12/ Please read the excellent @anneapplebaum who chronicles recent slides in Poland, Hungary & elsewhere that she witnessed firsthand. She has written wonderful (scary) articles in @TheAtlantic you can Google or read her new book "Twilight of Democracy "
@4afreeaustria @1jaslizR @CNNu @jillrussias @JeanneMeservesia is not Eastern bloc, nor is Belarus. Same arrogant approach. The Baltic States are not Poland or Hungary. Czechia, Slovakkia, Slovenia either. Aber Ostuntermenschen, jah?
𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬: Hungary is no longer a democracy — and Poland is about to go down the same path, according to the NGO Freedom House.
Hungary and Poland blocked the finalization of the EU’s budget-and-recovery package because of a mechanism linking the disbursement of funds to respect for the rule-of-law.
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Universal health care is not a radical idea. It is a reality in: Australia Austria Belgium Canada Chile Czech Rep. Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Japan Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal S. Korea Spain Sweden U.K. #DemDebate2
Now verify if Poland and Hungary have decided to ban Muslim refugees. It is spreading
It’s not only that nationalism is on the rise around the globe, but also its pernicious twin, authoritarianism. From Poland to Hungary, Brazil to the Philippines, liberal democracy is being challenged everywhere and America must rise to its defense. We must be freedom’s champion.
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