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    1. Zack Beauchamp‏Verified account @zackbeauchamp 9 Aug 2021

      But Orbán doesn't play by democratic rules. He went after Simicska's business empire, working to dry up its funds. In the 2018 elections, Orbán and Fidesz again won a two-thirds majority — in an election international observers concluded was unfair https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/0/9/385959.pdf …pic.twitter.com/xws3BmkKqd

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    2. Zack Beauchamp‏Verified account @zackbeauchamp 9 Aug 2021

      Simicska took his shot and missed. The result? Government pressure destroyed his entire business empire. Last I checked, he was living in a remote village; his only remaining business interest was his wife's agricultural firm.

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    3. Zack Beauchamp‏Verified account @zackbeauchamp 9 Aug 2021

      This is how authoritarianism works in Hungary. There is nothing like it in real democracies; comparisons to "cancel culture" in the United States are laughable. It's why leading democracy watchdogs and academic experts have concluded Hungary is no longer a democracy.pic.twitter.com/nOjEvx7Qn1

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    4. Zack Beauchamp‏Verified account @zackbeauchamp 9 Aug 2021

      The opposition, ranging from Jobbik to socialists, is running a united campaign against Orbán in the 2021 elections. But they're still very likely to lose — because the game is rigged. Gerrymandering, an unfair media environment, and government-structured rules are hard to beat.

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    5. Zack Beauchamp‏Verified account @zackbeauchamp 9 Aug 2021

      If they win, which in my view is still very unlikely, it's not because Orbán is a democrat — it's because he's a less effective autocrat than it seemed.

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    6. Zack Beauchamp‏Verified account @zackbeauchamp 9 Aug 2021

      Have some observers overstepped, comparing Hungary to a totalitarian state? Of course. But hyperbolic criticism of the Hungarian political system from some corners doesn't invalidate the widely shared, accurate ones.

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    7. Zack Beauchamp‏Verified account @zackbeauchamp 9 Aug 2021

      In this case, the simple interpretation — Orbán is an autocrat and the American right's embrace of him is disturbing given the GOP's increasing use of similar authoritarian tools at home — is also the clearly correct one.

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    8. Zack Beauchamp‏Verified account @zackbeauchamp 9 Aug 2021

      Okay, back to vacation! Friends here in Toronto, feel free to hit me up.

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    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Aug 2021
      Replying to @zackbeauchamp

      Wait. Your in Toronto????

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    10. Zack Beauchamp‏Verified account @zackbeauchamp 15 Aug 2021
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      I was, just left yesterday. Still in southern Ontario for a bit, may come back

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Aug 2021
      Replying to @zackbeauchamp

      Ah, just missed you. Am here till 20th.

      6:33 AM - 15 Aug 2021
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