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29 Nov, 9 tweets, 7 min read
It’s sometimes hard to describe to people just how disgusting and extremist Hungary’s dictatorship is. You can only show them the regime's words and hope they understand the deep depravity of things like belittling the Holocaust… with anti-Semitism…
This anti-Semitic belittling of the Holocaust is supported by the EU-wide alliance known as the European People’s Party, @epp.

Merkel: EPP.
@donaldtuskEPP: EPP.
@vonderleyen: EPP.
@ManfredWeber: EPP.
Dictator Viktor Orbán: EPP.
Hate is central to the dictatorship in Hungary. And it comes right from the top.

And Orbán's allies in the EU, the European People's Party, @epp, have been central to normalising his extremism in Europe.
The president of the European People's Party, @epp, Donald Tusk, @donaldtuskEPP, has compared Orbán to the Nazis, and yet, he remains allied with Hungary's dictator.

They may be Nazis, but they are our Nazis, so it's OK - that is the message.

hrw.org/news/2020/04/2…
And don't tell me, "but some people in the @epp oppose Orbán" because that's a joke. They've had years to #ExpelFidesz (Hungary's ruling party) from the EPP, and they refused to do so, preferring instead to remain allied with the dictator.

And the @eppgroup website today:
Anti-Semitic hate campaigns are common from Hungary's ruling party, Fidesz, & they have been for years.

Their allies in the European People's Party, @epp - which includes Merkel, @donaldtuskEPP, @vonderleyen, @ManfredWeber - have known this for years.

hrw.org/news/2017/07/1…
All the times the European People's Party, @EPP, could have decided to #ExpelFidesz over the Hungarian ruling party's anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, extremist hate campaigns, and their destruction of democracy in an EU member state...
George Soros is a Holocaust survivor. After witnessing Nazi horror, he also experienced Communist repression.

His personal past made him a strong supporter of pro-democracy groups.

This is why autocrats, like the dictatorship in Hungary, hate him.
apnews.com/article/budape…
Update to this thread: Good US statement.

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When you hate human rights and democracy so much, that you are willing to make yourself look ridiculous internationally...
Remember, this is the same ruling party extremist in Poland who said #LGBT people were not equal to other citizens, "We stop listening to these absurdities about so-called human rights..."
And this same person - Poland's education minister - also said people should have more children and beat the tar out of them.
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Here's the chief propagandist of the Orbán regime in Hungary taking a break from his normal anti-Semitic rants to quote his dear leader...

As in every dictatorship, the ruler of Hungary has the delusion that he is the people and the law.
Thanks, @epp!

Meanwhile, on the @EPPGroup website right now, they are promoting their ally, the authoritarian ruling party of Hungary, which is currently trying to destroy democracy in the EU.
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"This government can't be undemocratic, because they were elected", is often heard and always wrong.

The false notion that "the will of the people" is the only thing that matters - that a democracy is nothing more than an election every few years...

Dangerously wrong.
Let me explain...

Say you & 9 other people are in a room, and 6 vote to throw you out the window. 6 out of 10: a majority!

Do you still think "the will of the people" is the only thing that matters?
Something may be "the will of the people", yet still be wrong, even horrific...

...because others things are more important, more fundamental than a popular vote.

Like human rights.
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The authoritarian governments of Hungary & Poland have blocked the EU's €1.82 trillion budget & Covid recovery package because their ruling parties refuse to respect rule of law.

This is a crisis of democracy that has been brewing a long time...
politico.eu/article/eu-in-…
How did the EU get itself into this mess?

1) It tolerated the Hungarian government's authoritarian moves, saying little & doing less for years, as Orbán & his ruling party gutted independent courts, free media, etc.

In short, the democratic bloc let a dictatorship get a veto
The European People's Party @epp (a group of parties from across EU) played a critical role, protecting & supporting their ally, Hungary ruling party Fidesz, nearly every step of the way.

Merkel, Tusk, von der Leyen, Weber, Juncker… All EPP.
hrw.org/news/2020/04/2…
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Arguments that haven't worked for 5 years but people keep making...

"He'll calm down & act normal soon."

"He has to accept reality."

"GOP leaders will abandon him."

"His supporters will see through him."

"He won't get away with it."

"GOP leaders ought to be ashamed."
Exceptionally good piece from @fotoole: on Trump, the GOP, and the rise of zombie politics
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“He was just kidding. It was a joke”

That’s another one...
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What if all news outlets cut away from politicians and officials who were lying or making wild, completely unsubstantiated claims, & then instantly contextualised them, rather than letting the lies keep running unchallenged?
Currently, there's far too much, "let them speak and then debate in studio later":

Official: "The moon is made of cheese."

Studio: "Welcome back. Let's discuss this big cheese announcement by the government…"

Guest 1: "The moon is made of cheese."

Guest 2: "No, it isn't."
That doesn't really provide any service to the voting public. It's simply service to the government.
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