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Zelenskyy and Brussels have put Hungary in their crosshairs, while we have taken Hungary into our hearts.

The Ukrainians want to bleed Hungarians dry with an oil blockade, their spies have infiltrated the Tisza Party, and Péter Magyar is being pulled by the strings of pro-war leaders in Brussels and foreign multinational corporations.

Meanwhile, Tisza supporters fail to recognize that Ukrainian and Brussels-backed plans would cause severe damage to every Hungarian, and instead they join this blind hatred.

Without cheap Russian energy, every Hungarian household would lose half a million forints per year just on utility costs, fuel would cost over 1,000 forints, massive inflation would follow, and tens of thousands of jobs would disappear.

Hungary is in danger; we are living in an age of crises and wars. At such times, we must choose a leader who is strong, experienced, and stands up for Hungarians—even when his children and grandchildren are put in the crosshairs.

On April 12, let us unite against war and hatred!

Let us stand for Hungary’s peace and security!

Fidesz is the safe choice!

🧠 Quick overview

👉 Main narrative:

“ Hungary = under attack ”
“ Enemy = Volodymyr Zelenskyy + Brussels + Tisza + multinationals ”
“ We = protection, security ”
“ Election = life-or-death decision ”

👉 Hidden formula:

fear + conspiracy + economic panic + heroic leader
→ “everything will collapse, only we can save you”

👉 Why is this ‘flailing’ (kapálózás)?

➡️ too many claims at once
➡️ extreme wording (“bleed out,” “crosshairs,” “their spies”)
➡️ chained narrative without evidence
➡️ mixture of panic + mobilization

🔍 Influence techniques (in bullet points)

1️⃣ Total threat framing (fear overload)

👉 Example:
“Hungary has been put in the crosshairs,” “bleed out,” “is in danger”

👉 Technique:

  • stacking extreme threats on top of each other
  • no concrete evidence

👉 Goal:
👉 trigger immediate fear

👉 Effect:
👉 rational thinking shuts down

2️⃣ Conspiracy chaining

👉 Example:
“Ukrainians + Brussels + multinationals + Tisza + Péter Magyar”

👉 Technique:

  • merging multiple actors into a single “hidden force”
  • unproven connections

👉 Goal:
👉 push all opponents into one camp

👉 Effect:
👉 feeling that “everyone is against us”

3️⃣ Enemy construction (enemy framing)

👉 Example:
“their spies have infiltrated,” “they are being controlled like puppets”

👉 Technique:

  • political opponent = foreign agent
  • dehumanizing language

👉 Goal:
👉 don’t see a debate partner → see a threat

👉 Effect:
👉 emotional rejection

4️⃣ Economic fear framing

👉 Example:
“every household would lose 500,000 HUF,” “fuel would be over 1000 HUF”

👉 Technique:

  • specific numbers → illusion of credibility
  • extreme negative future scenario

👉 Goal:
👉 personal fear (wallet impact)

👉 Effect:
👉 “I can’t risk this”

5️⃣ False causality

👉 Example:
“without Russian energy → collapse”

👉 Technique:

  • oversimplified economic model
  • ignoring alternatives

👉 Goal:
👉 present themselves as the only solution

👉 Effect:
👉 narrowed thinking

6️⃣ Moral binary framing

👉 Example:
“war and hatred vs. peace and security”

👉 Technique:

  • moral dichotomy
  • own side = good

👉 Goal:
👉 moralize the election

👉 Effect:
👉 “if you don’t choose them → you’re on the wrong side”

7️⃣ Strong leader framing

👉 Example:
“a leader who stands firm even if his children are targeted”

👉 Technique:

  • leader = victim + hero
  • personalization

👉 Goal:
👉 emotional attachment to the leader

👉 Effect:
👉 increased loyalty

8️⃣ False dilemma

👉 Example:
“Fidesz = security” (implicit: others = danger)

👉 Technique:

  • reducing reality to two options

👉 Goal:
👉 eliminate alternatives

👉 Effect:
👉 binary thinking

⚠️ Why is this specifically “flailing”?

This is no longer “simple propaganda,” but overloaded defensive communication:

🔴 1. Too many enemies at once

  • Zelenskyy
  • Brussels
  • multinationals
  • Tisza
    → sign of a fragmented narrative

🔴 2. Over-the-top language

  • “bleed out”
  • “crosshairs”
  • “spies”

→ panic communication

🔴 3. All layers at once

  • geopolitics
  • economy
  • personal threat
  • morality

→ not focused → but chaotic

🔴 4. Defense + attack mixed

  • “we protect you”
  • “they attack”
  • “vote for us”

→ classic late-campaign tension

🧩 Summary

👉 This text:

  • does not build a stable narrative
  • instead stacks fear → forces fast decision-making

👉 The essence of “flailing” here:

➡️ too many claims
➡️ too many enemies
➡️ exaggerated stakes
➡️ emotional overload

→ “not a controlled message, but panic-driven mobilization”