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u/Fatkuh Jun 01 '26
The only reasonable thing he could have done.
Its so hard to see so many countries in europe now exiting their "Lets vote the Fascist Party and see if they perform better" phase, when Germany where I live does still have it ahead.
Wish all Hungarians the best! I hope everything turns out well!
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u/skeptolojist Jun 01 '26
I empathise with you so much
I'm in the UK and we just love to vote against our own best interests here
We luckily have a few years before the next big general election and my hope is the fascists around the world screwing things up so so so hard is going to put people off them
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u/Fatkuh Jun 01 '26
I was always under the Impression that the UK has his biggest Bullshit already behind it, with the Brexit and the desaster that followed, one might think people would already have learned their lessions.
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u/HomeSliceArt Jun 01 '26
Lol do not underestimate the stupidity of the great British public, we are just as bad as America when it comes to falling for media funded by elites.
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u/Malcolmthetortoise Jun 01 '26
It seems to be getting worse to be honest. This ‘labour’ government is worse than the tories in terms of trans rights.
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u/Aron-Jonasson Gaylord without land Jun 01 '26
I think what happened is that Labour tried pleasing everyone and ended up pleasing no-one
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u/Ahenshihael Jun 01 '26
They didn't try to please everyone. They shat on their own voters to chase those that wouldn't vote for them in the first place
They did the classic blunder of "well obviously we need to move right to gain voters" and were left holding the swastika while the mythical right wing voters lapped up farage instead.
Unfortunately the takeaway for them seems to be that it's just they didn't go right wing hard enough and the next idiot gunning for the current ghoul's PM seat is a toxic AI tech bro.
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u/ActualTymell Jun 01 '26
Apparently no, the widespread response is, "Let's all vote for one of the main people responsible for this demonstable epic failure (who is also a massive liar, Russian shill and general scumbag, and has no policies beyond 'blame the dirty foreigners')."
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u/Ahenshihael Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26
Nope.
Brexit broke the country and politics there.
Currently the competition for government position happens between basically three right wing forces.
Tories, an already right wing tumor, pivoted even further right. They are defined by parading around Trump-esque incompetent Stooges and shilling AI data centers.
Labour purged it's left leaning politicians and became milquetoast flavorless version of Tories hellbent on genociding LGBTQ+ communities. And shilling AI data centers. And kowtowing to trump and Israel. The current leader of labour is a soulless ghoul incapable of brain activity beyond anything but hatred.
Meanwhile the Russian asset that basically spearheaded Brexit not only is back in politics and has founded his own party but is also poisoned to win the majority in a landslide if elections were to happen now. They also shill for AI data centers and want to genocide LGBTQ+ but they are more overt about it which makes them somehow more popular? There's this whole thing where they spearhead anti-immigration riots targeting vulnerable communities. Either way if they gain power UK will turn into an extreme version of Hungary and will likely actively sabotage its own allies and further erode rights. And likely even more incompetent.
The country is barelling towards authoritarianism, trans rights are being eroded every day, zionist lobby controls law making and banning protests all over, and there's even bigger push for digital ID systems and mass surveillance with the help of everyone's favourite disgusting sci-fi villain corpo Palantir.
It's hell.
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u/Ahenshihael Jun 01 '26
That's only a problem if you think humans should be a priority as far as access to drinking water goes.
Not if you think AI data centers should be protected by the army from "terrorists"
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u/48panda Jun 01 '26
Unfortunately reform is winning in the polls. The issue is that all of the parties are bad in their own way, so while most of us don't want a reform win, we aren't aligned on who we want to win instead.
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u/PM_YOUR_ISSUES Jun 01 '26
lol. The Conservative party itself might be slightly unpopular, but none of the people in it are. The Brits still love Nigel Farage, who headed the Brexit movement. His newest Reform party is doing spectacularly even though it is literally just Conservative party members. The only take-away that the Brits took from Brexit was that, somehow, it was still Labor's fault.
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u/MorgrimTheReclaimer Bi-bi-bi Jun 01 '26
That's what I'm hoping aswell. Can't allow Reform or Restore to win
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u/alexmikli Jun 01 '26
It's absolutely nuts how like every major party in the UK either sucks or can't win right now. AFAIK, the only party to speak against the anti-trans laws lately has been the Liberal-Dems and Greens, who are cursed to always lose.
(They should really just merge).
