Sure, if he was just one random person. But because he's a fascist dictator, he's extremely popular on the Right. CPAC invited him to speak. Tucker Carlson, who was the most popular pundit in America, did a show from Hungary so he could promote Orbán's politics.
And that's the thing about the Right. They claim to be for "small government," but then throw their support behind authoritarians over and over. CdnFox knows this, which is why he refused to answer the question about Orbán being fascist. He doesn't want to admit that a dictator is one of the darlings of the Right even in America.
And by the way, Giorgia Meloni is another fascist who also spoke at CPAC. Her win in Italy was celebrated by Republicans. Meanwhile, Trump can't stop talking about how America should have "quick trials" like in China, as he remains the most popular conservative in America. Oh, and don't forget that he tried to overthrow democracy like three years ago.
Seriously, I can go on and on and on with how obviously authoritarian the Right is. It's undeniable at this point.
Yes, I think reactionary authoritarianism is bad. I see nothing positive there.
Probably because the conservatives weren't as detached from reality back then. Conservative politics were always bad, but conservatives used to still live in reality. I can list plenty of bad things about Mitt Romney and John McCain, but they didn't lie so much that they were living in an alternate universe. Because Trump is a pathological liar, he forced the entire GOP to abandon the real world.
Although, I do think the GOP was starting to become radicalized even before Trump. A lot of Republicans blocked Obama on anything he wanted to do.