Neither Trump’s nor Putin’s pet came out as president from the elections, but there is little doubt that one day Romania will follow its neighbors into the lure of mobster governance. Until then, investors, ideologues, and influencers are prepping up for one more round of selling out their country.

“Why shouldn’t we fill our bellies with all sorts of different foods instead of eating the same meal over and over again? We don’t want crumbs. It is our right to refuse. I’d rather go hungry than eat what I’m forced to. If I starve, let it be by choice: I am a survivor, not a victim.”

Liberal democracy has three strategies for dealing with fascist tendencies: integration, exclusion, and repression. None of them work on the AfD anymore—and in the US, MAGA is picking up speed. Read our editorial to Reader 3 to find out why liberal anti-fascism is running out of options.