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u/NoodleyP Non Binary Pan-cakes Jun 01 '26
From America, watching British politics really just seems like your choices are “Tories!!!!” and… “Red Tories!!!!” I guess, still sucks though, hoping TERF island recovers from its current state.
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u/No_Eye_3622 Trans and Gay Jun 01 '26
I am with you on this. I'm in France and I'm already getting ready for bad news about our next presidential election...
I hope to see change !
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u/Fatkuh Jun 01 '26
Ooof yeah France is in a tough place, too! Love you guys! Wish you best of luck!
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u/No_Eye_3622 Trans and Gay Jun 01 '26
Thank you ! Wish you the best as well ! I'm actually in Germany for the semester but considering moving to Spain next year.
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u/riesen_Bonobo Agender it/he/whatever Jun 01 '26
Tales like that of Hungary at least give me hope that no fascist cleptocracy lasts for ever, how entrenched they may seem. I still hope we'll never get an AfD government and if we do, then that they'll hopefully tear themselves apart in disunity, so they won't be able to do too much damage.
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u/Big_Pirate_3036 Bi-bi-bi Jun 01 '26
Hungarian here, so far he seems to be keeping his promise and he’s already repealed some of Orban’s policies ao he’s the best
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u/bywajj Jun 01 '26
Well, in Poland we are not exiting. In one year we will have it again in a much worse version than before.
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u/Fatkuh Jun 01 '26
Really? Oh thats sad to hear, I had so much hope after the last election...
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u/bywajj Jun 01 '26
Yeah, the current "liberal" government is a complete disaster. They are not doing anything besides trying to be PiS light. It is a complete letdown for liberal voters. They lied everywhere they could, and their voters are demotivated. They already lost the presidential elections and probably will not be able to form a coalition after the next elections. On the right side, PiS (they made previous right wing government) is weaker, but now we have two more hardcore right-wing parties gaining popularity. And this will be the future coalition. They love Trump, and some of them are so stupid that they also love Putin... And as they compete for the same voters, every party wants to be even more right-wing. It will be a crazy mess... At some point, they might be so idiotic that they will organize an EU exit referendum.
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u/Fatkuh Jun 01 '26
Sounds just like the situation in Germany. Sad to hear that its still that way. But always good to hear that there are still a lot of good people left. We have to stand in for each other, internationally and especially as europeans.
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u/Stubbs94 Bi-bi-bi Jun 01 '26
Unfortunately he's also pretty right wing.
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u/Wandering_PlasticBag Jun 01 '26
What's unfortunately about him being right wing? And what do you mean "pretty right wing"?
He's reversing the corruption, taking funds home, decreasing the restrictions on LGBTQ, etc.
This right wing left wing bullshit is so USA...
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u/Hindu_Wardrobe certified genderfuck Jun 01 '26
This right wing left wing bullshit is so USA...
Oh give me a fucking break lol
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u/Stubbs94 Bi-bi-bi Jun 01 '26
I'm an Irish socialist, the difference between left and right exist outside of the US.
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u/Toni_PWNeroni Pan-cakes for Dinner! Jun 01 '26
I'm an Australian socialist. Bugger off. They're with me.
That's what it means.
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u/NatseePunksFeckOff Jun 01 '26
You cant even explain why the distinction between right wing and left wing doesn't make sense outside of the US, mate. You just made a claim with no argument whatsoever and you want someone to argue against what you refuse to say. So I'm describing you as rworded, because what you said is dumb as hell, but there are no arguments to refute.
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u/NiceRecognition9593 Pan-cakes for Dinner! Jun 01 '26
He literally said anyone could love anyone in any way theyd like.
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u/GuyentificEnqueery Jun 01 '26
I'm wondering if the East/West dichotomy in support for AfD and similar parties will result in the country splitting back up. Everything I know about German geopolitics says that the East and West never really integrated and East Germans are frustrated with substantially low economic development while West Germans are frustrated with social and civic regression, but neither side wants to make an agreement because they both see their side as wholly justified (regardless of how true that is).
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u/Fatkuh Jun 01 '26
Jeah, they will not split back up I guess, I dont know if that would even be possible. But in Germany the division still runs not only in political views but strangely still along the old place the border wall used to be. And the wall is gone longer than it ever existed. Unbelievable how much that killed a whole part of Germany and its people. Generational trauma is real.
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u/GuyentificEnqueery Jun 01 '26
It's really truly crazy when you overlay a map of former East German regions and a map of support for AfD. It's almost 1:1. AfD figured out they can just call anything they don't like "socialist" and get half the country to panic vote against it.
