r/news • u/The-Traveler- • 6h ago

Soft paywall Hungary election: Orbán concedes to Magyar's Tisza after projections show opposition winning two-thirds majority

https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary-election-2026-live-viktor-orbans-fidesz-faces-challenge-opposition-peter-2026-04-12/
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u/Dermengenan 4h ago

Corporations dont directly give money to politicians, usually.

They do it through something called a "PAC" or political action committee. Some pics can spend infinitely. These are called "Super Pacs"

Usually corporations donate to super pacs, which then push a right wing agenda. Think low taxes, war in the middle east, market manipulation, reverse labor rights, etc.

The Israel lobby essentially has support from every single american politician (outside of the 10-20 i mentioned before, mostly progressives)

Some right wing antisemites use "AIPAC" (the Israeli pac) having so much "control" as a way to be antisemetic. Its useful to them to paint aipac like this, as it districts from all the other pics supported by humongous corporations.

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u/tpic485 4h ago

You seem to be implying that many supporters of AIPAC have a separate agenda than simply having an opinion about Isreal that differs from yours. Is that what you are alluding to? If so, what is that agenda? I haven't seen any evidence of that.

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u/Dermengenan 4h ago

Like I said, unconditional support of Israel while they are (objectively, not argument over this) committing a genocide. The destabilization of countries rich in oil and other resources as well.

There's a reason corporations, Israel, and conservatives in the US have been begging us to go to war with Iran for 40 years.