The GOP appears to be aligning itself with Orban and quietly embracing the nationalism.

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7. This isn't mere appearance

The GOP is openly embracing the likes of Orban using the man's illiberal, nationalistic capture of Hungary as a model. The CPAC conference was held in Budapest where Orban, another demogogue, was swooned over.

The GOP and current crop of 'conservatives' are leaving nothing to speculation. They are out there banging the drum for a white, Christian national movement, gathering examples and allies around the world. Orban is a particularly beloved figure because he pretends to run a democratic state in Europe while espousing bigotry and touching all the universal themes of the Trumpists: gender, critical race theory, cancel culture, wokeness, censorship of right-wing ideology (hate) on social platforms.

This is where the Republicans want to go: the melding of state, corporate and church authority to whip the populace into compliance. Orban is the number one guy for mega-inspiration, and even he has said that the elections in 2024 (prefaced by 2022) will be critical in establishing the takeover.

The movement is real, threatening and gaining steam at an alarming rate.