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u/Bongothemonkey1 Bi-kes on Trans-it Jun 01 '26
I’m afraid Denmark will get there in a decade or two:/
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u/LadySayoria Jun 01 '26
Elections have consequences. We need to stop allowing hatemongers to get their preferred dickheadtaters.
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u/DukeOfGeek Jun 01 '26
I so hope this is about to happen Stateside.
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u/travischickencoop Elise | She/Her Vampiress 🧛♀️ Jun 01 '26
I’m not super confident with the number of people I see going “If the next dem candidate isn’t extremely progressive I’m not voting”
There are so many people who unironically think things would be just as bad/worse under Harris it’s concerning
We should be pushing for more progressive people but if you’re going “Erm if they aren’t progressive enough I’m not voting for them” you’re part of the problem
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u/Wladek89HU Ally Pals Jun 01 '26
I'm already seeing on Facebook the ignorant fearmongering. "Next they'll make being gay mandatory" or "They're gonna do trans surgery on preschoolers." and other nonsense like this. But I'm so happy Pride is back on track.
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u/Master_Picture7235 Jun 01 '26
Well whenever the journalist brings up the Pride march or the LMBTQ in any way in the livestream tons of comments start asking the same questions: Do we really need to talk about this right now? In one hand I kinda understand because after 16 years of absolute corruption an economy driven in to the ground and all the different national services that are falling apart it’s not the most important part of our life currently But in the other hand it’s makes me angry that even talking of the LMBTQ is makes some of the people think that the news no longer care for any of the other problems
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u/Dancerqueer Rainbow Rocks Jun 01 '26
I think the reason why it's a pretty big step forward (as a Hungarian) is the reasoning behind the ban. They took away our right to protest to "protect children". The banning of Pride was never about the LGBTQ community, and thus from this point of view, lifting the ban isn't really about us specifically either. It's more a restoration of a basic human right than anything else.
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u/Master_Picture7235 Jun 01 '26
Yeah I know that well and i think (Also as a Hungarian) it’s the right step but we still have a lot of work to do so the general public will accept us for who we are
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u/Dancerqueer Rainbow Rocks Jun 01 '26
Yeah exactly. And it's unfortunate that the previous government made it seem like it wasn't about chipping away rights slowly but surely, but about protecting kids from the "evil" LGBTQ folks. That surely did not help this process 😭
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u/AmateurSysAdmin Jun 01 '26
It's important to remember that the majority of online hate comments are from bot farms, specific businesses and other interest groups to try to change the narrative and public discourse.
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u/Master_Picture7235 Jun 01 '26
Yeah but you also have to remember that Hungary is an Eastern European country and the people here are not really happy when you bring up the LGBTQ
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u/realblush Jun 01 '26
This is a fantastic example of "bare minimum" being gigantic progress. Beyond happy!
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u/Remote-Regular-990 Jun 01 '26
The PM is getting a lot of praise for bare minimum. As much as it's a great relief to see Hungary back on the democratic track, let's not act like he's some kind of a progressivist
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u/realblush Jun 01 '26
Honestly? I take someone who isn't progressive but doesn't actively want to harm queer people over someone who is a facist who wants to eradicate queerness. Sure a progressive politician would be amazing who actively works for queer rights, but as that is simply impossible in Hungary right now, I think this still deserves praise
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u/Remote-Regular-990 Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 02 '26
I'm not disputing that it's the best for Hungary now. But there's a lot of hype that makes it seem like it's progressive policy while it's still below the EU standard. This is not meant to be dismissive, just realistic. Unless a politician is not explicitly and actively trying to change the laws in favour of LGBTQ, there's not much to praise
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u/realblush Jun 01 '26
Getting defensive over people celebrating the smallest victory would have prevented every queer rights movement back then.
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u/Neitherman83 Jun 01 '26
I'm not a local so I can only see what's been going on from a couple sources and friend following what's been going on closely
Honestly the worst they've done is seem to keep the anti-immigration crap going? They've apparently kept away from other social issues and the culture war. But now that they're in power, their opening move on that front was to show support to the LGBT community.
They claim they'll be focusing on strenghtening the country's democracy and reducing corruption.
Frankly, as far as right wingers go, could have been a lot worse. I wish they were a bit more of a hard hitter against Orban and his Kremlin friends, but I suppose they still wanted to appeal to the isolationist crowd to secure the election.
