Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted with Pegasus

Re:Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted ... by neel8986 on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @07:26AM (#27892419)

Looks so much similar to Modi in India. At some point we are all helpless in front of blatant rhetoric. We will destroy our institutions just for the hatred for "others"

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Re:Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted ... by hutzlibu on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @08:05AM (#27892735)

Rhetoric on its own is nothing. But rhetoric that adresses needs and fears of a big size of the people - does.

So I do not see the solution in fighting populist rhetoric, but in adressing the cause of the fear of the people.

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Re:Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted ... by throwaway0a5e on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @09:31AM (#27893451)

>but in adressing the cause of the fear of the people.

If you address it they won't have a reason to vote for you next time. This problem plagues many US cities.

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Re:Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted ... by zo1 on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @08:27AM (#27892920)

There is a huge disconnect between the accepted "truths" in "public discourse" or "mainstream" opinion, and what people really believe. This is a consequence of who knows how many years/decades of punishing "incorrect" opinions. Just look at the example presented in this thread about illegal and/or wide-scale immigration. 100% a thing that people can sanely and without being hateful hold as an opinion, yet it is stigmatized and punished when espoused in any sort of public forum or as a political platform. So everyone that doesn't want to be clumped into "that right-wing/hate group" category of people, just decides to shut up and go with it performatively.

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