're obviously doing something right. But it's simply not tolerable according to the left.
Would I like to see the treatment of the gay community be more palatable in Poland and Hungary? Of course. It is a legitimate area of criticism if there is the any kind of discrimination happening.
But let them protect their borders, for goodness sake. Stop reacting with horror if their priority is their culture and their population. If you like illegal immigration, you can move to Germany or the UK or any number of countries within Europe and enjoy all the fruits of that social experiment. Let me know how it works out.
Until then, let a country like Hungary do what's right for its citizens and the preservation of its culture without labelling them "nationalist" or "far-right" as pejoratives.
Oh, and criticising George Soros is not "anti-Semitism" unless you believe Soros being Jewish is the defining aspect of his character.
I watched the Netflix show THE LAST DAYS, with interviews of survivors, images/video from the camps and the horror that comes to life through this film. I’ve read/studied much about the Holocaust and American histories genocide of African and Indigenous communities including the massive attempt at erasure of the US’s and Canada’s Indigenous communities with children and boarding schools. We (white ppl predominantly) are learning more recently, that likely thousands of Native children went missing b/c unmarked graves are being unearthed on or near the campuses of the notorious Carlisle Sc and schools across Canada. Native elders have told the stories of the horrors inflicted on these children and their families for years, but few listened. I fear so deeply that the Tucker Carlson’s, Ingraham’s, Turning Point propagandists, Murdoch’s, Koch’s, Mercer’s, Republicans, Evangelicals, Catholics, conspiracists, malignant but financially powerful and the rest who pretend that this is overblown are chipping away at the psyche of Americans, especially children through their parents. They recite and repeat, recite and repeat, recite and repeat that learning American history as it happened is bad while cozying up to contemporary’s who reflect the bad people and leaders of American history who did bad and horrible things- Dictators, Authoritarians, thugs, murderer’s, child traffickers, thieves and abusers. I’m so worried.
I have just watched a very good video that explains the present and sadly most likely the future of the USA. The only thing stopping a totalitarian regime coming to power is people questioning and fully engaging in democracy. Watch if you dare. https://youtu.be/09maaUaRT4M
Whoever dances with the fascists opens Pandora's box. Anal fixated fascism is an ideology heading for death. Once entrenched in the minds, it plunges an entire country into death and despair.
I watched what I could just now, Carlson commenting on baby subsidies in Hungary, for what it's worth, I thought it was pretty innocent, nothing to do with Fascism? Replenishing dwindling population with immigrants is an idea worth debating and people are totally entitled to form their own views. I am looking forward to this kind of debate in Japan as well, much better that everyone says everything that needs to be said before opening or not opening the floodgates.
Absolutely American fascism is coming. The Republican party is doing all it can to secure its place as the head of minority rule in this country, our democratic heritage be damned.
What is so striking to me is the self-assuredness of the political position of those who support Trump's proto-fascism. There is the sense that they alone can save the nation from peril, that only they have the solutions and everyone else is somehow a traitor. It is a dangerous cocky arrogance and shows the division of fascist politics. Tucker Carlson is the epitome of this mindset.
Tucker the little chiron clearly is as unhealthy for you as the meals of his dis inheritance. Mommy issues for certain, leaving him a lap dog for any willing to pat his little head or supply a treat with/for approval. Void of any inherent intrinsic moral ethical compass. Tucker, a willing participant of the pavlovian cos play, give the little pup a bone and watch him tap dance. Good boy, good boy what he really needs is a shrink.
The similarities of Orbán's Hungary and the US, thanks to the GOP, are scary. Orbán was clever in how he went about dismantling democracy, and Poland is doing the same thing: through dismantling the courts. Businesses are behind him, just like in the US, since they benefit. The EU does nothing and looks away, while Germany reaps the financial benefits of having auto factories in Hungary. It seems to me like Carlson is just an autocrat groupie basking in the glow of being around a goon like Orbán, but I don't underestimate his megaphone or his backers!
I agree with you Ruth. America is in transition to becoming an Orban like autocracy. All the necessary pieces to create an electoral autocracy are being put in place right now all over the country. With new voter suppression laws, the counting and certification of elections will now be decided and controlled by partisan GOPer's who support Trump and his big lie. The fix is in, the game is rigged. Sadly, historians may one day look back on this period and ask why voting reform measures that protect free and fair elections, like 'For the people act' weren't enacted by Democrats when they had control of all three branches of government?
I wrote about Hungary two years ago and said this is where the US was heading under Trump. The fact that Carlson went there speaks volumes. He's part of the international fascist movement!
I never watch Tucker Carlson but his alliance with Orbán is more dangerous than I thought. The "veneer of democracy" is particularly troubling when one considers Carlson's audience. They are like sheep to the slaughter, as witnessed by vaccine refusals. Strongmen love that they are getting a foothold in the U.S. without having to try. We have not learned from Poland and Budapest the lessons of manipulating the courts. We already have a Supreme Court that is completely unbalanced, as well as the lower courts packed with Trump appointees.
Thank you, this was interesting. You might find my article on how President Joe Biden is undermining his own position in the fascism case against trump by cozying up to fascists worldwide interesting as well.
https://shoaibsultan.substack.com/p/calling-the-kettle-black
Thanks so much Ruth for taking me and we along on your learning,teaching, and sharing journey. I hope to help you gain a wider audience. You deserve it.
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It is recommended that he be ignored, so he is talking to himself.
