BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The real threat facing Hungary is not Russia but the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech to supporters on Saturday, as his nationalist party ramps up an anti-EU campaign ahead of national elections.

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    19 hours ago

    I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that this guy is still getting enough votes to remain relevant. I just don’t understand how he could stay in power, if Hungary would actually be allied with Russia instead of the EU the people of Hungary would suffer so much as well, not just woke things like freedom to be yourself or affordable education and healthcare but also financially and economically their lives would be so much worse. How are so many people voting for him wtf.

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      19 hours ago

      Also I don’t quite get how Orban can hope to fill his pockets with as much free money as currently should Hungary fall to Russia.

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      I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that this guy is still getting enough votes

      They have laws against secret media influence. Question is, does this allow him to distort Hungarian perception to his advantage, or is the rest of the EU influenced so much by unregulated participants that we can’t understand the Hungarian point of view?

      and healthcare but also financially and economically their lives would be so much worse.

      A post mentioned that the NHS was canceling operations to save costs. But not only Britain is getting closer to US healthcare conditions.

      If the US are going to extort more and more profits, the advantage of the EU will deminish.

      Hungary can be abusing the EU or they can be cautious while everybody else is drinking thr Kool-Aid. The future will tell.