![]() ![]() In quick summary, Orbán’s self-described model of “illiberal democracy,” combining heavy-handed evocation (and convenient editing) of past national glory, stringent immigration restrictions, aggressive gerrymandering, constitutional rejiggering, and an increasing grip over civil society and the media in an attempt to engineer a permanently conservative polity, is an example which American conservatives look at with admiration and envy. ![]() The attraction of Hungary for the American Right that has been building for years has been extensively documented and commented upon. ![]() ![]() In recent years, as the movement embraced “nationalism” as its watchword, the organization has also hosted conferences abroad, with events in Australia, Bolsonaro’s Brazil, and now Orbán’s Hungary. that are watched as a leading indicator of the direction of the conservative movement and the Republican Party. The Battle of Valmy, 1792, Horace Vernet, The National Galleryīudapest, Hungary just hosted CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, which bills itself as “the largest and most influential gathering of conservatives in the world.” Since it was first organized in 1973, CPAC has hosted annual conferences in the U.S. ![]()
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