Why is the left totally obsessed with immigration? Why is a leader who protects his or her country's borders always an unforgivable sin? It's a very quaint and naive worldview that thinks racial and religious diversity leads to nothing but harmony. I've travelled extensively throughout Europe, and frequently. There are two countries that are particularly safe, clean, and beautiful. Poland and Hungary. Ask me which city I'd like to walk around in at midnight, New York or Budapest. They're obviously doing something right. But it's simply not tolerable according to the left.
Would I like to see the treatment of the gay community be more palatable in Poland and Hungary? Of course. It is a legitimate area of criticism if there is the any kind of discrimination happening.
But let them protect their borders, for goodness sake. Stop reacting with horror if their priority is their culture and their population. If you like illegal immigration, you can move to Germany or the UK or any number of countries within Europe and enjoy all the fruits of that social experiment. Let me know how it works out.
Until then, let a country like Hungary do what's right for its citizens and the preservation of its culture without labelling them "nationalist" or "far-right" as pejoratives.
Oh, and criticising George Soros is not "anti-Semitism" unless you believe Soros being Jewish is the defining aspect of his character.
I watched the Netflix show THE LAST DAYS, with interviews of survivors, images/video from the camps and the horror that comes to life through this film. I’ve read/studied much about the Holocaust and American histories genocide of African and Indigenous communities including the massive attempt at erasure of the US’s and Canada’s Indigenous communities with children and boarding schools. We (white ppl predominantly) are learning more recently, that likely thousands of Native children went missing b/c unmarked graves are being unearthed on or near the campuses of the notorious Carlisle Sc and schools across Canada. Native elders have told the stories of the horrors inflicted on these children and their families for years, but few listened. I fear so deeply that the Tucker Carlson’s, Ingraham’s, Turning Point propagandists, Murdoch’s, Koch’s, Mercer’s, Republicans, Evangelicals, Catholics, conspiracists, malignant but financially powerful and the rest who pretend that this is overblown are chipping away at the psyche of Americans, especially children through their parents. They recite and repeat, recite and repeat, recite and repeat that learning American history as it happened is bad while cozying up to contemporary’s who reflect the bad people and leaders of American history who did bad and horrible things- Dictators, Authoritarians, thugs, murderer’s, child traffickers, thieves and abusers. I’m so worried.
I have just watched a very good video that explains the present and sadly most likely the future of the USA. The only thing stopping a totalitarian regime coming to power is people questioning and fully engaging in democracy. Watch if you dare. https://youtu.be/09maaUaRT4M
Whoever dances with the fascists opens Pandora's box. Anal fixated fascism is an ideology heading for death. Once entrenched in the minds, it plunges an entire country into death and despair.
I watched what I could just now, Carlson commenting on baby subsidies in Hungary, for what it's worth, I thought it was pretty innocent, nothing to do with Fascism? Replenishing dwindling population with immigrants is an idea worth debating and people are totally entitled to form their own views. I am looking forward to this kind of debate in Japan as well, much better that everyone says everything that needs to be said before opening or not opening the floodgates.
Absolutely American fascism is coming. The Republican party is doing all it can to secure its place as the head of minority rule in this country, our democratic heritage be damned.
What is so striking to me is the self-assuredness of the political position of those who support Trump's proto-fascism. There is the sense that they alone can save the nation from peril, that only they have the solutions and everyone else is somehow a traitor. It is a dangerous cocky arrogance and shows the division of fascist politics. Tucker Carlson is the epitome of this mindset.
Tucker the little chiron clearly is as unhealthy for you as the meals of his dis inheritance. Mommy issues for certain, leaving him a lap dog for any willing to pat his little head or supply a treat with/for approval. Void of any inherent intrinsic moral ethical compass. Tucker, a willing participant of the pavlovian cos play, give the little pup a bone and watch him tap dance. Good boy, good boy what he really needs is a shrink.
The similarities of Orbán's Hungary and the US, thanks to the GOP, are scary. Orbán was clever in how he went about dismantling democracy, and Poland is doing the same thing: through dismantling the courts. Businesses are behind him, just like in the US, since they benefit. The EU does nothing and looks away, while Germany reaps the financial benefits of having auto factories in Hungary. It seems to me like Carlson is just an autocrat groupie basking in the glow of being around a goon like Orbán, but I don't underestimate his megaphone or his backers!
I agree with you Ruth. America is in transition to becoming an Orban like autocracy. All the necessary pieces to create an electoral autocracy are being put in place right now all over the country. With new voter suppression laws, the counting and certification of elections will now be decided and controlled by partisan GOPer's who support Trump and his big lie. The fix is in, the game is rigged. Sadly, historians may one day look back on this period and ask why voting reform measures that protect free and fair elections, like 'For the people act' weren't enacted by Democrats when they had control of all three branches of government?
I wrote about Hungary two years ago and said this is where the US was heading under Trump. The fact that Carlson went there speaks volumes. He's part of the international fascist movement!
I never watch Tucker Carlson but his alliance with Orbán is more dangerous than I thought. The "veneer of democracy" is particularly troubling when one considers Carlson's audience. They are like sheep to the slaughter, as witnessed by vaccine refusals. Strongmen love that they are getting a foothold in the U.S. without having to try. We have not learned from Poland and Budapest the lessons of manipulating the courts. We already have a Supreme Court that is completely unbalanced, as well as the lower courts packed with Trump appointees.