The door is wide open, who's stoping you? Join Russia.
this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2026
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Ok leave it then.
Orban is a Russia shill, so whatever.
Let's not keep you.
A city guide I met in Budapest a few years back gave me a brief history lesson about Hungary.
"If there's a right and a wrong choice, Hungary will chose wrong."
History backs her up.
I once heard “they will eventually do the right thing … after trying all the wrong options”. I think it was about the US or EU though.
It's a famous quote of Churchill about USA during WW2. Unfortunately he never actually said that, but he said something similar.
Weird that EU is sending so much money to Hungary, quite weird for an enemy organization.
Weird that EU is sending so much money to Hungary, quite weird for an enemy organization.
An enemy organisation he's free to leave at any time, also.
Why would he leave when he can use the mechanisms of the EU to fuck shit up on behalf of Russia.
Why not ease that process, and kick them out altogether? I'm sure they'll like the Russian Alternative.
There's no way to kick a member out of the EU.
Seems like this was a pretty big mistake nobody considered at the time...
They were dreaming of a better future..
They must have been following the UN Security Council's example...
a ) let us see how his elections turn out b ) EU is reshaping so minorities cannot block and extort said money any longer.
Looking ahead to a brighter future.
I had to check what you meant because I thought EU turned off the faucet. Well, this is where it gets interesting. Apparently the faucet was turned off as per EU laws and then in December 2023 the EU commission unfroze the funds which amounted to 10 billion euros. But then in April 2024 the EU parliament filed a suit that the commission had wrongly applied the rule of law when unfreezing the funds. A few days ago, prior to the summit, a top advisor of the EU court of Justice said that the EU commission should demand that 10 billion back.
Would be interesting to know if Orban was making his comments before or after hearing this.
Fascist going to fash
I understand that the bureaucracy of the EU can be scary, but…
He's not entirely wrong – the EU is certainly a greater threat to his attempt at an authoritarian regime as the Kremlin Empire. At least I hope so.
As long as Orban is in the government, hungary should have its voting rights removed. Over the past 10 years they have been nothing but destructive and ever since the invasion of Ukraine, they have been actively hostile, as they did everything to keep money flowing to Russia.
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.
The fact that people dislike him, makes others think of him as "strong".
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.
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.
Take this guy out
If the Hungarians vote for this fat fuck again, they deserve everything that's coming for them. Hopefully the EU turns into the European Federation and doesn't invite Hungary in.
If Hungary doesn't like the EU so much, just fucking leave and STFU. Nobody's forcing you to stay. In fact, I don't know if anybody, besides right-wingers / Pooteen lovers, want Hungary in the EU.
I understand your frustration, but it saddens me that it makes you want further divide. Hungary is currently a captured state where lawyers are rewriting constitution on their whims and are the head of the maffia as well. Orbán is using every dirty trick to hold on to power. They have already circumvented the parliament and have been ruling by decree since the immigration wave from the Syrian war (and keep extending it for covid, for the 'ukraine' war).
I urge you to look upon us with empathy. We are a pluralistic people who are locked under tyrants. The ruling party is extremely careful to not initiate any state aggression during protests, otherwise we'd have similar clashes as Belorussia had during the last elections. Very trying times.
Industrial Lying.