A warning from Hungary to the American conservative movement.
I spent five years as Political Director to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. I learned what it takes to build a successful conservative movement. Today I am learning another lesson: what happens when conservatives lose power.
When conservatives govern, they must never allow power and institutions to distance them from the people who elected them. Our strength comes from ordinary people believing that we are on their side: fighting for their families, jobs, security, communities and country.
And this is the warning from Hungary: if conservatives lose power, do not assume you will simply spend four years in opposition. Your opponents may use their victory to make sure you never come back.
What we are witnessing in Hungary is the construction of an authoritarian liberal system through a political and economic purge. The new government is not simply reversing conservative policies. It is dismantling the political, intellectual, media and economic infrastructure that made conservative government possible.
They are going after donors, business leaders, media personalities and intellectuals who supported or worked with the conservative government. The logic is simple: treat everyone who helped the conservative side as if they must be guilty of something, then turn the machinery of the state on them to find something that can be used against them. Authorities become instruments to intimidate and punish the people and networks that could help conservatives return.
The economic purge follows the same logic. Nationalizations, threats to private property and political intervention send a clear message: if you supported the wrong side, your business, property and livelihood may no longer be safe. The goal is to make supporting conservatives personally and economically dangerous.
And all this follows an election campaign in which almost everything was promised to everyone. But promises eventually collide with reality. Prices, wages, investment, energy and living standards cannot be fixed by communication. When the promised better life fails to arrive, a government has two choices: offer something better, or make sure there is no credible alternative.
That is the lesson from Hungary.
Stay on the side of the people while you govern and never take their trust for granted. And if you lose, reorganize immediately, stand by your people and find your way back to the voters as quickly as possible.
Because an authoritarian liberal system does not merely want conservatives to lose an election. It wants to make sure that, when people realize they were promised one thing and given another, they have no real alternative left to choose. And if this happens, ordinary citizens and ultimately the country itself pay a very high price.
🚨 HOLY CRAP! Ohio prosecutor just confirmed that the man who "attacked" governor candidate Amy Acton (D) NEVER GOT NEAR HER
"He walks into the tent RECORDING, and calling out her name. Her security comes forward, and his phone is dropped — that's all we have." 🤯
SHE LIED
They made this out to be an ASSASSINATION attempt, and called him "armed" even though no weapons are touched
Exaggerating incidents like this is expected from the left. They want nothing more than to make it seem like MAGA wants to be violent
The suspect has now pleaded not guilty. He was NOT charged for attempted m*rder or anything close to it
Colombia votes in person with paper ballots.
A photo ID is required to vote, no exceptions.
There is no mass mail voting allowed.
The election results are known election night.
@realBrandonGill Exactly this! I don't mind people criticizing, but I have no patience for the ones saying they're either not voting or voting for the enemy out of spite. Never forget this...
@RheinAmacher The want for reparations is not about correcting a wrong, because the people who did the wrong are dead and the people who had the wrong done to them are dead.
In current times it’s nothing more than a money grab or a tool used by politicians to try and monetize votes.
This is what you call tone deaf - Hotel staff protest outside Chicago Hyatt where DSA touting its ‘Workers Deserve More’ program https://t.co/zixXWDGhKs
Stop expanding social programs - republicans should be reining them in. There’s a pot of money currently allocated for child care but expanding it to cover home care by parents will increase the pool of recipients which will require more $$ in the future. Taxes need to go down!
KNOWLES DEFENDS TRUMP-VANCE PLAN TO HELP STAY-AT-HOME PARENTS
@michaeljknowles pushes back on criticism of a reported proposal to let some married families with a stay-at-home parent access existing federal child-care subsidies: “This is not a new welfare program. It’s not expanding a welfare program.”
@AndrewKolvet
@GuntherEagleman I still can’t believe he’s gone. I agree he is still watching over us and would want us more than ever to stand strong united NOT divided.
This is not only a waste of time, it's a waste of money and resources. How much time does it take to incorporate these terms into all policies, procedures, government as well as private corporation guidelines? NOT TO MENTION THAT IT IS JUST WRONG!!!
I AM A MOTHER, MOM, MOMMY, MOMMA, ETC.
🚨 New York Democrats just voted to erase "Mother" and "Father”.
Governor Kathy Hochul will be replacing "mother" with "gestating parent" and "father" with "non-gestating parent."
This isn't inclusion, it's insanity.
While New Yorkers battle sky-high taxes, crime, and failing schools, The state is obsessed with rewriting biology and the English language. Real parents don't need woke bureaucrats redefining them.
Reject this nonsense.
