Summary
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, encouraged by Donald Trump’s return to power, hosted Germany’s far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel, calling the party the “future” of Germany.
He aims to unite Europe’s far-right in the EU Parliament and praised AfD’s anti-immigration stance. Weidel, in turn, lauded Hungary as a “role model.”
AfD, polling at 21% ahead of Germany’s February 23 election, has gained mainstream recognition, with CDU leader Friedrich Merz breaking precedent by seeking AfD support in parliament.
Orban’s Patriots for Europe bloc seeks further far-right influence in Brussels.
Both are the human equivalent of loud wet sharts.
Is there a German word for “an endorsement that has a net negative effect”?
Yeah, the whole of the EU knows Hungary is our corrupt little member.
This might make some far right wingers realize that fascism is only good for the powerful and wealthy.
“Bärendienst”, as in “A well meaning action that has unintended negative consequences”?
And literally meaning “bear service”, I think? That’s hilarious. The most formidable beast of the wilds of Europe, simply a bumbling little guy always making things worse when they try to help
it’s from an 1800 year old Indian fable about a bear who crushes his friend’s skull with a rock in an attempt to kill an annoying fly.
many european languages seem to have the expression.
Oooh that’s cool, thank you for sharing
I’ll take it!
What do the nazis thought of central Europeans? This would only be survival instinct to never ally with them
Weren’t Nazis also central Europeans?
Germany is typically classified as Western European so no.
Edit: I’m wrong.
It’s literally a German concept, https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitteleuropa
Oh I did not know that. That’s fair.
They thought the same stuff about Jews and Salvic people so, and usually, Germany is considered western Europe
Unfortunately he’s probably right.
I think it’s the past of Germany if anything…
only if you assume their Nazi problem ever went away
Christ
Quoting Zhukov in a thread relating to Hungarian dysfunction, really? Why not see what Pol Pot thought about ophthalmology?
Edit: downvoters may want to educate themselves on what Zhukov was up to in 1956.
They get to learn where the term Tankie comes from!
Edit: also, I think Europe may be mad about the mass rapes, the red army sitting on their asses while the Nazis razed Warsaw, actively preventing East Germany and East Berlin from rebuilding while West Berlin and West Germany thrived, etc more so than the destroying fascism part. Just my two cents.
