It is incredible how all authoritarian/illiberal governments always end up stealing. It’s not about “Christianity” or “traditional values” or “the people” or “the nation”, ever. It’s about money. See: Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Venezuela, not to mention Russia, China etc https://t.co/rOg6rzCsCt— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) January 10, 2024