"Suffice it to say, the councils did not last long. Eventually the Soviets decided things had gone too far; Nagy was removed, a second invasion by Russian tanks overcame the insurgency, and Kádár returned the country to one-party rule,"
That always ends like that, unfortunately - either the spontaneous uprising breaks down into vicious factional infighting or someone sees an opportunity to move in because the uprising isn't well enough organized to defend itself. Usually both.
"I don’t know when the next revolution in Hungary will come and if it will inspire the same feelings in the West, but I don’t think Orbán’s regime will last forever."
Germany (and 'the West') are effectively propping it up (echoes of Horthy), and the Russians are set to police it. I hear tell EU has a commitment to democracy though.
"So, here’s to the next insurrection of the workers in Hungary."
"Suffice it to say, the councils did not last long. Eventually the Soviets decided things had gone too far; Nagy was removed, a second invasion by Russian tanks overcame the insurgency, and Kádár returned the country to one-party rule,"
That always ends like that, unfortunately - either the spontaneous uprising breaks down into vicious factional infighting or someone sees an opportunity to move in because the uprising isn't well enough organized to defend itself. Usually both.
"I don’t know when the next revolution in Hungary will come and if it will inspire the same feelings in the West, but I don’t think Orbán’s regime will last forever."
Germany (and 'the West') are effectively propping it up (echoes of Horthy), and the Russians are set to police it. I hear tell EU has a commitment to democracy though.
"So, here’s to the next insurrection of the workers in Hungary."
Nothing to lose there, might as well.
elm
wonder what the poles will do then