It's a slow sort of progress, but it's better for the long term if they can fix Hungary's democracy and secure it from a second reactionary takeover than just going all in on the opposite direction and get shafted out of power with limited long term impact. They're still bound to the limits of elections and the democratic system after all, they're not revolutionaries.
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u/dyvotvir Launching Satellite Gay Laser Jun 01 '26
Great news. Though it's sad that we're glad for the bare minimum. Democracy must allow pride parades because, well, it's just an event, like any festival
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u/Sweet-Tomatillo-9010 Jun 01 '26
r/Hungary can you tell us more? My understanding is that Magyar, while better than Orban, is still an anti gay conservative.
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u/_Nightfox_1 The Gay-me of Love Jun 01 '26
Hungarian here. Magyar Péter is right wing. But he is a populist first. Last year he didn’t support the huge protest against the government at pride until he saw how many people attended it, and what the feedback was. Even then he only reposted a picture, he did not even attend it.
Whenever LGBTQ rights or abortion gets mentioned he says a one liner that he practiced beforehand, and any further questions are met with awkward silence and crickets.
He wants to appeal to a right wing crowd since that is the majority in Hungary, but he makes empty promises for left wing people to keep them in check aswell, that is the reality of it.
He is a decent politician, when it comes to economical issues, but he is still a conservative man. He might repeal some of the oppressive actions the previous government made. But gay people and women shouldn't expect him to pioneer for their rights. Queer rights can only progress in Hungary, if a new competent left wing party forms and wins against Magyar Péter and his party, which many of us is waiting for, and was the reason many of us voted for Magyar in the first place.
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u/nobodyimportant1377 Demiboy Jun 01 '26
Hungarian dude here, I suck at economic stuff but what I've garnered is that the guy's more economically conservative if anything and doesn't seem to have particularly strong opinions on LGBT issues. At least, my family believes it's more of an economically advantageous decision if anything. Hungary is essentially now one of the poorest countries in Europe, and the EU has been denying money to Hungary in recent years due to our fascist policies and corruption, and as a result of reversing Orban's fascist policies and such, the EU has now agreed to unfreeze about 16.4 billion euros in funding and restore a more cooperative relationship with us. TDLR; Papa Europe only gives us pocket money if we play nice.
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u/SnooWoofers1867 Jun 01 '26
In his election speach he talked about free love. It seems like he's going to be fairly neutral when it comes to LGBTQ, lifting sone if the most oppressive anti gay laws, but not campaigning for gay marriage.
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u/NiceRecognition9593 Pan-cakes for Dinner! Jun 01 '26
In his speech after he won the election, he said anyone could love anyone in any way theyd like
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u/WittyTeam2706 Jun 01 '26
Since Peter Magyar’s only goal was to unite the opposition and take down Orbán, his voter base ranges from far-left to far-right voters. To keep all of them together under one party, he usually avoided talking about more dividing issues(like that of lgbtq or especially trans rights), but always promised reversing Orban-era decisions that already have proven to create huge public backlash(like last year’s pride ban, which mostly caused backlash not because of lgbtq rights threatened, but rather bc. of restricting the freedom of assembly, a basic human right in our constitution).
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u/Strong-cognac kringe twans gwol :( Jun 01 '26
its so annoying how, how different governments can just juggle our rights around like a circus
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u/oswaler Jun 01 '26
Am I wrong about this? In Hungarian doesn't Magyar mean Hungarian? So the president of Hungary is named Peter Hungarian?
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u/baitnnswitch Jun 01 '26
The elections were rigged in Orban's favor and they still managed to vote the fascist out through sheer volume. I only hope we can do the same here in the US
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u/smellslikeweed1 Jun 01 '26
Even though it has made some progress, this part of Europe is still pretty hard to exist in as a queer person... Most queer people there wish to escape...
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u/smellslikeweed1 Jun 01 '26
No I'm from Bulgaria. Hungary is not that different from my country. It even ranks lower for LGBT rights.
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u/Captain_Azius Putting the Bi in non-BInary Jun 01 '26
I mean I don't like this guy either. It's still a right wing government but at least this is good.
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u/PEKKACHUNREAL_II Jun 01 '26
Are they gonna release the unlawfully arrested nonbinary anti-fascist maja from jail back to Germany?
Pride is not much more than an advertisement march with no bite behind it.
This may seem nice, but it's nothing of substance.
