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Budapest Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Budapest Times
Gulyás: Hungary has always represented peace
Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister's Office, said Hungary is currently the representative of normality in Europe. Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister's Office, said Hungary has always represented peace, and 'we stood in support of peace during the Russia-Ukraine war even when European liberals and members of the US Democratic Party clearly stood in support of war'. Gulyás told CPAC Hungary that Hungary was currently the representative of normality in Europe. 'Actually, we are the centre, but in the Western world, they have been trying to push the centre, common sense, to the sidelines for several decades. It also required a betrayal by the Western European right, too,' he said. 'Change is needed, and there is currently a chance for it,' he said. 'The joining of forces that has developed thanks to CPAC since the foundation of the Patriots party alliance between conservative right-wing European parties and the US gives us a chance to return traditional European values to the focus of politics, also in Western government policies.'
Irish Post
4 days ago
- Politics
- Irish Post
'Peace, not war' - Bernie Sanders tells Cork on Irish visit
Irish Post commentator PETER KELLY went walkabout with former US presidential hopeful in Ireland's 'Second City' From Cork City Hall to Connolly Hall SIPTU union event with Lord Mayor Dan Boyle IT'S not every day that a US presidential hopeful is seen on walkabout in Ireland's second city. At the end of May Senator Bernie Sanders prompted many a second glance among Cork's residents as he strode through its small streets. The man who vied for the US Democratic Party's presidential nomination both in 2016 and 2020 was on an Irish visit to promote the benefits of union labour, its heritage and to encourage world peace. He gave speeches at union buildings in both Dublin then Cork, and was the keynote speaker at the capital's Tressell Festival, then to a sell-out public audience in the renowned Vicar Street Theatre near the Guinness Brewery. Senator Sanders with wife Dr Jane O'Meara Sanders beneath Shandon Bells Church The 83-year-old veteran US Senator was earlier afforded an audience with 84-year old Irish President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin in Phoenix Park. Their fond interaction went viral on social media and Mr Sanders signed the distinguished visitors book in what is known as the Irish White House. The Vermont native had met President Higgins in 2018 at Dublin's Dalkey Book Festival and this year was joined by his Irish-American wife, Dr Jane O'Meara Sanders. Sláinte! Celebrating labour union icon Mary 'Mother' Jones' legacy However, it was in Ireland's second city that Mr Sanders made the most memorable impression. From cordial fellow train passengers en route to Cork, to the city's lord mayor, TDs and the pro-union audience in its offices, it was a surreal sight seeing Bernie Sanders traverse the small city and streets of the inner city, as locals looked on bemused. The ironic apex of his visit was surely the butchers' shop-stop, where local union labour historians regaled him of tales of Mother Jones, the locally-born union activist who organised workers in the US in the late 1800s is celebrated. The sight of Senator Sanders in historic Cork lanes, behind the counter, flanked by carnivorous staff in aprons prompted his comment that "I've been to many openings and events, and let me tell you this, it's the first time ever that me and Jane have ever been to a butcher's shop,' he joked. 'Thank you, Cork.' Bernie Sanders arrives from Dublin at Cork's Kent Station With an Irish whiskey toast Sanders departed with well-worn wisdom for local Lee-siders, advice to honour long established Irish-American ties. "It's imperative" he said, "that we all stand together to remember our common humanity, and that all the children in the world have a right to live with food, with education, with security. And that we strive for a world of peace and not war." Peter Kelly See More: Cork, Senator Sanders, US Politics
Irish Independent
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
The US Democratic Party is in need of a rebuild. Their first problem is Bernie Sanders
Democrats are focused on winning the White House back from Trump As the US Democratic Party tries to rebuild following a series of devastating election defeats, they find themselves with a dilemma. His name is Bernie Sanders, and he's shouting himself hoarse on a stage in Pennsylvania. The Vermont senator, now 83 years old, refuses to go away — no matter how much party bosses might want him to.
