164
posted ago by FractalizingIron ago by FractalizingIron +164 / -0

Is Hungary cooked? What really happened in the April, 2026 election?

I watched a video yesterday that I was more than happy to watch. Dr. Steve Turley offering a very different perspective on the whole Hungarian situation. It's a 13 minute watch, and I highly recommend it.

instead of all the hand-wringing and "they stole the election" and "oh, Hungary just committed suicide" narratives and rhetoric that, of course, spread like a grassfire in the Kalahari desert, Turley is saying that in reality, the situation is anything but lost.

TLDR: the only person who could beat Orban was someone just as conservative and sovereignty minded as Orban. Moreover, Orban isn't over yet. He could come back.

H/T to u/Nurarihyon_no_MAGA who posted this video link yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdLsvxB0WGg


The Guy Who Beat Orban Is Not a Leftist*

While all the globalist and legacy media is touting the Hungary election as some sort of win against populism, there are a few things that frogs should consider before simply swallowing that narrative whole.

They call Victor Orban 'Far-right' and Peter Magyar 'Center-right'; got to keep that 'Far-Right' boogeyman narrative cooking, right?

But the newly elected leader, Peter Magyar, was part of Victor Orban's party (Fidesz) up until only recently. In 2024, and he split from the Orban government primarily (reportedly) because of corruption issues. He founded a new party (Tisza) as an 'anti-corruption, pro-European' alternative.

On certain points, it appears that he's just as staunch as Orban on certain policies, for example, immigration. Tisza opposes Eu migration quotas, etc, and maintains the strong border policy of Fidezs, while talking about even stricter controls over guest workers.

Both emphasize national sovereignty and border security.

Both appear to prioritize avoiding direct involvement in the Ukraine-Russia war, and Tisza opposes the Eu-fast track integration approach for Ukraine.

Where they differ seems to be attitude towards the EU and corruption issues. Tisza is more pro-EU, whereas Orban was decidedly Euroskeptic.

Reportedly, after Magyar split from the Fidesz party, he went town to town in Hungary talking with the people, speaking with them about the corruption in the Fidesz party. He won a landslide victory in the election.

Economically, Tisza sees a pro-EU attitude as being a way forward out of the economic difficulties that Orban's government have given risen to.


Let's summarize*

Corruption and Change

There have been a lot of allegations of cronyism and corruption in the Orban regime. If those allegations are true, then a change is necessary.

Magyar ran on an anti-corruption and more conciliatory approach to the EU, seen as necessary to stabilize the economy, while still maintaining or strengthening national sovereignty, non-EU immigration policies, and strongly conservative and traditional values, an approach that contrasts strongly with the EU's wokism and globalism.

The Orbanesque Foundation is deeply embedded

The 16 years of Orban rule have fundamentally transformed the nation, with traditional values and conservative Fidesz allies all deeply embedded into the judiciary, Media and state institutions.

Magyar targeted two core areas: the corruption in the Orban party and languishing economy due to the hard line anti-EU approach, while maintaining the core traditional and sovereignty values that Orban put in place.

Was this Right Vs Left or Nationalism vs Globalism? Or was it Nationalist Stagnation vs. Nationalist Reform?

So, is Hungary cooked? Is the Maygar victory a victory for Globalism? Wokism? EU-ism? Elon's comments notwithstanding, even though the neo-marxists paint this as a blow against traditional Christian-based sovereignty values, it seems to be any thing but that.

And, after 16 years of Orban, if corruption and cronyism are really a problem, which the victory of Magyar suggests it is, then this sort of change could be a real step forward.

One last point

Pivot Point?

Given that the EU is on the verge of collapse, with rebellion against globalist and wokist policies becoming more and more fervent in a large number of EU-countries (Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, etc), then maybe now is the time for the forces uplifting Christian civilization to pivot from simply opposing the EU to an engagement that will fundamentally transform the EU.

Our favorite Russian Qtard, Kirill Dmitriev (who drops Q references on X.com all the time) wrote this:

https://x.com/kadmitriev/status/2043442964395860226

This will just accelerate the collapse of the EU. Check if I am right in 4 months.

Moscow seems to agree:

Moscow Times: Moscow Warns of ‘Perfect Storm’ for EU After Orbán’s Defeat in Hungary

72 hour rule just became the 4-month rule. Let's not simply latch on to promulgated narratives, but apply frog-like attention to data, information and substance. Let's see how this plays out.