website statistics
Jump to content
  • Register/Login on Totallympics!

    Sign up to Totallympics to get full access to our website.

     

    Registration is free and allows you to participate in our community. You will then be able to reply to threads and access all pages.

     

    If you encounter any issues in the registration process, please send us a message in the Contact Us page.

     

    We are excited to see you on Totallympics, the home of Olympic Sports!

     

[OFF TOPIC] Politics Thread


Recommended Posts

16 minutes ago, hckošice said:

In Slovakia people literally bless themselves just by hearing the word Jobbik ;)

 

The thing I do not understand is If they claim not being the same anymore, why ffs they did not change the name ? This is completely stupid.

 

 

Parties change. Fidesz for example was a liberal centrist party between 1990 and 1994. Yes, Viktor Orbán was a liberal politician. After 1994 they realized that there was a power vacuum on the Hungarian right-wing, and they turned Fidesz into a conservative party. Did they change their name? Nope. The liberal Fidesz politicians who couldn't identify with their party anymore simply left. Just like how once Jobbik became a center-right party the neonazis decided to leave and made a new party called Our Homeland. 

Link to comment
https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/822-off-topic-politics-thread/page/862/#findComment-462595
Share on other sites

15 minutes ago, Vektor said:

Parties change. Fidesz for example was a liberal centrist party between 1990 and 1994. Yes, Viktor Orbán was a liberal politician. After 1994 they realized that there was a power vacuum on the Hungarian right-wing, and they turned Fidesz into a conservative party. Did they change their name? Nope.  

Yep. HUN politics looks too complicated for me, hard to keep up with the changes :d

 

Anyway, I just wanted to point out, that if you are more center and open minded politicians, it is pretty weird to use the name of a party world-widely famous for its extreme far-right crap, for your party new ideological direction. It is logical that People not so familiar with your politics and people outside Hungary will have hard time to buy that change :dunno:

 

 

Link to comment
https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/822-off-topic-politics-thread/page/862/#findComment-462600
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, Vektor said:

2006 and the complete ineptitude of the Hungarian Socialist Party destroyed the left-wing here far more than the communists ever did.

 

I mean, look up the 1994 Hungarian election results: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Hungarian_parliamentary_election

 

We went full red just 5 years after the fall of Hungarian communism and the socialist party was in charge for 12 years (1994-1998, 2002-2010). The 2006 unrest and how the socialists handled it changed everything, and to this day the left-wing can't figure it how to build back its base back. 

 

I think Hungarians don't actually hate left-wing politics. The issue is that the new wave of Hungarian young politicians think that Western progressivism is the answer against Orbán. Sometimes it feels like the opposition thinks they are campaigning in the US, not in Hungary. I mean, the main strategy of the 2022 opposition campaign was to literally copy Biden's anti-Trump campaign, and it didn't work because Hungarians don't hate Orbán the way many Americans hate Trump. This fucking "we are morally superior, give us all the power" centrists neoliberal shit needs to go because it clearly doesn't work in this country. Push some actual left-wing ideas because in this country it might actually win an election for them as it did before. 

 

The same happened in Poland in the 1993 elections when the communists re-branded as "Democratic Left Alliance" regained power in a major after-shock of the first 4-year democratic spell that resulted in many jobs being lost as the country didn't bankroll majority of the companies anymore.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Polish_parliamentary_election

 

Two years later Kwasniewski became President but he was actually one of the better former communists who didn't hang on to the past - unlike subsequent SLD leader Leszek Miller who was an old communist war eagle so to speak. Miller finally got bounced from politics and expelled from SLD in March of last year many years after he actually lost leadership of the party. Then again, last time the left-wingers won an election in Poland was 2001 when they could still play the sentimental card after a tumultous period of the 90s. Since 2005 it's all about the neo-liberals from Civic Platform or conservatives from Law & Justice here.

 

And yeah, the neo-liberal shit doesn't work in Poland either. CP was doing the "vote for us because we are not Law & Justice" crap and lost in all the electons since 2015. It doesn't frickin' work at all and they remain clueless. The fact they also raised the retirement age and said there is no welfare money for the children killed them in 2015 as well.

