The US would already have been in recession if it wasn't pumping hundreds of billions into the hugely unprofitable AI bubble.

This recent blockade at Hormuz is another move to pump the US economy, since the US produces a lot of oil, and is also selling at the very high market rate.

That regular people are paying for it is just annoying details.

But I hear nothing of the other guy

If you read the article, you would hear some things about the other guy. Half the article was about him.

To recap:

• center-right instead of authoritarian-right

• European/NATO/EU-aligned instead of Russian-aligned

• Still anti-immigrant

• Probably not pro-LGBT+, but seems to be a lot less anti-LGBT+ than Orban -- Doesn't show up for Pride events, but also doesn't demonize LGBT+ people in every speech like Orban did.

• No ties to Israel or Russia.

• Promises to prosecute members of the Orban regime who enriched themselves at taxpayer expense.

A mixed bag, certainly. Could be better ... but could also be worse. The important thing is that he'll -- hopefully -- restore fair democracy in the country, undoing Orban's corruption of the election process and giving others a fair chance at winning in the next election. So, hopefully, the next election could bring in somebody even better.

Everything I read about him, to me, reads as a controlled opposition / "alternative" and things will mostly be business as usual for him, with the caveat that his party is staunchly anti-government corruption, although I have seen anti-corruption gut perfectly good government offices and programs (looking at you DOGE and MUSKYBOI)

I don't share the elation of everyone else, but I am also not Hungarian, my hopes and thoughts are with them.