Survivor of foreign 'autocracy' outlines 'key lesson' Democrats need to fight back

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Scheiring wrote that Orbán deployed populist "software" and "hardware" that paved the way for his far-right power grab, and alerted readers to watch for certain things that Trump will borrow from Orbán in the coming years.
47% : In describing the "software of autocracy," Scheiring noted that the Hungarian leader exploited a "folksy outsider" label allowing him to pose as a populist hero of the working class, and noted that Trump has done the same on multiple occasions - like donning an apron and working the drive-thru window at a McDonalds restaurant.
37% : In an essay for Politico, former Hungarian MP Gábor Scheiring noted that there are numerous similarities between Orbán and Trump.
34% : Orbán and Trump also share an intense anti-immigrant platform, and demonize immigrants as a means of dividing and conquering the working class while simultaneously playing on racist and xenophobic sentiment.
13% : While Trump is almost 80 years old and is prevented from seeking a third term due to the 22nd Amendment, Scheiring warned that Trump copying his Hungarian counterpart could lead to MAGA cementing power for decades.
5% : READ MORE: 'Betrayal': Trump hosts 'Russian puppet' Viktor Orbán as Biden hosts NATO leadersAnother critical piece of "software" is "economic nationalism," with both Orbán and Trump combining cultural grievance politics with palpable frustration among their nation's working-class voters about economic insecurity.

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