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https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/01/23/obama-executive-orders/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland
I fell for that propaganda. The executive orders were a talking point, I looked it up. Thanks for all the links.
However, that only changes the extend to which democrats have been digging their own grave. The EU still doesn't convince me that we are not on the same trajectory towards a totalitarian government as the US. The dishonesty about surveillance alone lets me believe that the EU shouldn't get too much power to economically force countries.
It's OK to be vigilant, but it shouldn't stop us from doing something that is necessary. And as I see it, it is necessary to put Hungary and Slovakia on pause.
Because they are actively working against clear EU interests, and they are working against democracy. And that is decidedly against the ideals of EU, they are also working against human rights which is also contrary to the regulation of EU.
If this was the USA, the Hungarian and Slovakian governments could probably be charged with treason!
That member countries work withing EU regulation which include human rights is a requirement! Not an option!
This is way way more than just political disagreement, Slovakia and Hungary are working openly for the enemy.
None of us want EU to become a totalitarian shithole, but failing to observe and uphold the rules, is EXACTLY what caused it for USA.
So as I see it, you are viewing this whole scenario upside down. Failing to act against totalitarianism rising in EU like in Hungary, is what will increase the risk of EU becoming more totalitarian. We need to act against it, and your slippery slope argument, that upholding Hungary to what they agreed to when becoming members, has no basis in the political facts.
However warning against totalitarianism is a VERY valid warning. You just seem to confuse how to stop it, with making it worse.
Which could be good if the EU works for its elite and not its citizens.
In which way? They have rules for media ownership that give Orban control but also prevents the usual foreign influence to an extend. Is there a clear threat? I think there is a grey zone that depends on which team one supports.
Are the ideals of the EU the same as the EU? I fear that people fight for the ideals 'abroad' while the EU takes away their freedom at home.
In that regard, 'they' could also reference the EU.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Hungary
To me the human trafficking stands out but otherwise it looks to me like the usual hybrid war where marginalized groups are used to change the ruling class.
Which is funny because the EU is using the commission's executive power to shut down media with Russian influence without a trial.
https://feddit.org/post/26084654