“The beggar at the table really has no bargaining chips other than what the real players have gifted (or loaned) him. “
This is the mentality of an Empire, and shows the real relationship between supposedly equal member states and the Hegemon.
Of course this is how Globohomo Washington treats its own Imperial dependents, and the resentments are building there as well.
Especially as the military protection looks shaky, and the high-handed impudence from lgbt, diversity worship, energy sanctions, to the Nordstream bombing is all liabilities.
No, its the mentality of any human political-economic system.
It persists until actual power relations shift, forcing a change in the expression of power. The Hungary-EU power relations arent anywhere close to a shift.
The US problem is the ongoing failure of the US leadership subculture to understand the power of their rivals. Having such misunderstandings is how conflicts arise. They are resolved in various ways.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-tqxx2VrpI&pp=ygURY2FybWFnbm9sZSBseXJpY3M%3D