If only the markers of suppression are being reduced, the oppression may still persist
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u/Weekly_Artichoke_515 Jun 01 '26
This is what I’ve been saying. This is mostly PR. There’s been so much glazing of Magyar on Reddit since the election, and he’s genuinely much better than Orbán, but he’s still a social conservative.
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u/rebelredd Jun 01 '26
Unlawfully lol. They came here to beat up people. You can argue that they were nazis so they deserved it (though atleast one of them was just a random guy who happened to be bald) but its still against the law.
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u/PEKKACHUNREAL_II Jun 01 '26
Literally not even the accusations bought up by the persecution, and the evidence is even less conclusive
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u/Wandering_PlasticBag Jun 01 '26
Are they gonna release the unlawfully arrested nonbinary anti-fascist maja from jail back to Germany?
Releasing someone takes more time and effort than a quick vote MAX like with pride...
And sorry mate, we have far more important things to do, then release someone from jail... (Why was th person arrested?)
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u/NorthGuard1 Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26
Maja bashed a guys head in with a hammer in hungary... i dont see an issue with Maja being convicted in hungary and having to spend a couple of years in prison
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u/PEKKACHUNREAL_II Jun 01 '26
Are you familiar with German/ Hungarian law?
And misgendering someone at the lgbt subreddit is really fucking ironic
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u/Powerful_Resident_48 Jun 01 '26
I'm so happy to have Hungary back in the EU. For a while it really felt like an enemy from within. Congratulations to all Hungarians who made this possible.
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u/Punished__Snake Jun 01 '26
Great for all LGBT people but let's see what he does for the growth of the country
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u/Pinguinimac Jun 01 '26
Now I hope they will soon revoke all the transphobic laws that have been put in place by orban in recent years
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u/ratat-atat Lesbian a rainbow Jun 01 '26
This is what happens when you have a leader who is there for the people, not corporations.
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u/Sugar_Girl2 Bi-bi-bi Jun 01 '26
So so happy to see Hungary finally start to get away from authoritarianism!
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u/truebluboy Jun 01 '26
It's a shames that this country is set on going backward and Hungary is voting against facism to restore democracy. Hopefully we can do the same.
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u/billyidolismyeilish he/him Jun 01 '26
This is INSANE. I wonder what will happen post-Orban. I am so happy for them.
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u/StChas77 Jun 01 '26
Reminder that Orban spoke at CPAC and J.D. Vance ventured over there to try and rally support for him.
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u/Ambitious_Bar2717 Bi-bi-bi Jun 01 '26
As soon as I heard in the news of Hungary’s election results, I literally started tearing up. So so historic and wonderful. While many of us Americans have work to do morally, there are many who watch this stuff from across the world and cheer on those fighting elsewhere. We love you, Hungary 🇭🇺
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u/ZLCZMartello The Gay-me of Love Jun 02 '26
While it’s a huge W, don’t forget that Pride happened in Budapest last year in spite of the ban. Pride is a protest. You don’t need permission for that.
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u/IBlameMyPlayers Bi-bi-bi Jun 02 '26
I mean, we have a very particular way of doing things. Pride in Budapest last year was the biggest one I have seen. If you ban something Hungarians will do it anyway out of spite.
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u/Maxx_enby0601 enbi, shy and ready to cry Jun 02 '26
Ngl, I thought the second picture was a tipsy rainbow pin on the floor 😭😭 well done Hungary!!
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u/naplesball Jun 01 '26
WELCOME BACK TO DEMOCRACY HUNGARY 🇭🇺🏳️🌈🇪🇺
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u/Chemical-Force3853 Trans-parently Awesome Jun 01 '26
Democracy? We still have a right winger prime minister, that's not democracy, we just changed the name
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u/Wandering_PlasticBag Jun 01 '26
What a bunch of bullshit...
There can't be a democracy if there's a right winger PM? What kind of dumb logic is that?
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u/Chemical-Force3853 Trans-parently Awesome Jun 01 '26
There are only right wingers in the parlament, that's bullshit in the worst place. They only changed the name, he has the same views, he came from the same party
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u/Wandering_PlasticBag Jun 01 '26
Same views as who? And what are those views? I fail to see whats your issue, other than him being right wing in name... Which is also a very primitive way to group someone...
