TJ Walker argues that those in power can temporarily control media narratives, but persistent feelings of poverty and a rigged system will eventually erode credibility. Hungary shows that building an authoritarian system is possible but ultimately unsustainable because reality surfaces.
You can control the media for a while. You can rewrite the rules. You can reward your friends and punish your enemies. But you can't indefinitely hide reality. If people feel poor, if the system feels rigged, if the same insiders keep winning, eventually the brand stops working. And here's why this matters beyond Hungary. Because it shows something important. It's not impossible to build an authoritarian-style system in the modern world. Ultimise.
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