❗ Let’s protest together against Ukrainian blackmail! ❗
Keeping the Druzhba oil pipeline closed at the same time as the outbreak of the Iranian war is a double crime. We can already see what is happening in Germany, where fuel prices immediately skyrocketed.
👉 This is exactly what the Ukrainians want to happen here as well. Zelenskyy has been maintaining this oil blockade for more than a month, putting the energy security of every Hungarian family at risk.
If you’ve had enough of this too, then come this Friday at 4 p.m. in front of the Ukrainian Embassy, and let’s stand up together for our country!
❌ Hungary cannot be blackmailed!
Anyone who has had enough of the Ukrainians constantly blackmailing us — now, for example, by not supplying crude oil — should be there this Friday at 4 p.m. in front of the Ukrainian Embassy. With our presence we can say that we have had enough of Ukraine trying to pressure Hungary in every possible way.
Enough is enough — let’s stand up and let as many people as possible make their voices heard.
🎭 Propaganda and Influence Techniques in Alexandra’s Message
The text is a classic political mobilization message. It combines several propaganda and rhetorical techniques in order to provoke outrage, fear, and a sense of urgency to act among readers.
The ultimate goal is to mobilize political support and encourage people to appear at a public protest, based on a simple narrative:
➡️ Ukraine = a blackmailing enemy
➡️ Hungary = a defensive victim
Below are the most important techniques used in the message.
1️⃣ Creating an Enemy Image
Excerpt
“Ukrainian blackmail”
“Ukraine is blackmailing Hungary”
Technique
👉 Enemy image construction / demonization
Goal
To place an external actor clearly in a negative role.
Effect
Readers may form a simplified conclusion:
➡️ “Ukraine is the cause of the problem.”
This reduces the possibility of a nuanced understanding of complex situations.
2️⃣ Fear Appeal Related to Energy Security
Excerpt
“it threatens the energy security of every Hungarian family”
Technique
👉 Fear appeal
Goal
To present energy supply as an existential threat.
Effect
Readers may perceive the political issue as:
➡️ “If this continues → the country is in danger.”
3️⃣ Oversimplified Cause-and-Effect Explanation
Excerpt
“We can see what is happening in Germany, where fuel prices immediately skyrocketed.”
Technique
👉 Oversimplification / false causal relationship
Goal
To reduce complex energy and oil market processes to a single cause.
Effect
Readers may believe:
➡️ “The Ukrainian blockade → automatically causes high fuel prices.”
In reality, fuel prices are influenced by many factors (oil markets, refinery capacity, taxes, logistics, etc.).
4️⃣ Narrative of National Unity
Excerpt
“let us stand together for our country”
Technique
👉 Patriotic mobilization
Goal
To frame a political position as a patriotic duty.
Effect
Readers may interpret the situation as:
➡️ “If you agree → you are patriotic”
➡️ “If you disagree → you stand with the other side.”
5️⃣ Moral Outrage Framing
Excerpt
“a double crime”
Technique
👉 Moral framing
Goal
To present a political decision as a moral wrongdoing rather than a policy dispute.
Effect
Readers may perceive the issue as:
➡️ justice vs. injustice.
6️⃣ Direct Mobilization
Excerpt
“come on Friday at 4 PM to the Ukrainian embassy”
Technique
👉 Political mobilization / call to action
Goal
To transform online anger into real-world political demonstration.
Effect
The emotional tension created in the text is directed toward concrete action.
7️⃣ Repetition (One of the Core Principles of Propaganda)
Excerpt
The word “blackmail” appears repeatedly.
Technique
👉 Repetition
Goal
To anchor the key message in the reader’s mind.
Effect
Due to repetition, the core message becomes automatic:
➡️ “Ukraine is blackmailing Hungary.”
📊 The Overall Narrative Structure
The message follows a simple three-step propaganda structure:
1️⃣ Threat
“Ukraine is blackmailing Hungary.”
2️⃣ Dramatic escalation of danger
“Energy security is at risk, fuel prices will skyrocket.”
3️⃣ Call to action
“Let’s go protest.”
✅ Summary
The message is a classic political mobilization propaganda that:
- constructs an enemy image
- generates fear
- simplifies complex causes
- frames the issue in patriotic terms
- and ultimately calls people to a demonstration.