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
People are bashing the Democrat's new logo, but a rebrand was necessary
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. It seems the US Democratic Party has a new logo, or at least a new profile pic on social media. The design is instantly familiar because a donkey icon has long been associated with the party, even if it's never been the Democrats' official logo, but the move is still stoking a bit of controversy. As the party organises its opposition to Donald Trump's presidency, was a new donkey logo really a priority? Some supporters are wondering. But for all the criticism, a new visual identity was needed, even if it isn't one of the best logos of all time. The apparent new Democrats logo is being mocked by Republicans for looking like a piñata and by some Democrats for seemingly giving the party a ratings drop from four stars in previous designs to just three (just like the Republicans' elephant). Some people are reading perhaps too much symbolism into the fact that donkey is now facing to the right rather than left, while other Democrats are unhappy the absence of the colour red. Blue is considered the colour of the Democrats, but some feel that losing the red is ceding the US flag to the Republicans. Others see the design as another example of trend towards the "oversimplification of logos". What's annoying Democrats most is that that the party would spent any time making a new logo at all. "The secret to reviving the democratic party: more donkeys," one person joked on X. Sure, a new logo might not seem the most urgent thing the Democrats should be putting effort into, but a party needs a visual identity – perhaps any visual identity – if it's to regroup and reorganise after an election defeat. As we've seen with the new Green Party logo in Canada, new political branding can provide fresh impetus for supporters to rally behind. But it's hard to get right. A completely new design for an established party that was founded almost 200 years ago would risk turning back on a legacy, alienating grassroots supporters and coming across as unfamiliar. Refreshing an existing icon is a safer bet. A donkey might not seem the most fearsome animal to take on the Republican's marauding elephant, but it is familiar, and it has more character than a letter 'D' in a circle, which is what the Democrats have been using as their official logo. And don't forget: donkeys can deliver a powerful kick. Strangely, the traditional icons of the Democrats' donkey and the Republicans' elephant seem to have been heavily inspired by the same cartoonist. And the animal mascots weren't exactly intended as compliments. The logo of the Democratic Party in some states is still a rooster, but the party's association with donkeys goes way back to Andrew Jackson, the seventh US president, who was dubbed a "jackass" by his enemies. Apparently, the Democrats liked the term's common-man implications. But it was Thomas Nast, a political cartoonist at Harper's Weekly from 1862 to 1886, who seems to have popularised the donkey as a representation of the party. Nast supported the Democrats himself, but he ridiculed both political parties in his wood engravings, which portrayed American politics as a chaotic menagerie, with an elephant for the Republicans and a donkey for the Democrats. It's strange that both parties ended up embracing these satirical representations. It's not clear if they didn't get the joke or just decided to co-opt the insults. For more of the week's branding news, see the new Audi billboards that show how to sell an electric car properly without having to resort to the White House lawn, and don't miss the debut appearance of the controversial Jaguar Type 00 at Paris Fashion Week. For fictional branding that's as effective as real-world examples, see our article on Severance prop design.
Asharq Al-Awsat
03-03-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Trump Downplays 'Worrying' over Putin Rapprochement
US President Donald Trump responded Sunday to criticism over his increasing closeness to Russia on Ukraine, saying the United States should worry "less" about Vladimir Putin. "We should spend less time worrying about Putin, and more time worrying about migrant rape gangs, drug lords, murderers, and people from mental institutions entering our Country - So that we don't end up like Europe!" Trump posted to his Truth Social platform Sunday night. Trump's stunning shift in approach to the war and Russia was on full display days earlier when he berated Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in front of reporters at the White House. The unprecedented public spat -- with Trump calling the Ukrainian leader "disrespectful" -- resulted in Zelensky leaving the White House without the anticipated signing of a pact on sharing mineral rights. Trump's growing closeness with Putin has rung alarm bells across Europe as well as among the US Democratic Party, who have raised national security concerns. "The White House has become an arm of the Kremlin," said Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, who has emerged as one of Trump's most outspoken critics. "It appears America is trying to align itself with dictators," he earlier told CNN. Trump's Republican party, meanwhile, has largely fallen in line behind him, with top officials suggesting Zelensky steps down to ensure a peace deal with Moscow. "We need a leader that can deal with us, eventually deal with the Russians, and end this war," National Security Advisor Mike Waltz told CNN on Sunday.