Do you know what a midterm loss means? Do you even know what stopping Trump would even look like? It means everything and everyone affiliated with Trump will come to a screeching end. They don’t only fight to win at any cost, they also have a hit list to go after anyone who dared go against them and support their nemesis, Donald Trump. What does that mean?
Elon is gone. They will do everything in their power to bankrupt him, imprison him and destroy him.
Freedom of speech dead. Social media platforms with any conservative views like X will all be outlawed. Election integrity will never be seen, and the Democrats will never relinquish power again. That is just for openers.
Speaking of open, the borders will be opened on day one with the same bullshit being peddled, the border is not open. Law enforcement will be a thing if the past. This country will once again become the wild Wild West, only this time without Sheriffs.
They will sell free only it is you who will be paying through blood, sweat and tears. Imagine breaking your ass working all week to only find you can’t even put food on the table never mind paying your bills.
Then they will seek their revenge. First by ending every company who dared follow Trump’s agenda. They already pledged war against small businesses like Bodegas by putting up Government run supermarkets selling at much discounted prices.
Everything will be taxed to the max! Small businesses will be dead, home ownership dead. Affording a car dead. You will become government property living off the crumbs Nancy so loved to talk about.
They will own you, control you and it’s already been ignited. They have infiltrated the school system, targeting our youth. There is a reason they have been ending masculinity. It is easier to control a bunch of pansy asses then it is to control real men with real testosterone.
Everything they do, every move they make is for the moment they regain the power. Susan Rice said it best. Once we regain power, we will then go on a revenge tour and take out everyone MAGA. Her anger and threats are very real. She told you exactly what their intentions are.
As for the media? All propaganda all the time. The truth will be as dead as their oaths. This is not a game. This is what they want and have wanted for many years. A one party system that will force every American to fall in line. Refuse and you will become another statistic, tortured, beaten and left to die.
You all see what is going on in DC. The Republicans have all the power and what have they done with it? Protect their Democrat comrades. They sure as hell didn’t do a damn thing to help Trump and that was all by design.
The bottom line. This country is on the brink. If it falls into the wrong hands there will be a war a helluva lot bigger than 1861. It will be a war for survival. This is not selling fear. This is not to cause panic. This is to wake every single American up so they realize how important this election is.
I ask you all, just play the words that spewed from Obama’s right hand man, Susan Rice’s lips. They were spoken with hatred and vengeance. There is no doubt the Democrats are coming. It is up to us to stop them. So what’s it going to be? I know true MAGA will fight till the end. Are you willing to do the same or are you just going to sit back and let those evil cocksuckers run roughshod over you while they take everything you have? There is only one choice for America. The right choice and it starts by standing tall beside your President, the man that has been fighting them since he came down that elevator. This isn’t about Trump. This isn’t about things you don’t like about him. This is all about survival. Saving our country and its future so our children can have a chance. Dig down deep and find that great American resolve. We need it. My two cents
Hard NO. The taxpayers should NOT be paying Moms &/or Dads to stay home & take care of their kids. This is just another program to make people dependent on Govt handouts. Work different shifts - I did & it helped us get ahead.
Vance Pushes Plan to Reward Married Parents
A new proposal, championed by Vice President JD Vance, would tap the $12 billion Child Care and Development Fund to create the first federal benefit paying parents to stay home and raise their children…
How the Plan Works
The Payout: Eligible families could receive roughly $9,000 a year for each child.
The Rules: The benefit applies only to married couples where one parent stays at home while the other works.
The Funding: The plan uses money from the Child Care and Development Fund. This federal program originally helped low-income working parents pay for daycare or school.
Approval Process: The administration can enact this change through a federal rule change without congressional approval.
https://t.co/E0uPAMDdyw
Yeah it does make sense. Stop spending our tax money & inventing more socialist programs. Parents shouldn’t expect others to support them through tax refunds to support their kids. They can get a job & work different shifts. Many of us did that.
Right now, policy supports child care so parents can leave home and work.
But if a family decides the best thing for their children is for Mom or Dad to stay home?
Washington largely says: you’re on your own.
That makes no sense.
Too bad for CNN, we’ll take the TRUTH on Jan. 6 mainstream. There is clear evidence that there was at the very least entrapment of peaceful protestors, similar to the fake Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot & countless other cases. The FBI won’t admit how many undercover officers were in the field on Jan 6, Capitol police on one hand fired rubber bullets & explosives into a peaceful crowd who they then willingly later allowed to enter the Capitol. That doesn’t add up & the actual evidence turns the prior narrative upside down: if the deep state is willing to manufacture an “insurrection” to take down its political opponents, they can do anything. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.