Talking about the corruption of Orbán’s government, Magyar said, “They look down on and exploit the Hungarian people, stun and divide them, and turn them against each other. In the meantime, they laugh arrogantly in our faces.”

Sound familiar?

“Those who cheat on their own nation should end up in the dustbin of history,” Magyar told the determined crowd standing in the rain. “Our time has come.”

And what time is it in America? I’m hearing from more and more people who are joining the Tesla protests against Elon Musk and his so-called DOGE cuts around the country. That included more than 80 demonstrations on Saturday at Tesla dealerships around the country, part of a “Tesla Takedown” movement that urges owners and investors to “sell your Teslas, dump your stock, join the picket lines.” One of my good friends, who used to love his Tesla car, sold it last week because he couldn’t stand being connected in any way to Musk.

The opposition is making a difference: The electric vehicle company’s stock has fallen by half since mid-December and about 30 percent in the last month since the demonstrations began. If the downward spiral continues, Musk may eventually decide he’s had enough of the public’s rejection.