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Obama: Poland and Hungary have become authoritarian democracies
TVN24 ^ | June 8, 2021 | Staff

Posted on 06/10/2021 11:57:18 AM PDT by Trump20162020

Former U.S. President Barack Obama in an interview for CNN's Anderson Cooper shared his thoughts, among other things, on the global crisis of democracy.

"All of us as citizens have to recognize that the path towards an undemocratic America is not gonna happen in just one bang. It happens in a series of steps" - said the former president.

"And when you look what's happened in places like Hungary and Poland, that obviously did not have the same democratic traditions as we did, they weren't as deeply rooted, and yet as recently as 10 years ago were functioning democracies, now essentially have become authoritarian" - he added.

To Anderson Cooper's remark that "democracy doesn't always die in military coup, democracy dies at the ballot box", he replied: "That's exactly right".

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To: Thunder90
Sure looks like Russian collusion with the Democrats to me.

It looks like Democrat collusion with the Russians to me!

21 posted on 06/10/2021 12:20:15 PM PDT by null and void (When you put bad people in charge expect bad things to happen, often in a spectacular and sudden way)
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To: Trump20162020
"authoritarian democracies"

Isn't that an oxymoron?

22 posted on 06/10/2021 12:22:38 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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To: Army Air Corps

>>In Obummer’s world, Western nations holding to their sovereignty is a bad thing.

Frank Zappa One of the Last Performances (Prague 1991)
3:17 mark and beyond:

“This is just the beginning of your new future in this country... and I hope that your new future will be very perfect... please try and keep your country unique, don’t change into something else, keep it unique!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFtHqDrJ-fA


23 posted on 06/10/2021 12:24:12 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: Trump20162020

There’s a reason why this man spent 20 years in Jeremiah Wright’s church of hate. For him the real enemy isn’t Communist China, the Ayatollahs of Iran, or Hamas terrorism. It’s western countries that won’t open floodgates to fake “refugees”. It societies that remain faithful to the great heritage of Judeo-Christian civilization.


24 posted on 06/10/2021 12:29:50 PM PDT by LuxAerterna
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To: Trump20162020
"Obama: Poland and Hungary have become authoritarian democracies"

Translation: They are no longer socialist hellholes.
25 posted on 06/10/2021 12:30:40 PM PDT by indthkr
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To: a fool in paradise
Zappa was one of a kind. I believe they even have a statue to him in Lithuania.
26 posted on 06/10/2021 12:34:53 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: RBW in PA

“Poland and Hungry should be models for the rest of the world. They put their country first and defend their culture.”

Succinct and 100% true.


27 posted on 06/10/2021 12:35:09 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Trump20162020

The coward is too cowardly to say this to the Poles face to face.
Obama, Poland doesn’t want your gay agenda!


28 posted on 06/10/2021 12:37:04 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Retain Mike
"authoritarian democracies"

Isn't that an oxymoron?

I was wondering the same thing. Democracies almost always degenerate into mobocracies, because they LACK any real authority to hold to any standards or principles.

29 posted on 06/10/2021 12:38:06 PM PDT by alloysteel ( Cows don't give milk. You have to work for it.)
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To: Trump20162020

Obama is pissed at Poland and Hungary because they put up fences and kept the islamic invaders out of their country.


30 posted on 06/10/2021 12:39:00 PM PDT by Texas resident (Silver alert: There is a guy running around DC claiming he is the President.)
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To: Trump20162020

Obamasplaining.


31 posted on 06/10/2021 12:39:22 PM PDT by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: Army Air Corps

Especially if them poor perverts are inconvenienced or Islam is thwarted!


32 posted on 06/10/2021 12:42:17 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Trump20162020

Naturally Obama despises Poland and Hungary.

He’s probably not a fan of the Czechs either, although maybe their atheistic streak spares them from his pitying disdain for the moment.

You know Obama would love to see a “Central European Spring.”


33 posted on 06/10/2021 12:48:45 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Well, that assumes that he has any depth of knowledge on anything of substance.


34 posted on 06/10/2021 12:49:56 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Trump20162020

You see, Descartes was so wrong. Common sense is not most equitably destributed among mankind.


35 posted on 06/10/2021 12:54:31 PM PDT by aspasia
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To: Trump20162020

at least they don’t “elect” illegal immigrant pro-terrorist Moslem scum


36 posted on 06/10/2021 1:12:23 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not created, they're excreted." Cicero 2000 years ago)
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To: Trump20162020

Most Freepers would prefer them to what was imposed on the USA by fraud.


37 posted on 06/10/2021 1:20:42 PM PDT by Socon-Econ (adical Islam, )
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To: Little Ray

Same! I thought when majority ruled it was a democracy and the majority don’t want 3rd world immigrants or gay rights and they love their country and culture.


38 posted on 06/10/2021 1:35:06 PM PDT by pangaea6
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To: DIRTYSECRET

He is a leftist idiot


39 posted on 06/10/2021 1:35:28 PM PDT by pangaea6
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To: tflabo
If the Bam trashes a country you know they're something special....

Absolutely!

40 posted on 06/10/2021 1:38:11 PM PDT by caww ( )
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