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1. Havoc ◴[] No.43514640[source]
US in general seems to be getting real dark real fast.

Definitely preferred the old somewhat comical "We're the only country with freedom" vibe they had going.

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2. khaledh ◴[] No.43514675[source]
Right? What happened to "they hate us for our freedom"?
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3. throw0101d ◴[] No.43514749[source]
> What happened to "they hate us for our freedom"?

The hate is still there, but the "they" is now Trump/GOP and friends.

Lots of politically-right folks in the US have been a fan Hungary's Orban for a while now:

* https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-tru...

* https://newrepublic.com/article/175368/why-republicans-love-...

* https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/10/hungary-vikt...

* https://time.com/6993483/budapest-playbook-orban-trump/

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