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Mark Kennedy's avatar

What exactly can such a political leader accomplish in such a short period of time other than create controversy?

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Linda Weide's avatar

They have already been using blocking Orbán. I recall Scholz asking him to not attend a vote on Ukraine. Now they are blocking him from speaking in the presidency. They said there will not be room for 6 months, so that means, when his time is up. So, he is just traveling on his own, while his former coparty member is trying to oust him at home. While I don't know that someone from his party can really bring anything new other than his own corruption, at least he is whistle blowing on Orbán. That is what Trump does. It is a fascist tactic.

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Anne-Louise Luccarini's avatar

They chair the meetings. That's it.

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Mark Kennedy's avatar

Well, Orbán seems to be abusing this privilege. He seems to be milking the position for all it's worth - at least in terms of optics. (Talk about the tail wagging the dog.)

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J L Graham's avatar

Well clearly that.

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Patricia Davis's avatar

Clearly is the despots are ‘a Clear and present danger’. While Trump is Clearly breaking the law here, the other nefarious Clearly breaking international laws..it is even more clear little can/will be done definitively.

And so …the world turns with the despicable getting away literally with murder, espionage, lying, infiltration, and us holding the high bar of integrity, playing by the rules.

I don’t feel so bad now …thoughts and prayers , huh?

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J L Graham's avatar

"This is humanly understandable. A shrewd victor will, if possible, always present his demands to the vanquished in installments. And then, with a nation that has lost its character -and this is the case of every one which voluntarily submits - he can be sure that it will not regard one more of these individual oppressions as an adequate reason for taking up arms again."

- Hitler, Mein Kampf

We have been snoozin' and losin'. Now the fascists are saying the implied parts out load, and hopefully (and critically) it is triggering more focused resistance.

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Patricia Davis's avatar

Apparently so JL The numbers of people I know who have just shut off the TV, said ‘my vote doesn’t count’, have no clue and don’t want to , amazes me. Family members that will vote Republican because they are registered so , think I’m the brainwashed one, rationalize even the proven lies of TFG!

I pinch myself at times ..am I in a Twilight Zone Nightmare?

But deep down I believe it will be a BLUE TSUNAMI.

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