Link to comment
https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/822-off-topic-politics-thread/page/862/#findComment-462607
Share on other sites

17 hours ago, bestmen said:

USA provokates China with selling weapons to Taiwan ,China replied  with activate nuclear bombs , another conflict begins because of  USA like usual 

To be honest, USA routinely sells weapons to Taiwan and send small groups of military to train Taiwanese soldiers, but China will just react with routinely oral protesting. Even USA send warships to transit Taiwan Straight or send some governmental personnels to visit Taiwan every now and then, China will also just protest orally. China is fined by these typical Democrats' little tricks and posturing. It will hurt no one's core interests and made Democrats satisfied with its moral image and won reputation it wanted. If USA and China could maintain this tactic interaction, then Asia could stay peace.

What really hurt and anger China is the economic and technology sanctioned posed by Trump. These kind of sanction or ban need no legitimate reasons and just claiming to protect the interests of USA. But apparently Biden doesn't like this rude way, he needs legitimacy and rule-based order to maintain the status of moral supremacy leader and China is enjoying to deal with this kind of rival and enjoy the wast of time of bureaucracy.

Link to comment
https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/822-off-topic-politics-thread/page/862/#findComment-463432
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Posts around Totallympics

    • Just finished with PanAm Weightlifting Championship. Looking forward to the first Boulder World Cup this weekend. The Relay Championships will be good, too.  Might catch some of the W 3x3 action, too. Unfortunately the Ft. Lauderdale Open (Swimming) doesn't have a good stream.   (Might go back and watch the Oceania Weightlifting Championship.)
    • Well, not much going on this week for me Saturday 1:00AM: Curling Mixed Doubles Worlds Bronze Medal Match   5:00AM: Curling Mixed Doubles Worlds Gold Medal Match 5:00AM: World Athletics Relays 8:00AM: Madrid Open Women's Final  Brasillia Elite 16   Sunday 5:00AM: World Athletics Relays 8:00AM: Madrid Open Men's Final, if Blockx beats Zverev then I'll skip it'll be an easy win for Sinner Brasillia Elite 16   And the continuation of the NHL and NBA playoffs 
    • 2026 European Weightlifting Championships - Batumi   Results (April 19-26, 2026)   Men's 65kg: 1. Muhammed Furkan Ozbek   2. Ivan Dimov   3. Ferdi Hardal   4. Ion Badanev   5. Dimitris Minasidis   6. Zdravko Pelovski   7. Cosmin Isofache   8. Ion Dorobete     * The olympic weights are 75, 85 and 95, but as we didnt have this weights in the championship, i'm taking results from 71, 79, 88 and 94.   Men's 71kg: 1. Yusuf Fehmi Genc   2. Gor Sahakyan   3. Yahor Papou  (Belarus) 4. Isa Rustamov   5. Zulfat Garaev  (Russia) 6. Engin Kara   7. Dian Pampordzhiev   8. Harrison McGrogan     Men's 79kg: 1. Gevorg Serobian  (Russia) 2. Briken Calja   3. Martin Poghosyan   4. Kaan Kahriman   5. Archil Malakmadze   6. Vadzim Likharad  (Belarus) 7. Tiberiu Donose   8. Vitalii Daderko     Men's 88kg: 1. Marin Robu   2. Zurab Mskhaladze   3. Andranik Karapetyan   4. Manuchar Gogokhia   5. Cristiano Ficco   6. Petr Asayonak  (Belarus) 7. Rafik Harutyunyan   8. Artem Okulov  (Russia)   Men's 94kg: 1. Karlos Nasar   2. Ara Aghanyan   3. Romain Imadouchene   4. Raphael Friedrich   5. Mikhail Podkorytov  (Russia) 6. Hakan Sukru Kurnaz   7. Armands Mezinskis   8. Darius Tataru     Men's 110kg: 1. Garik Karapetyan   2. Luis Lauret   3. Hristo Hristov   4. Siarhei Sharankou  (Belarus)  