COVID-19 and authoritarianism

Meanwhile, in Hungary:


https://hungarianspectrum.org/2020/03/21/translation-of-draft-law-on-protecting-against-the-coronavirus/

It’s a “draft law” but it will be law, in any shape and form Orbán desires (Fidesz has absolute majority in parliament, voting is basically just a formality). I alternate between feeling like crying, and sinking into a deep sense of apathy. In a sort of disconnected way, it’s amazing to see the deep-rooted cynicism and amorality in this.

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Sorry, folks. I was trying to move posts while someone else was doing the same thing and Discourse shit the bed as a result. Conversation continues here: