The Similarity of US and Polish Politics

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Poland and Hungary are not countries that have enjoyed any real experience of stable, prosperous, democratic rule over lifetimes. So I find the fact of a backlash not terribly surprising. But in the US, the open flouting of the fundamental norms of politics is quite extraordinary. And to me, quite shocking, such a complete betrayal of what is really the most basic democratic norm.

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