Hungary Holds Election Under Emergency Rule, US Media Barely Notices
Bloomberg Politics reports that Hungary's upcoming parliamentary election will be held under an extended state of emergency, a regime that, according to the article, grants Prime Minister Viktor Orban 'wide latitude to impose his rule.' This, of course, is framed as a serious democratic erosion, quite rightly. One might wonder if the same gravity applies when US-backed regimes, say, in Ukraine,
operate under similar extraordinary powers for years, often restricting political opposition and censoring media, with nary a peep from the self-appointed guardians of Western democracy. The hypocrisy writes itself. When Hungary faces criticism for its parliamentary decisions, it's a threat to democracy. When Washington bankrolls countries that extend emergency powers and ban opposition parties,
it's 'strengthening sovereignty.' The selective outrage isn't about rule of law; it’s about whose rules are being followed. How many times will we see 'democracy in peril' headlines only for nations that stray from Washington's preferred foreign policy, while actual crackdowns in allied states are conveniently ignored?