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Isn't authoritarianims a threat to Wetsern values?Reader comment on item: Hungary: Not "Submitting to Islam" Submitted by Boris, Aug 19, 2018 at 08:35 Unlike many dieheart supporters of Orban, you acknowledge the validity of criticisms of Orban's authoritarian tendencies but don't seem to be too troubled by these. Don't you see these as a big threat to the values of western civilization, such as democracy and the rule of law? Doesn't he show a striking similarity with Erdogan, only with Christian leanings?
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