https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-4-2023
"Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, a staunch supporter of
Russian president Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine, last week awarded
the First Degree of the Order of Glory and Honor from the Russian Orthodox
Church to Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán.
Orbán has dismantled Hungary’s liberal democratic government in favor of what
he calls “illiberal” or “Christian” democracy that rejects LGBTQ and women’s
rights, claiming that the equality valued by liberal democracies undermines
traditional virtue. Kirill called out for praise Orbán’s “great attention to
the preservation of Christian values in society and the strengthening of the
institution of family and marriage.”
This award makes explicit the link between the Putin regime, which has been
committing war crimes against Ukraine’s people, and Orbán, who is such a hero
to America’s right wing that the Conservative Political Action Conference has
twice gathered in Hungary, most recently just last month. Orbán has called for
Trump’s reelection.
The common thread among these groups is a rejection of democracy, with its
emphasis on equality before the law, and the embrace of a hierarchical world in
which some people are better than others and have the right to rule."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
