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The Ukrainians are threatening Hungary again — this time they want to bleed our country dry economically.
They have launched multiple attacks against the TurkStream gas pipeline in Russia after also refusing to reopen the Druzhba oil pipeline toward Hungary. Incredible.
All this because we are not willing to pay for their war, and we do not want them to join the EU either.
And Péter Magyar is colluding with the very same Zelensky who keeps trying to blackmail Hungary and Orbán Viktor personally.
As long as there is a national government, we will not give in to blackmail, we will keep energy prices low, and we will preserve peace. That is also why Fidesz is the only safe choice!
The Ukrainians want to bleed the Hungarian people dry economically. Ukraine has launched multiple attacks against critical infrastructure elements of the TurkStream gas pipeline. Quite simply because we are not willing to finance and support their war. Because what is happening now? They have already cut off the oil, they are no longer allowing the Russian gas destined for us to pass through, and now the latest news says that the Russian section of TurkStream is also under attack. So this is the Zelensky government that, surrounded by Brussels, wants Péter Magyar to become Hungary’s prime minister. And they want this precisely because they rightly believe that as long as we are in government, we will not give in to Ukrainian blackmail and Ukrainian demands, we will not give up utility cost reductions, and we will not send weapons or money to finance Ukraine’s war. Péter Magyar, on the other hand, would obviously open the way to all of this, would send money to Ukraine as well — our money — and would cut us off from cheap Russian energy.
Sure. This text is almost textbook propaganda: fear-mongering, enemy construction, scapegoating, and in the end a party-political conclusion. On top of that, it repeatedly blurs the line between verified facts, disputed claims, and campaign conclusions.
Briefly about the reality:
There is indeed a Hungarian–Ukrainian dispute around the shutdown of the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline. However, the current situation is linked to damage that occurred in January, which the Ukrainian side says was caused by a Russian attack. Zelensky also said last week that technically the pipeline could be restarted in roughly a month and a half. Meanwhile, reports about attacks on Russian facilities connected to TurkStream have mainly come from Russian/Gazprom sources, and Gazprom claimed the attacks were repelled.
In other words, the campaign message turns this complex situation into a finished narrative: “Ukraine is deliberately trying to economically bleed Hungary dry.”
The main structure of the message:
crisis → external enemy → internal traitor → savior leader → “the only safe choice”.
Propaganda analysis
1. Construction of an existential threat (crisis framing)
Excerpt:
“they want to economically bleed our country dry”,
“critical infrastructure”,
“they shut it off”,
“they won’t allow it through”.
Technique:
The issue is not framed as an energy market dispute or wartime infrastructure problem, but as a national survival issue.
Goal:
Prevent the reader from weighing the facts and instead trigger a sense of danger.
Effect:
The audience may feel that this is no longer diplomacy or energy policy but a direct attack on the livelihood of Hungarians.
2. Attribution of intent without evidence (intent attribution)
Excerpt:
“Simply because we are not willing to finance and support their war.”
Technique:
The text presents Ukraine’s supposed motivation as an established fact.
Goal:
Push every event into a single moral frame: Ukraine is acting out of revenge.
Effect:
Readers stop asking what actually happened and instead accept that “they are deliberately punishing us.”
3. Oversimplification of cause and effect (false cause)
Excerpt:
“they already shut off the oil… they no longer allow Russian gas to reach us… now they are attacking TurkStream as well.”
Technique:
Several separate and complex issues are presented as one linear action plan.
Goal:
Create the impression of a coordinated siege.
Effect:
The reader imagines a single Ukrainian operation against Hungary, even though in reality the situation involves a mixture of technical, military, political, and communication factors.
4. External enemy + internal agent narrative
(enemy framing + internal traitor framing)
Excerpt:
“Surrounded by Brussels, they want Péter Magyar to become Hungary’s prime minister.”
Technique:
Foreign actors and domestic opponents are merged into a single political bloc.
Goal:
Present the opposition not as a legitimate alternative but as agents of foreign interests.
Effect:
In the voter’s mind the opponent becomes not a rival but a threat.
5. Scapegoating through energy prices (scapegoating)
Excerpt:
“we will not give up the utility price cuts”.
Technique:
Energy prices are framed not as an economic or market issue but as part of an identity struggle.
Goal:
Pre-assign blame for possible price increases to Ukraine, Brussels, and the opposition.
Effect:
If economic uncertainty grows, the audience already has a ready-made culprit.
6. False exclusivity (false dilemma)
Excerpt:
“Fidesz is the only safe choice.”
Technique:
The political landscape is reduced to two options:
Fidesz = security
everyone else = chaos / war / higher prices.
Goal:
Close down critical thinking.
Effect:
The election appears not as a comparison of programs but as a survival decision.
7. Total division between “us” and “them” (tribal polarization)
Excerpt:
“we will not…”,
“they want…”,
“they are blackmailing…”
Technique:
Strong tribal language.
Goal:
Create emotional identification with the speaker’s political camp.
Effect:
Political judgment is replaced by loyalty reflex.
8. Presenting speculation as fact (speculative certainty)
Excerpt:
“Péter Magyar would obviously open the door to all this and send money to Ukraine…”
Technique:
A hypothetical political assumption about the future is presented as a certainty.
Goal:
Discredit the opponent in advance.
Effect:
The audience forms a negative political profile without evidence.
What is the most manipulative element?
Not the criticism of Ukraine itself.
The manipulation lies in the fact that the text:
- turns every event into a single hostile Ukrainian plan,
- reduces a complex energy-policy situation to campaign slogans,
- portrays domestic opponents as agents of foreign powers,
- and then uses all of this to deliver a clear electoral instruction.
This is not analysis, but a fear-based mobilization message.
In one sentence:
The post uses the uncertainty surrounding war and energy security to portray Ukraine as an enemy, the opposition as collaborators, and Fidesz as the only possible savior.