Today, I'm remembering a post I wrote in 2014. After Peter Magyar's defeat of Viktor Orban in Hungay's parliamentary election Sunday, I'm thinking once again of Pete Seeger's reminders to those who think there's no hope for the human race. In Larry Long's rendition of Seeger's "Well May The World Go," Seeger asks pessimists if they would have predicted the peaceful fall of the Berlin Wall, the way in which President Richard Nixon had to resign, or South African President Nelson Mandela's release from prison. Seeger then reminds them that if they couldn't predict those things not to be confident they can predict there's no hope.
Congratulations to all Hungarian residents yearning for a true democracy. Here's hoping the anti-authoritarian ripples spread sufficiently to America.
