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Definition of democracy

שו”תCategory: generalDefinition of democracy
asked 1 year ago

The current model in Hungary is that there are elections but no freedom of expression (ban on free journalism and freedom of expression in academia), Viktor Orbán’s insane corruption, and all sorts of other problematic things. Do you think it’s still possible to call a country like Hungary a democracy? And I think that’s a bit related to the debate over judicial reform, whether democracy is just majority rule or also checks and balances and protection of individual rights.


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מיכי Staff answered 1 year ago
This is not the place for lectures on democracy. In short, the question is irrelevant because it is a matter of terminology. The question is what is okay and what is not, not why it is called democracy. Beyond that, I suggest you don’t form an opinion about Hungary from what you read and hear in the media. The connection to reality is pretty tenuous, and most of it is propaganda and agenda. The debate we have about reform is also unrelated to definitions of democracy. Everyone here is in favor of democracy, and the current model also suffers from quite a few flaws that require correction.

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ההוא גברא replied 1 year ago

As it seems to me that Orban has shut down the free media, this is a fact and not interpretation and agendas. All European countries have already warned that Hungarian democracy is collapsing.

מיכי Staff replied 1 year ago

I do not take any such article as fact. Here is an example of another description: <a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.israelhayom.co.il/magazine/hashavua/article/13667170%3famp=1&quot; rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.israelhayom.co.il/magazine/hashavua/article/13667170%3famp=1</a&gt;

מיכי Staff replied 1 year ago

As we know, Israel is no longer a democracy, and apartheid and genocide are taking place here in Gaza.

ההוא גברא replied 1 year ago

A. There is no reference in the entire article to the fact that he closed the media, and to his corruption. B. I am afraid that the rabbi is touching on the matter, after all a Hungarian citizen who was issued citizenship by the ” Hungarians ” office (and that is what I thought about their citizenship too)

מיכי Staff replied 1 year ago

You probably read another article. But if you enjoy letting yourself get washed away, who am I to stop you? I think we're done.

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