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cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/32712724

Hungary launched an anti-EU campaign featuring Zelenskyy and EU leaders, vetoes Ukraine military aid, blocks declarations, and spreads disinformation about Ukrainian migrants.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/04/20/eu-considers-stripping-hungary-of-voting-rights-over-ukraine-obstruction/


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[–] underreacting@literature.cafe 13 points 1 year ago (12 children)

What's the point of voting if one vote can completely invalidate the massive majoritys vote?

[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago (11 children)

If thats how it works, thats how it works

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Then that is also the reply to your question.

[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It looks like theyre supposed to have a right to vote whatever they understand that they should vote. The fact that they are banned when they do so seems contradictory

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It does not, considering the suspension of voting rights is a process every member has agreed to existing.

A member state who goes rogue, who acts in the interest of foreign nations and not in the interest of the collective can, should and must have its voting rights suspended. The protection and continued existence of the union takes precedence over any individual nation's voting rights.

There is no contradiction here. Suspending voting rights exists explicitly because there is no right to vote for whatever you want.

[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There is no contradiction here. Suspending voting rights exists explicitly because there is no right to vote for whatever you want.

Whats even the point of voting then?

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago

To see what the majority of voters want, not pander to one or two of them only.

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To arrive at a mutual consensus. That's what the point of voting has always been.

Suspending a malicious actor's voting rights does not violate this. In fact, it is required to do so. See the paradox of tolerance which goes into some more detail.

[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Liberals and this joke again. Your lack of historycal basics shows

[–] Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)
[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only a fascist supports nazi regimes such as Hungary. Thank you for outing yourself.

[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Your incapacity to read is worth of note. Not in a single word i did support Hungary (who are not nazis afaik, but i may be wrong. Nazis are more like Azov in Ukraine, or Israel), the point in debate was the voting system. Not even the content of what was being voted was discussed

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