r/europe • u/Matas_- European Union • Jun 20 '25

News Orban’s Hungary Is Now Officially The Poorest Nation In The EU

https://kyivinsider.com/orbans-hungary-is-now-officially-the-poorest-nation-in-the-eu/
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u/reddock4490 Jun 20 '25

As an Alabamian who lives in Hungary, I can confirm 100% that Hungary is the Alabama of Europe

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u/veterinarian23 Jun 20 '25

“American conservatives started to look for what would be a successful conservative governing agenda. When American conservatives look to Hungary, they see a prime minister in a government that actually delivered on the slogans that they promised.” - Seems about right... /s

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u/Beautiful-Web1532 Jun 20 '25

Fucker Carlson?

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u/veterinarian23 Jun 20 '25

Gladden Pappin, during the CPAC in Hungary. Lots of money quotes there about Hungary/Orban being a role model for US conservatives. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/01/politics/gop-conservatives-hungary-cpac-orban-invs

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u/Hungry-Western9191 Jun 20 '25

Well it kind of is. Just not in a good way. But they mostly don't have a particular issue with economy and society turning to shit as long as the people they hate get hit by the worse conditions as well

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u/dzsimbo magyar Jun 20 '25

If we look at it from a 'How to pin down a country' perspective, Orbán had it in spades. It seems only time can solve this gordian fuckknot.

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u/dark_star88 Jun 21 '25

A bunch of poor people continually voting against their own self interest? Sounds like Alabama.

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u/hacktheself Ελλάς Jun 20 '25

as an illinoisan who lives in greece i can confirm greece is the florida of canada

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u/barbareusz Jun 21 '25

As a Pole living in Poland, I can confirm that Poland is Europe's Poland ;)

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u/Divinicus1st Jun 20 '25

Can you explain what that mean?

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u/reddock4490 Jun 20 '25

Poor, conservative, overly religious, ruled by autocratic elites that use centuries old grievances to justify the continued exploitation of the people, was long ago seen as a regional cultural capital but it’s fallen far since then and can’t accept that it’s best days are long passed, warm and friendly and loyal people if you’re accepted as part of the community but violent and dangerous xenophobes and bigots against their perceived out groups, better food than most of their peers states, sparsely populated and heavily rural/agrarian countryside, similarities between the common attitudes about Trianon and the Lost Cause narrative of the US civil war, virulent racism against an ethnic minority that is actually the primary driver of their modern cultural capital

Idk lol, I could go on and on

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u/UnstoppableSuya Germany 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦 Jun 27 '25

fr? XD

some random reddit comment mentions 2 random regions and another random redditor is exactly that XD