Orbán’s “national consultation” has incensed one of its targets Continue reading
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Some more context for Orbán’s 9th “national consultation” direct mail campaign 3/3
Pre-covid, this ninth wave of “national consultations” was meant to attack ask about gypsies and the legitimacy of courts – the two enemies Orbán pivoted to attack to prop up his crumbling support after the local election defeat in October 2019. Continue reading
The annotated questionnaire – 2/3
Some context to go with Orbán’s new direct mail “questions” Continue reading
Some context for Orbán’s 9th “national consultation” direct mail campaign 1/3
Pre-covid, this ninth wave of “national consultations” was meant to attack ask about gypsies and the legitimacy of courts – the two enemies Orbán pivoted to attack to prop up his crumbling support after the local election defeat in October 2019. Continue reading
The full text of Orbán’s “national consultation” letter on the coronavirus
The “questions” of Orbán’s new, taxpayer-funded direct mail campaign Continue reading
The curious case of Hungary’s 133 bravest men
Some gossip on why Orbán needed the infamous infinite enabling act Continue reading
Orbán could have lost his supermajority without the enabling act
A threatening byelection and the healthcare agenda were both safely deflated by grabbing absolute control Continue reading
Villagers want stork nest removed because storks are migrants and migrants spread corona
This is our state of mind after ten years of shrill hatemongering on our money Continue reading
Threats are godsend for strongmen. But a virus is related to healthcare and Orbán is failing at that
Is the corona scare good or bad for Orbán? Continue reading
The only thing you have to fear is fear of fear itself
Turns out, there’s a better way to trigger panic than shouting “DO NOT PANIC!” in a crowd Continue reading