<![CDATA[People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump.]]>People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. He had more than twice the time Trump has had to intimidate, corrupt, and destroy Hungary’s systems of voting. And yet, voting unseated him.

PLEASE do not preemptively give up on voting. Voting still works in the US, and it is quite likely that our voting infrastructure will far outlive Trump and his destructive party.

Authoritarians rely on a perceived popular mandate to continue their abuse. Voting can decisively deny them that mandate. Do not give up prematurely.

VOTE. VOTE. VOTE.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/253a34a5-5e2e-415d-9abc-bf14f645e936/people-minimizing-orbán-s-defeat-in-hungary-through-voting-and-claiming-that-the-same-can-t-be-done-to-donald-trump-remember-that-orbán-was-in-power-for-sixteen-years-that-is-2.5-longer-than-trump.RSS for NodeMon, 13 Apr 2026 10:36:31 GMTSun, 12 Apr 2026 23:14:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:20:31 GMT]]>@drahardja All of these are achievable in a single cycle with the proper application of guillotine.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kamu.social/users/Linza/statuses/116395712939694567https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kamu.social/users/Linza/statuses/116395712939694567Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:20:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:19:58 GMT]]>@drahardja Voting would work in the US with an audit trail, requirement to count mail-in ballots, paper ballots instead of electronic, and giving everyone back their right to vote. Everyone, which is to say, including citizens with a felony conviction.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kamu.social/users/Linza/statuses/116395710802791606https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kamu.social/users/Linza/statuses/116395710802791606Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:19:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:18:07 GMT]]>@Mab_813 @Emerson61 @drahardja The disdain you have comes from not being present to watch how it happens in practice.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kamu.social/users/Linza/statuses/116395703477445995https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kamu.social/users/Linza/statuses/116395703477445995Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:18:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:04:58 GMT]]>@drahardja @Emerson61 And Newsom is a fine example of why the primaries are so very important because we really do not want that used car salesman.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/obscurestar/statuses/116395651785576655https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/obscurestar/statuses/116395651785576655Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:04:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:52:09 GMT]]>@Emerson61 @drahardja

Do you think TISZA has a democratic primary process??
TISZA gave party members the choice between three predetermined candidates in each district. (Just check their wikipedia site). The Democratic party in the USA is more democratic and open than that.

Also Newsom is to the left of Magyar (and I hate Newsom, he's awful).

And several leftist parties decided to not run at all in order to unify opposition votes in Hungary.

But some leftist US Americans would rather endlessly complain about Democrats' primary process without realizing how lucky you are because you actually do get to choose your candidates in primaries. That's not the standard everywhere!

Hungarian leftists were pragmatic instead of choosing perfection, that's how they got rid of Orbán.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.at/users/Mab_813/statuses/116395601421106179https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.at/users/Mab_813/statuses/116395601421106179Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:52:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:14:22 GMT]]>@drahardja first, good job to hungarian people! Second, if they can do it, then the US citizens can as well. Good luck for the 3rd November midterm elections!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116352254831008129/statuses/116394980989189100https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116352254831008129/statuses/116394980989189100Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:14:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:31:43 GMT]]>@maccruiskeen @Emerson61 @drahardja

He will certainly run. We will see if he is any good. The best candidate will prevail. That's the way the primaries work.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/mastodonmigration/statuses/116394813244105554https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/mastodonmigration/statuses/116394813244105554Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:31:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:30:04 GMT]]>@Emerson61 @drahardja

Absurd. There will be a Democratic Primary. It will be riveting and get the entire nation fired up. The best candidate will win the nomination and crush the Republican candidate.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/mastodonmigration/statuses/116394806793150165https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/mastodonmigration/statuses/116394806793150165Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:30:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:23:06 GMT]]>@Emerson61 @drahardja I would bet money (but not on Polymarkets) that Pritzker runs in 2028. But that doesn't really matter now. 2028 is far away. We should be focusing on the midterms and flipping as many R seats as possible.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/maccruiskeen/statuses/116394779357785937https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/maccruiskeen/statuses/116394779357785937Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:23:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:20:26 GMT]]>@Emerson61 I will vote for Newsom if that’s the alternative I’m given.

