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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGo Hungary (most estimate 100,000 people):
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Hungary banned anything that âpromotes homosexuality,â which means Pride.
— valentine (@dozygay.bsky.social) 2025-06-28T16:03:14.416Z
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. ð³ï¸âðð³ï¸ââ§ï¸
Lovie777
(23,747 posts)returnee
(980 posts)I hoped there would be resistance but this is unbelievable. World, take note.
msongs
(74,202 posts)Not sure if you have been to any of the recent protests, such as No Kings. But I have gone to all of the protests since Trump was elected, and I can assure you, people are not just rolling over. Quite the opposite.
Harker
(18,162 posts)1WorldHope
(2,158 posts)I don't think the average American is outraged yet. Sometimes I feel like the average American thinks my outage is a little over the top. Take away the Internets, then they will be in the streets like Hungary.
Just my opinion.
Harker
(18,162 posts)1WorldHope
(2,158 posts)Harker
(18,162 posts)....but pretty much every Republican in elected office, at the state and federal level?
Including the judges? Sheriffs? Election officials?
And the Supreme Court?
At this point, I'm operating on the assumption that no presidential election will be held in the US in 2028, and that any Democratic gains next year will be ignored or declared "fraudulent" somehow.
tavernier
(14,510 posts)There were literally millions and millions of us in the streets that day in this country.
Trueblue Texan
(4,612 posts)Participation in protest have been inspiring, so no. We are not caving. We are just getting started .
Crowman2009
(3,600 posts)Who are not people BTW, no matter how much the sellout opus dei portion of SCOTUS says they are.
I'm pretty sure all the pride parades are going on as usual without the likes of Target and all the rest of spineless corporate America.
Skittles
(172,892 posts)yes INDEED
AllaN01Bear
(29,805 posts)orangecrush
(31,172 posts)Ohioboy
(3,894 posts)This is encouraging!
totodeinhere
(13,688 posts)His party could lose their majority in the Parliament in the next election which is coming soon. It is seen as a very close election right now.
et tu
(2,387 posts)let's hope not.
Crowman2009
(3,600 posts)What are Grindr, Bumble and various coke dealers going to do about the loss of customers?
LoisB
(13,488 posts)Wild blueberry
(8,375 posts)Thank you.
Norbert
(7,853 posts)I hope Orban's time is short .
slightlv
(7,946 posts)to be our next president in name only.
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Ars Longa
(579 posts)The population of Hungary is 9.6M people.
500k is 5% of the population. And i assume there were
protesters in other towns- so maybe more like 6% (?)
Anyways, I think we were in the 2% range for No Kings.
So we have a ways to go-- Hopefully we can aspire to this!
Evolve Dammit
(21,818 posts)AloeVera
(4,418 posts)
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