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12. I'm not sure we as a nation are smart enough to follow Hungary's lead.

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:04 PM

15 hrs ago

Sorry. I wish I had more hope in my fellow Americans.

Not you of course, you’re here, so you’re cool. But you see what I mean.

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How do we figure out how to do what they do, because it's why they win. [View all] Arthur_Frain 18 hrs ago OP

They are angry, disciplined, and stuck on themselves. bucolic_frolic 18 hrs ago #1

Yeah Arthur_Frain 15 hrs ago #9

So many parts of the Democratic base ITAL 18 hrs ago #2

Me too Arthur_Frain 15 hrs ago #10

The voting public vs everyone in the US Arthur_Frain 15 hrs ago #11

It is more about entertainment PatSeg 14 hrs ago #17

They play to the old, reactive brain. And vice versa. Here: usonian 18 hrs ago #4

I'm not sure we as a nation are smart enough to follow Hungary's lead. Arthur_Frain 15 hrs ago #12

24 by 7 by 365 brainwashing for years on end. usonian 14 hrs ago #22

Against what I see to be the odds Arthur_Frain 14 hrs ago #24

When you look too deeply into the abyss... Wounded Bear 18 hrs ago #5

I wasn't suggesting walling in the mud with pigs. Arthur_Frain 15 hrs ago #13

It's sad really, but this happens in virtually every election: Janbdwl72 18 hrs ago #6

You bring up a tangential point Arthur_Frain 15 hrs ago #14

I think a much bigger problem is the media PatSeg 14 hrs ago #19

A large part of their winning strategy is the fact that they have an City Lights 17 hrs ago #7

Even my mom parrots the right wing bullshit. Arthur_Frain 15 hrs ago #15

They weren't stupid Arthur_Frain 14 hrs ago #16

"Everybody does it" PatSeg 14 hrs ago #20

+ struggle4progress 14 hrs ago #23

My theory? Goes something like this: B.See 14 hrs ago #21

You have to want to win. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #26

They tell you how and what to think GenThePerservering 11 hrs ago #27