All the times the European People's Party, @EPP, could have decided to #ExpelFidesz over the Hungarian ruling party's destruction of democracy in an EU member state...
...and all the times the EPP refused to do so.
The EU's democracy crisis is not new. It follows a decade of failing to address the erosion of fundamental values in member states, particularly Hungary, which became the model for Poland & others.
Read, "an Illiberal State 10 Years in the Making" bit.ly/3qzKqN4
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For #HumanRightsDay tomorrow, a long thread marking the 72nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in its own words...
Preamble:
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind,
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…
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. reuters.com/article/worldN…
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.
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.
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.