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A pitiless crackdown on on illegal immigration. A hardline approach to law and order. A purge of “gender ideology” and “wokeness” from the nation’s schools. Erosions of academic freedom, judicial independence and the free press. An alliance with Christian nationalism. An assault on democratic institutions.

The “electoral autocracy” that is Viktor Orbán’s Hungary has been long revered by Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again” (Maga) movement. Now admiration is turning into emulation. In the early weeks of Trump’s second term as US president, analysts say, there are alarming signs that the Orbánisation of America has begun.

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[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 22 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

The land of the free is fast becoming a human rights wasteland. I'm still reeling from the sheer number of people who seemingly had no idea it was going to be exactly like this.

I'm really hoping this will be the wake up call America needed to get its shit together, because if they don't, the oligarchs aren't going to stop there. They're coming for everything eventually.

[–] Ulvain@sh.itjust.works 14 points 17 hours ago

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer but no fucking way it's a wakeup call: the majority of Americans have no idea of the nauseating stuff that makes you feel like you're having a stroke in the middle of the twilight zone. The level of curated 100% individualized echo chambers everyone around you is exposed to is massively underestimated. Everyone is in an algorithmiclly designed, perpetually-improving news and info echosystem basically designed to keep them engaged and hooked... They DONT SEE WHAT YOU SEE... How do you wake them up if you don't share the same reality?

[–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I'm more reeling from the sheer number of government employees who would just go along with such blatant attampt at fascism. I actually thought Americans had more guts than this.

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 2 points 11 hours ago

I imagine a lot of them feel very threatened, for themselves and their families. There's not a lot of evidence that if maga decided to just start locking up anyone who causes them inconvenience, there would be any authority coming to your aid. It's survival at this point for them.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 13 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I thought January 6th could be a come to Jesus moment for us, but seeing how quickly people absolved Trump and the rest of the Republican enablers has made it clear we’re fucked, in my opinion. Shit, he pardoned people that assaulted cops. The law only applies for some. Fucking depressing.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -4 points 13 hours ago

Every American who wasn't armed should have taken a clue on 01/06, or taken a class on WWII history.

Sick to fucking death of liberal pansies, "Guns bad!" Meanwhile, blacks, women and LGBT were, and still are, the leading gun purchasers. Suburban white boys: "But guns aren't a solution! BAD!"

Well, it's far too late for that rhetoric, we should have that convo in the 90s, too late kids. Get strapped or get on a fucking train.

"BUH BUH BUH they might shoot back and kill me!"

That was already in the cards you fucking pussies. I'll choose to die with my boots on.

And we wonder why our Democratic politicians are milquetoast. Because Democrats voted for milquetoast and that's what we got. Cowards. Suprised_pikachu.jpeg.