Epstein Secrets

rime minister Viktor Orban gave what has come to be known as his "illiberal democracy' speech before an ethnic Hungarian audi- ence in Bane Tu§nad, Romania.' Several points in his remarks are worth noting: Orban urged his listeners to no longer regard the 1989 triumph over communism as the reference

inance behind a screen of false diversity. They have adapted in many ways to the age of the inter- "We're not perfect. But we do have democracy." —Hugo Chavez "Yes, we falsified the last election.... In fact, 93.5 percent [of ballots were] for President Lukashenka. People say this is not a European resu

inance behind a screen of false diversity. They have adapted in many ways to the age of the inter- “We're not perfect. But we do have democracy.” —Hugo Chavez “Yes, we falsified the last election... In fact, 93.5 percent [of ballots were] for President Lukashenka. People say this is not a European result,

prime minister Viktor Orban gave what has come to be known as his “illiberal democracy" speech before an ethnic Hungarian audi- ence in Baile Tusnad, Romania.! Several points in his remarks are worth noting: ¢ Orban urged his listeners to no longer regard the 1989 triumph over communism as the reference p

lead you into as much trouble this quickly. Even in 1989-90, those countries were the exception and not the rule. Think Ukraine, Belarus, Yugoslavia, Romania, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and of course Russia itself. More people live in countries where the 1989-90 revolutionary wave failed to establi

know that demagogues and aspiring despots can use the language and even the mechanisms of democracy to build personal dictatorships (Napoleon IlI and Hugo Chavez, for example). We know that popular opinion is sometimes more nationalistic than elite opinion and that gains for democracy do not always lead to mor