What I learned about Viktor Orbán on a road trip with my dad | John Domokos

Travelling through Hungary, we found an anxiety about identity and place that liberals can’t ignore

Like many families, mine has been divided by politics in recent years. I am British; my dad has returned to his native Hungary. I work for the Guardian; he has become a supporter of Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán. It had become a festering sore. He loves talking politics, and resented the fact that he couldn’t discuss politics with me. I couldn’t talk about it, because I resented his politics.

So we decided to go on a road trip together. We’d spend seven days in a car, travelling across Hungary and its political spectrum to have it all out. What could possibly go wrong?

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2RmnNZH
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