2. In the current Hungarian case, the Obran regime has actively tried to cement the alliance with USA right with fellowships (like the one Rod Dreher has) and lobbying (some of which done by firm Tucker Carlson's dad belongs to).
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3. As with so much, there are important Cold War roots. William F. Buckley and National Review not only defended regimes like South Africa, Rhodesia, Chile etc. but took junkets from them and actively worked with propaganda wing of their governments to shape stories.pic.twitter.com/OLiCdX4SfD
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4. Some more thoughts on the financial incentives the American right has to support authoritarianismhttps://jeetheer.substack.com/p/funding-a-cruise-through-autocracy?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …
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Such as Tucker's father being on Orban's payroll.
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also money-laundering networks and trade in regulated/illegal goods.
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Hasn't there always been a grift element with dictators? I mean, Stalin, Mao, etc. weren't exactly leading austere lives.
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Isn't Stephen Harper currently heading an organization involved in that world?
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It's always that. Power and money. For some humans it's like crack. It's an obsession, addiction and compulsion all at the same time. it makes them feel good while others will feel awful if they had to hurt others for that. The pay-off simply isn't there in that way.
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