What the US Can Learn from the Old World | Balázs Orbán | INTERNATIONAL | Rubin Report
The Rubin Report
Emma Dog Productions
4.6 • 14.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2023
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Political Director Balázs Orbán about what the U.S. can learn from Hungary and the Old World; what voters want; why sovereignty is so vital for a government to function effectively; why a national identity is so crucial for bringing citizens together; the rise of nationalism; and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, Belagio, it's good to see you again. |
| 0:09.0 | Hello, good to see you. |
| 0:10.0 | I think last time I saw you in Florida was about a year ago and you welcomed me to Budapest. |
| 0:14.8 | You said, come on over to Hungary and here we are. |
| 0:18.4 | Thank you very much for visiting us. |
| 0:20.4 | I hope you enjoyed the weather. |
| 0:21.4 | Well, I mean the weather is incredible. |
| 0:24.4 | The view obviously from up here is incredible. |
| 0:27.0 | People will probably hear a little construction in the background. |
| 0:30.0 | We are sitting right across now from the old red cross building which is under construction. |
| 0:35.0 | And I thought that would be a nice way to start the interview because there is a lot of construction going on here. |
| 0:39.0 | I mean this is an old city that is to me feeling a bit like a new city. |
| 0:44.0 | So there's something interesting going on here. |
| 0:46.0 | Yes, I would add two things. |
| 0:49.0 | One is that it's a construction is always a sign of the kind of new success. |
| 0:53.0 | So in general if you have construction sites all over you probably you don't like them for a short period of time. |
| 1:03.0 | But for a longer period of time it shows the economic strengths of the country. |
| 1:09.0 | And I'm happy to see that here in Budapest is an old around Hungary, something is doing. |
| 1:14.0 | And the other part is the reconstruction of the so-called Budapest Castle Hill. |
| 1:21.0 | And which was actually demolished in the second word word. |
| 1:26.0 | It was bombed by the Russians and then before it was used as a military operation by the Nazis. |
| 1:34.0 | And then the Hungarian communists who obviously occupied the country they also did some serious damage. |
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