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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -1 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Trump, Silicon Valley, and Europe’s Far-right

Heritage Foundation, a prime mover in American domestic politics: Why the U.S. Must Befriend Hungary’s Populist Leader

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a Joint Press Availability

We've seen the American hand behind Orban since his days in the Alliance of Young Democrats (ironically enough, founded by Orban's favorite whipping boy George Soros).

He's an American proxy and always had been. If he's been a wedge into the EU for decades, that's by design.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

The USA needed the Russia skrong narrative to fund defense, and Russia needs US based political power to secure their assets here. Allies of convenience but not friends. Orban advances these goals in Europe along the same lines for both countries.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Putins playing Trump and Orban, their interest don’t align all the time but often enough to make it hard to argue he’s not got a couple hands up is ass making him dance. Sorry for calling you Ivan.