Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "European Parliament says Hungary is no longer a 'full democracy' • FRANCE 24 English" video.

  1. Birds of a feather flock together, eh?
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  2. @Gray Jedi Don't be silly. We all vote for our leaders, or we wouldn't be in the EU.
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  3. Don't play the victim card. The EU's findings are corroborated by other authorities on the matter. The verdicts of the EIU/Democracy Index (flawed democracy), Freedom House (partly free) and University of Würzburg/Democracy Matrix (deficient democracy) agree with the EU's assessment.
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  4.  @rka-truthalwayswins5127  As a supranational union -- the only of its kind -- the EU is a sum of its parts. The parts rate among the most democratic in the world. What is it that you don't understand about representative democracy?
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  5. Hungary can be very disobedient, but outside the EU. It will stop being a drain on our funds, too.
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  6.  @A_Takacs  No hypocrisy. As a EU member, Hungary is expected to meet the so-called Copenhagen criteria, according to which Hungary is to preserve democratic governance and human rights, have a functioning market economy, and accept the obligations and intent of the European Union. If you don't abide by those rules, there's the door. You can leave on your own accord, or be escorted out.
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  7.  @on2thenextthing  They won't miss the dark confines of Putin's r*ctum either.
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  8. The Copenhagen criteria, for starters. Hungary flouts them as a matter of routine.
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  9.  @dobrasilaomundo.8086  You may want to flesh out your anti-EU diatribe with some actual arguments. You seem to think personal opinions do the trick.
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  10. Lifeline to China and Russia? Sure, Orban is already holding on for dear life.
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  11.  @greedyy6575  I don't know how the answer that, other than that there are funds aplenty. Er, did you have a point?
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