Here’s my perspective: https://sfba.social/@drahardja/116377823558685082

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/drahardja/statuses/116394768919314095https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/drahardja/statuses/116394768919314095Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:20:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:18:44 GMT]]>@drahardja I think most people's problem isn't that they think Trump won't leave office via an election, it's that the DNC doesn't have a democratic primary process and they are just going to run Gavin Newsom, who will win probably, and while better than Trump, we're looking at a marginally better rightwing president whether he or JD wins 2028, making it seem like voting doesn't matter -- the choice is oligarch-aligned rightwinger vs oligarch-aligned rightwinger at the end of the day as always.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/Emerson61/statuses/116394762192089556https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/Emerson61/statuses/116394762192089556Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:18:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:56:10 GMT]]>@cdarwin here's the unrolled thread: https://mastoreader.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fc.im%2F%40cdarwin%2F116394673361342000

Next time, kindly set the visibility to 'Mentioned people only' and mention only me (@mastoreaderio). This ensures we avoid spamming others' timelines and threads unless you intend for others to see the unrolled thread link as well.

Thank you!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mastoreaderio/statuses/116394673449386513https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mastoreaderio/statuses/116394673449386513Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:56:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:56:08 GMT]]>@Npars01
Who are the biggest doners?
@mastoreaderio unroll please

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/cdarwin/statuses/116394673361342000https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/cdarwin/statuses/116394673361342000Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:56:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:46:11 GMT]]>@drahardja 👍💯👍

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bookstodon.com/users/TheNovemberMan/statuses/116394634236909860https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bookstodon.com/users/TheNovemberMan/statuses/116394634236909860Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:46:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:45:26 GMT]]>8/

43. John & Shannon V. Addison $6,757,065
44. Robert H. Book $6,986,387
45. Susan Fox $6,687,414
46. Patricia Perkins-Leone $6,606,600
47. Jeffrey Hildebrand $6,508,389
48. Bernard Marcus $9,397,150
49. Steve Brodie $6,481,298
50. Daniel Newlin $6,063,928
51. Trevor D. Rees-Jones $5,765,124
52. Ross & Sarah Perot $5,643,416
53. Harold C. Simmons $5,596,530
54. Kelly Navarro $5,373,100
55. Alice Walton $10,248,000
56. Rob Granieri $5,587,899

https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/biggest-donors

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/116394631236242541https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/116394631236242541Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:45:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:44:55 GMT]]>7/

28. Sherrilyn Fisher $13,299,894
29. David Millstone $13,413,486
30. Lynne Walton $13,037,750
31. Charles Schwab $12,801,600
32. Stephen Wynn $12,518,750
33. Anthony Lomangino $9,529,705
34. J. Christopher Reyes $9,536,425
35. Jay Winters Faison $9,084,324
36. James Davis $8,497,854
37. John W. Childs $8,694,286
38. Patricia Duggan $8,446,099
39. Richard G. Haworth $7,500,800
40. Marc J. Rowan $8,721,299
41. Jeffrey Specher, Kelly Loeffler $7,052,013
42. John L. Nau III $7,030,556

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/116394629244759003https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/116394629244759003Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:44:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:37:56 GMT]]>@drahardja A victory for Hungary and the EU, a lifeline for Ukraine, another nail in Trump's coffin and an overdue setback for Putin. Great news!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/kgw/statuses/116394601824982933https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/kgw/statuses/116394601824982933Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:37:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:24:07 GMT]]>@drahardja

if enough of us wrote/emailed/phoned/screamed outside their office to our congressional reps to IMPEACH or face voter outrage leading to being voted out, and kept it up, we could regain our democracy

https://5calls.org

citizensimpeachment.com/

https://couragefordemocracy.com/#candidates

https://vote.gov/register

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/current

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/libramoon/statuses/116394547461081557https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/libramoon/statuses/116394547461081557Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:24:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:14:36 GMT]]>@drahardja

related:

https://mas.to/@Techaltar/116393412483853913

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/joriki/statuses/116394510029325027https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/joriki/statuses/116394510029325027Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:14:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:08:46 GMT]]>@drahardja Yes.

And then, once the Democrats are in power, do NOT let them sleep until they prosecute everyone anywhere near the Republican party who aided in Trump's lawbreaking and ban the party itself.

Otherwise, they will just run again in the next election. It's not over until you show them they can't do this again.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/OrionKidder/statuses/116394487056259756https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/OrionKidder/statuses/116394487056259756Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:08:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to People minimizing Orbán’s defeat in #Hungary through voting, and claiming that the same can’t be done to Donald Trump: Remember that Orbán was in power for SIXTEEN YEARS, that is, 2.5× LONGER than Trump. on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:45:21 GMT]]>@drahardja True. Also true: Be prepared in case a desperate and cornered Trump tries something crazy and dangerous.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/BruceMirken/statuses/116394395012917369https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/BruceMirken/statuses/116394395012917369Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:45:21 GMT