One resident, an older man with a mustache, was concerned about Hungary undermining the rule of law in the EU, in particular. He jabbed a table with his downturned index finger as he called for an end to corruption within the European Union institutions. Another man, this one younger and with a Social Democrat badge pinned to his sweater,  stood up and called on the EU to do more to rein in the social media giants he said were blighting young lives. 

As the meeting attendees prepared to head out in the April rain, local voter Betty Dederding, a retired railway worker, ran through…