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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 →

Cults

Defining a cult: I know it when I see it

Posted on March, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Arguably, every effort to define something starts with “I know it when I see it”. Then we proceed to draft a definition that includes what we want included but excludes what we don’t. Continue reading →

Cults

Cults as authoritarian high control groups

Posted on February, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

They are just the spectacular tip of the authoritarian control iceberg Continue reading →

That Hope, That Spark, That Thing That Makes You Want
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That Hope, That Spark, That Thing That Makes You Want

Posted on November, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Part 1. Continue reading →

Let’s Not Talk About the Dragon!
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Let’s Not Talk About the Dragon!

Posted on August, 2019 by MwBp • Leave a comment

There is no good way to address populist fearmongering. The good news is that you shouldn’t do it anyway Continue reading →

How Many Protesters Do You Think Are Enough?
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How Many Protesters Do You Think Are Enough?

Posted on June, 2019 by MwBp • Leave a comment

When protests, outrage, public opinion and voting results are all ignored Continue reading →

The sense of legal helplessness prepares the way for autocracy
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The sense of legal helplessness prepares the way for autocracy

Posted on June, 2019 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Understanding legal helplessness Continue reading →

“Just hand it in and see what happens!”
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“Just hand it in and see what happens!”

Posted on May, 2019 by MwBp • Leave a comment

The painfully familiar feeling of regulatory helplessness is a sign of something more sinister Continue reading →

Helplessness is a many-splendored thing
Jumping Frog - Boiling Frog

Helplessness is a many-splendored thing

Posted on May, 2019 by MwBp • Leave a comment

How legal, economic, regulatory, political and electoral helplessness contribute to the rise of autocracy Continue reading →

The decision NOT to emigrate changes you for the worse
Interview

The decision NOT to emigrate changes you for the worse

Posted on December, 2017 by MwBp • Leave a comment

They say people who emigrate change. But my friends who stayed changed more – because of politics Continue reading →

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