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    Illiberalismus ist nicht unvermeidlich


    Illiberalismus ist nicht unvermeidlich

    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/illiberalism-not-inevitable/686778/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo

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    1. theatlantic on

      Anne Applebaum: “In the end, the defeat of Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s autocratic prime minister, required not just an ordinary election campaign or new messaging but rather the construction of a broad, diverse, and patriotic grassroots social movement. And by building exactly that, Hungary’s opposition changed politics around the world.

      “Orbán’s loss brings to an end the assumption of inevitability that has pervaded the MAGA movement, as well as the belief—also present in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric—that illiberal parties are somehow destined not just to win but to hold power forever, because they have the support of the ‘real’ people. As it turns out, history doesn’t work like that. ‘Real’ people grow tired of their rulers. Old ideas become stale. Younger people question orthodoxy. Illiberalism leads to corruption. And if Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.”

      Read more: [https://theatln.tc/Ue9EJ2Uy](https://theatln.tc/Ue9EJ2Uy)

    2. -Sliced- on

      The pendulum has been swinging back and forth everywhere and forever. The main win of the Orban defeat is that the election system wasn’t rigged, and allowed itself to self correct. In the US we’ve been seeing it every two years, and will likely see it again in October

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