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Tag Archives: autocracy

Can the militarization of the regime really not happen?
System Decay

Can the militarization of the regime really not happen?

Posted on March, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

R. Daniel Kelemen from Rutgers has given an interview to Népszava and in it he mentioned that the benefit of an EU-membership might be that Orbán will not resort to Lukashenko-like violence because an EU member state can not sink as deeply into autocracy as a non-member could. Continue reading →

Commentary

Hypocrisy vs the Rule of Law

Posted on January, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Hypocrisy means that the rules don’t apply to me. The rule of law means that they do. Continue reading →

Commentary

First to embrace – Last to let go

Posted on November, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Orbán took 18 hours to congratulate to Biden Continue reading →

Why can’t I get supported by the EU?
Creative disruption

Why can’t I get supported by the EU?

Posted on June, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Would EU cohesion funds be better spent on a lottery? Continue reading →

Orbánists today don’t even know what democratic principles they spurn
2020 - Not 1920

Orbánists today don’t even know what democratic principles they spurn

Posted on March, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

“Excuse me, comrade, you gave me the verdict, not my statement” Continue reading →

Orbán Doesn’t Have It In Him To Be Just A Politician Again
System Decay

Orbán Doesn’t Have It In Him To Be Just A Politician Again

Posted on February, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Of course he chose to crack down on half the country that now lives under opposition mayors Continue reading →

What is Orbán afraid of? Part 2.
System Decay

What is Orbán afraid of? Part 2.

Posted on February, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

The media, weirdly enough Continue reading →

What is Orbán afraid of?
System Decay

What is Orbán afraid of?

Posted on January, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

One way to gain an edge in the absence of reliable information is to watch the autocrat and see what he fears Continue reading →

Orbán’s Bermuda Triangle: Youth – Climate – Healthcare
System Decay

Orbán’s Bermuda Triangle: Youth – Climate – Healthcare

Posted on January, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Orbán cannot talk about these issues without giving away his sizzling condemnation. Continue reading →

Czech protesters welcomed Orbán blowing whistles
Commentary

Czech protesters welcomed Orbán blowing whistles

Posted on January, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

The nightmare of an autocrat Continue reading →

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