Katalin Cseh @katka_cseh@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
How about Russia?
Well, Orban had something offensive to say to everyone BUT Putin. He blamed the war on NATO, a new US President, a new German Chancellor -- practically anyone but the aggressor.
On V4 partners:
🇸🇰 & 🇨🇿 "do not take up conflicts with Brussels, but collecting good points ... tying their horses in a burning barn, good luck for that!"
Even 🇵🇱 got an earful. There, "the problem is with the heart," meaning Polish support for Ukraine is irrational & emotional.
According to Orbán, (Western European) countries where Europeans and non-Europeans mingle "are not nations anymore."
Then, some of the usual hits: "Brussels, supplemented by the Soros troops, simply wants to force immigrants on us."
Orban's hot take on the Eurozone North/South divide:
"The South shows no willingness to suddenly change their culture, so their debt levels are at 120-150-180 percent."
This is the hurtful & wrong lazy Southerner trope. I wonder how it flies with far-right allies in Italy/Spain
When talking about the energy crisis, Orban said--
"the EU wants everyone to reduce their gas consumption by 15 percent. I don't see how they can enforce it, but there is German know-how for this... From a long time ago, I mean."
Yes, that's a joke about gas and Nazi Germany.
Viktor Orban's race-mixing rant included a nasty insult against basically every EU ally. The absolute low point for HU diplomacy. But this language is toxic for the EU as a whole & it should be called out.
Some quotes, carefully left out from official English-language writeups:
Diversity strengthens, not weakens, the nation.
Thanks to @SkyNews & all other outlets for including another voice from Hungary when reporting about Orbán's rant on "race-mixing" in Europe.
https://news.sky.com/story/hungary-pm-viktor-orban-criticises-mixing-of-europeans-and-non-europeans-12658719
Hungary is so much more than the far-right lunacy it is increasingly known for.
Today, we marched with our fellow citizens to celebrate diversity & stand up for human rights. This is our country too. Happy #BudapestPride! ✨🏳️🌈
Speaking about Western Europe, Orban said countries where Europeans & non-Europeans mingle “can no longer be called nations”
Sincerely hoping EU leaders’ silence on this appalling racist outburst is just temporary
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/24/viktor-orban-against-race-mixing-europe-hungary
Hungary is so much more than the far-right lunacy it is increasingly known for.
Today, we marched with our fellow citizens to celebrate diversity & stand up for human rights. This is our country too. Happy #BudapestPride! ✨🏳️🌈
RT @AdamKinzinger: August 4, Dallas, CPAC is having this man as a speaker. Will potential candidates boycott CPAC? Or do they support pure race ideology? @GOPLeader or @HouseGOP
How does @mschlapp feel about this statement?
RT @andyroddick: CPAC chose to hold a conference in this company. Writing on the wall.
RT @jordanklepper: Get your CPAC tickets now!
RT @BillKristol: Orban is scheduled to be the opening speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on August 4 in Dallas. Will any of the American speakers--who'll include many GOP presidential candidates--say a word objecting to this, let alone withdraw from the conference?
Minden "kevert fajú" embernek Magyarországon, bármit is jelentsen ez az értelmetlen rasszista kirohanás:
lehet más a bőrszínetek, jöhettek Európából vagy azon túlról— közénk tartoztok, büszkék vagyunk rátok. A sokszínűség erősíti a nemzetet, nem gyengíti.
Orban carefully cultivates a more palatable image in Brussels/abroad👇
Many conservatives happily posing with him would never publicly endorse such far right extremist rants. So let’s lay it out, also for *their* voters to see who they’re enabling
RT @panyiszabolcs: Although Orbán’s spokesman was live tweeting this speech, for some reason he forgot to report on the PM’s rant about Hungarians not wanting to get mixed with other races…
@kajleers @markduursma Correct, but it’s still a crucial point. Orban carefully cultivates a more palatable image abroad & many parties supporting/enabling him (CDU/CSU, UK Conservatives, parts of GOP) would never publicly endorse such far right extremist rants. So let’s lay it out in the open.
“We [Hungarians] are not a mixed race, and we do not want to become a mixed race either”
This was Viktor Orban at Baile Tusnad just now, tearing into Western Europeans for “mixing with non-Europeans”
To all the Orban-fans out there: *this* is what you’re supporting
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Joined Apr 2022
