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Hungarian government website is using my name to spread propaganda via @Google
anybody who opposes their unnecessary suspension of democracy will be considered "pro-virus"
outsiders who observe or comment upon the death of democracy in Hungary "don't care about the safety of Hungarians," even though Orban's extraordinary measures have nothing to do with saving lives
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I am in Europe. It's not true.
Here's an article from Belgium, @destandaard, entitled "The United States turns out to be an emperor without clothes"
standaard.be/cnt/dmf2020041…
here's another article from Austria, same theme. (courtesy @mctrebo )
derbrutkasten.com/usa-coronaviru…
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one of Viktor Orban's most stalwart defenders, @JohnOSullivanNR, president of the Hungarian government-funded Danube Institute, concedes that there might be problems with the emergency powers law
nationalreview.com/2020/04/yes-hu…
He is right, of course, that other leaders are taking drastic measures. But there is a question of context: Nobody thinks Macron, Conte, Merkel or Johnson is seeking to abuse this situation for personal or political gain. But Orban already has.
Among other things, the emergency has been used as an excuse to remove funding from opposition political parties.
Once again, rules are written to favor Fidesz, the ruling party.
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this is the price the US is paying for the Trump presidency
and no, Trump is not to blame for the virus. But he is to blame for dismantling response teams, for lying about early cases, for appointing incompetent people, for bungled messaging, all of which led to the need for this massive lockdown.
Nor is this a partisan observation: Any US president of the previous 40 years, Democrat or Republican, would have done better
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