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Should we invite the IMF back to Hungary? Absolutely not!

For more than a decade, the Brussels financial elite has had the same problem with us: we tax their banks and corporations, and we spend that money on Hungarians. That’s how we decided in the 2010s, and that’s how we would decide today as well.

Now the Tisza-affiliated economist couple, László Kéri and Mária Zita Petschnig, have said that Péter Magyar should bring the IMF back if he comes to power.

We want no part of that! As long as we remain in government, we will spend Hungarians’ money on Hungarians.

That’s why Fidesz is the safe choice.

“Hello sir, interested in some IMF?” You look like an IMF banker. Need something? I take offense at that. I’m glad we finally managed to show the IMF the door in the early 2010s. From cutting pensions to abolishing the bank tax and channeling money to banks, everything was on the table that did not serve Hungary’s interests — not at that price.

What was the problem with them? The problem was that they were interested in making a lot of money off us Hungarians. We had enough of that and said: Hungarians’ money should stay with Hungarians. So they could leave — they shouldn’t profit from us.

This has continued to irritate the Brussels financial elite ever since. And now the first Tisza figures, László Kéri and his wife, Mária Zita Petschnig, have openly said that this would be a great opportunity for Péter Magyar — if he came to power, he should definitely invite the IMF back.

Well, not a chance. We fought against exactly that, and we don’t want it. We don’t want foreign banks and multinationals to squeeze as much money out of us as possible. We want that money to remain in Hungary. And as long as we stay in government, the IMF will have no business here.

🔴 1️⃣ “They Would Bring Back the IMF” – Threat Framing

International Monetary Fund

Technique: fear framing + activation of past trauma

In Hungary, the name IMF is associated with the 2008–2010 period (austerity measures, bailout package, strict conditions).

👉 The text does not prove that:

  • there are official IMF negotiations
  • there is a formal IMF request
  • there is a concrete program

Instead, it presents a possible future as if it were an established fact.

This is the classic formula:

“If they come to power → the IMF comes → austerity follows.”

Without evidence.

🔴 2️⃣ “Brussels Financial Elite” – Enemy Symbol

European Union

Technique: abstract enemy + conflation

“Brussels” + “IMF” + “banks” + “multinationals” → merged into one homogeneous enemy.

❌ No institutionally demonstrated connection
❌ No specific decision-maker
❌ No document

👉 But emotionally, a clear image forms:
“Foreign actors want to exploit us.”

This is identity politics, not economic analysis.

🔴 3️⃣ Personal Humiliation – “You Look Like an IMF Banker”

Technique: character devaluation + visual insinuation

“You look like an IMF banker.”

This is not an argument.
It is social suspicion framed as mockery.

👉 The underlying message:
Anyone expressing a different professional opinion must represent “foreign interests.”

This closely resembles what you previously described as visual scapegoating.

🔴 4️⃣ “They Wanted to Make Money Off Us” – Oversimplification

The IMF in reality is:

  • a lending institution
  • providing loans under conditionality
  • requiring financial stabilization programs

But the narrative reduces this to:

“They wanted to make money off you.”

This moralizes a macroeconomic debate.

It does not discuss:

  • what the actual conditions were
  • what Hungary’s fiscal situation was at the time
  • what happened in 2008

Instead, it transforms a complex financial situation into a simple good-versus-evil story.

🔴 5️⃣ “We Spend Hungarians’ Money on Hungarians”

Technique: patriotic closure + false dilemma

Only two options remain:

  • IMF → foreign interests
  • Fidesz → national interests

❌ No alternative economic strategy
❌ No nuance
❌ No data

This is a pure binary campaign framework.

🎯 Structure of the Entire Narrative

  1. It recalls a past fear (IMF).
  2. It connects it to a current political opponent.
  3. It creates an enemy symbol (“Brussels financial elite”).
  4. It elevates an economic debate to a moral battlefield.
  5. It closes with patriotic reassurance to stabilize the emotional response.