5. Khas-Magomed Balaev  (Russia) 6. Simon Martirosyan   7. Danylo Chyniakov   8. David Fischerov     Men's +110kg: 1. Varazdat Lalayan   2. Daniil Vagaitsev  (Russia) 3. Timur Naniev  (Russia) 4. Bakari Turmanidze   5. Vladyslav Prylypko   6. Ragnar Holme   7. Joen Vikingsson Sjoblom   8. Kamil Kucera     Women's 53kg: 1. Nina Sterckx   2. Mihaela Cambei   3. Cansel Ozkan   4. Rebekka Tao Jacobsen   5. Alexia Sipos   6. Tanzela Grigoryan   7. Milana Kutiakina  (Russia) 8. Malen Monasterio     * The olympic weights is 61 but as we dont have this weight in the championship, i'm taking results from 58 and 63.   Women's 58kg: 1. Kamila Konotop   2. Aleksandra Grigoryan   3. Olga Te  (Russia) 4. Noemi Filippazzo   5. Dana Berchi   6. Ekaterina Krasulina  (Russia) 7. Annelien Vandenabeele   8. Annika Pilz     Women's 63kg: 1. Sarah Davies   2. Alina Shchapanava  (Belarus) 3. Dziyana Maiseyevich  (Belarus) 4. Maelyn Michel   5. Andreea Cotruta   6. Svitlana Moskvina   7. Maria Olalla   8. Wiktoria Wolk     Women's 69kg: 1. Siuzanna Valodzka  (Belarus) 2. Zarina Gusalova  (Russia) 3. Lisa Schweizer   4. Nuray Gungor   5. Naroa Arrasate   6. Martyna Dolega   7. Enkileda Carja   8. Evgeniia Guseva  (Russia)   Women's 77kg: 1. Janette Ylisoini   2. Varvara Kuzminova  (Russia) 3. Iryna Dombrovska   4. Anastasia Romanova  (Russia) 5. Nana Khorava   6. Genna Toko Kegne   7. Yekta Jamali   8. Alexandrina Ciubotaru     Women's 86kg: 1. Emma Poghosyan   2. Iana Sotieva  (Russia) 3. Madias Nzesso   4. Natia Gadelia   5. Liana Gyurjyan   6. Busra Can   7. Nikola Senicova   8. Darya Kheidzer  (Belarus)   Women's +86kg: 1. Emily Campbell   2. Solfrid Koanda   3. Anastasiia Hotfrid   4. Valentyna Kisil   5. Tuana Suren   6. Fatmagul Cevik   7. Aurelia Pedersen   8. Ilke Lagrou     Results
    • Medal matches are being streamed on the Olympics Channel https://www.olympics.com/en/live/
    • Qualification Games  v.  v.    will take on the winner of #1  will take on the winner of #2
    • Laura Heyrman (volleyball)  Arthur Margelidon (judo)
    • So CAN & AUS are auto Q into the semis   SWE v SCO and ITA v JPN are the two qualifiers tomorrow morning. and then the two semis are tomorrow evening.  Medal matches on Sunday.   NZL v FRA and HUN v FIN to avoid the drop to the B division next year.    Unfortunately, not seeing any FTA coverage anywhere.  
    • Round Robins are all done.,  Here's the two group finals       Group A                            1        AUS - Australia     9     8   1     Q   2        SWE - Sweden     9     7   2     Q       w1       3        JPN - Japan     9     7   2     Q       w0       4        EST - Estonia     9     6   3                     5        NOR - Norway     9     4   5             w2       6        CHN - China     9     4   5             w1       7        NED - Netherlands     9     4   5             w0       8        NZL - New Zealand     9     3   6                     9        FRA - France     9     1   8             w1       10        DEN - Denmark     9     1   8     >B       w0           Group B                            1    CAN - Canada     9     8   1     Q   2        ITA - Italy     9     7   2     Q               3        SCO - Scotland     9     6   3     Q               4        SUI - Switzerland     9     5   4             w1       5        KOR - Korea     9     5   4             w0       6        CZE - Czechia     9     4   5             w1       7        GER - Germany     9     4   5             w0       8        HUN - Hungary     9     3   6                     9        FIN - Finland     9     2   7                     10        USA - United States     9     1   8     >B              
×
×
  • Create New...