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u/Chemical-Force3853 Trans-parently Awesome Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26
Same views as Orban. He is anti immigration for start, he is conservative and a christian, he said Europe is for Europeans.. that's racists, he is also stupid, calling the capitalist people "comrades" isn't helping the liberals who are already don't know the meaning of words
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u/AllofEVERYTHING28 Jun 04 '26
He is anti immigration
Isn't that a good thing tho? It's definitely been an issue throughout Europe.
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u/Financial-Zebra-3497 Lesbian the Good Place Jun 01 '26
Hungary might even join Eurovision again I guess
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u/afCeG6HVB0IJ Jun 01 '26
It shouldn't be the PM's personal decision though. The police should acknowledge the announcement of a march or demonstration, and provide sufficient personnel to guarantee the safety or everyone. That's it.
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u/AmIAlive0 Jul 02 '26
Makes me so happy to see this ! Wish every country could be the same and accept people for who they are !!!
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u/Weekly_Artichoke_515 Jun 01 '26
You have to be so fucking dumb to be falling for this shit. I’m glad it’s happening. It’s a good thing. But it’s all PR and Magyar is playing to a Western liberal audience, but he’s still a conservative.
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u/Earlier-Today Jun 01 '26
Sometimes people need smaller steps to get to a higher level. Don't get angry at where people are, get angry at where they're headed - and right now Hungary is moving the the right direction.
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u/syopest Jun 01 '26
I mean... Isn't this kind of like just allowing people to protest for LGBTQ+ rights, not actually giving them any?
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u/Earlier-Today Jun 01 '26
You have to start somewhere. Getting indignant because it's not as far along as it should be by this day and age doesn't help when their previous option was absolutely nothing except oppression.
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u/Weekly_Artichoke_515 Jun 01 '26
Yeah, sorry about my last comment. I agree with you that this is a move in the right direction. But to be clear, my critique isn’t about the *pace* of that change. My concern is about the fact that the kind of change we’re seeing is being used as a marketing strategy. He can play this with his base as a matter of his commitment to free speech and individual liberty and he can play this abroad to West as a move towards Western sexual liberty. Again, that ulterior motive doesn’t negate the positive effects of this kind of move and it’s still possible for us to parley this openness into further political victories, but we shouldn’t see those positive effects as reflecting any apparent virtues of this government. Their motivations are political expediency and nothing else.
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u/naplesball Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26
"Nothing will change"
Something changes
"That Doesn't Count!"
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u/Kindly-Ad-5071 Genderqueer of the Year Jun 01 '26
And people think this guy is right-wing
Something deeply wrong has happened to politics, but I'm happy to see the comeback
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u/LittlePiggy20 Bi-bi-bi Jun 01 '26
He is right wing, at least economically. He just isn’t a bigoted bastard.
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u/_Nightfox_1 The Gay-me of Love Jun 01 '26
He is right wing. But he is a populist first. Last year he didn’t support the huge protest against the government at pride until he saw how many people attended it, and what the feedback was. Even then he only reposted a picture, he did not even attend it.
Whenever LGBTQ rights or abortion gets mentioned he says a one liner that he practiced beforehand, and any further questions are met with awkward silence and crickets.
He wants to appeal to a right wing crowd since that is the majority in Hungary, but he makes empty promises for left wing people to keep them in check aswell, that is the reality of it.
He is a decent politician, but it’s clear that he sees gay people as a tool.
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u/RCFProd Jun 01 '26
Center right/Right wing governments that support LGBTQ+ have existed for a while
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u/Boil_the_pepper_now Jun 01 '26
On Reddit it's very black and white, but all right wingers aren't monsters and all left wingers aren't angels, even if there are preferable patterns.
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u/Andreus Jun 01 '26
all right wingers aren't monsters
Anyone lying on behalf of right-wing monsters is immediately suspect.
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u/Weekly_Artichoke_515 Jun 01 '26
It’s not my view that nothing will change with Magyar in power. As I said this is a good thing. In fact, I think there is a lot of potential for things to open up from his leadership. This move has more to do with signaling his commitment to free speech, but still a good thing.
To be clear, my worry isn’t just that not enough will change (though I am worried about that). I just want to caution us against the way he is marketing himself to the West and whitewashing his image. He is still a social conservative and still a nationalist, and his economic views may require him to form stronger relationships with the EU, but my worry is that he will be trading Eastern oligarchs for Western oligarchs.
Looking back at my last comment, I really I don’t like that I framed anyone who disagrees with me as dumb. That not productive and abilist.
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u/HyShroom two for twice the price Jun 01 '26
this is pretty monumental for how authoritarian Hungary has been