Cutting the VAT on firewood from 27% to 5% — that’s the bait. Of course, this is the new deception, pushed everywhere by the Tisza supporters. The usual left-wing talk: we’ve been hearing for 16 years that cutting VAT will solve everything. Traders swallow it immediately anyway. That ship has sailed.
There is already a well-functioning social firewood program in place. Through local governments, the state provides assistance with no upper limit: anyone who is in need and has difficulty obtaining firewood should apply at their municipality and will definitely receive help.
🎯 Core Function (the real objective)
The issue is not the price of firewood, and not the interests of those in need. The real goals are:
discrediting the Tisza party / the opposition,
diverting attention from the real question (why firewood is expensive),
positioning the government as the savior.
👉 The conclusion is pre-decided and not open to debate:
“VAT reduction is a lie; the government has already solved the problem.”
1️⃣ “This is just bait” – frame closure
🔹 Technique: pre-emptive delegitimization 🔹 What it does: Before anyone can argue for VAT reduction, intent is assigned to it:
not a policy proposal → “deception”,
not an alternative → “left-wing nonsense”.
💥 Effect: The audience doesn’t think — it rejects reflexively.
2️⃣ “Merchants will absorb it” – evidence-free generalization
🔹 Technique: absolute claim (categorical statement) 🔹 What it does: A complex market issue is reduced to a slogan:
no data,
no examples,
no price monitoring,
no competition authority.
Just one sentence that closes the debate.
3️⃣ “We’ve been hearing this for 16 years” – fatigue by repetition
🔹 Technique: repetition fatigue 🔹 What it does: It suggests:
“we already know everything”,
“there is nothing new here”,
“anyone raising this now is either stupid or malicious”.
💥 Effect: The new political actor is framed not as new, but as the “old left”.
4️⃣ Social firewood program – topic shifting
🔹 Technique: false alternative 🔹 What it does: It conflates two different things:
price policy (affects everyone),
social aid (only for those deemed needy).
👉 As if it were saying:
“If it’s expensive, then be poor and ask for help.”
This is not a solution — it is conditional charity.
5️⃣ “Unlimited support” – unverifiable promise
🔹 Technique: unverifiable claim 🔹 What it does:
no budget line,
no guaranteed entitlement,
no legal remedy,
full dependence on municipalities.
💥 Effect: The system sounds good, but cannot be held accountable.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos — where Donald Trump also invited Viktor Orbán to establish a Peace Council — Trump confronted Europe with the fact that it is undermining itself through mass migration and a misguided energy policy.
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At the Davos World Economic Forum, where he also invited Viktor Orbán to found a Peace Council, Trump stated that Europe is cutting the ground out from under itself by allowing mass migration to proceed unchecked and by pursuing a failed energy policy.
Europe, as a collection of different countries, is becoming increasingly difficult to even imagine as a coherent entity.
So what is Davos, and why does it matter? Check it out on my chat channel.
Let’s bet that Magyar Péter won’t be there tomorrow in the European Parliament for the no-confidence vote against Ursula von der Leyen, because he would have to take a clear stand: either reject the European People’s Party’s pro-war, pro-migration policies that are crippling Hungarian farmers, or stay on the Brussels path under Manfred Weber’s wing.
Tomorrow they vote on Ursula von der Leyen’s fate! What will the TISZA politicians do?
Anyone who can only rant about the January utility price cap should not take the government’s support—pay the full amount! Thank you 😉
Hey Tisza supporters, hey DK supporters, I have my usual request: if all you can do is rant about the January utility price caps just announced by the prime minister, then don’t use the government’s support—pay the full amount. Thanks!
🔍 New Interpretive Layer – The Hidden Contradiction
What makes this narrative especially cynical is that the 27% VAT was introduced and maintained by the very same political camp that is now pretending to protect people from its consequences.
They took the money first, for years, without hesitation. Now they act surprised that people are struggling — and frame the hardship as an attitude problem.
🧨 The Bonus Illusion vs. Reality
Just days ago, government-aligned media loudly promoted the message that:
“Everyone will receive bonuses.”
Then reality intervenes:
people cannot afford to heat their homes for a few cold days,
basic survival costs exceed disposable income,
emergency aid replaces predictable affordability.
And instead of accountability, the response is moral scolding:
“No complaining, no grumbling.”
This is not governance. This is gaslighting.
🧠 Psychological Reversal: From Responsibility to Blame
The structure is always the same:
1️⃣ Extract resources aggressively (27% VAT, high prices). 2️⃣ Normalize hardship (“this is how it is”). 3️⃣ Perform generosity through selective aid. 4️⃣ Blame citizens for expressing frustration.
The problem is never policy — the problem is always people’s tone.
🎭 Bonus vs. Firewood: The Core Exposure
The contradiction is stark:
If people truly had “bonuses”,
if households were genuinely financially secure,
then emergency firewood programs would not be necessary.
The existence of such programs is not proof of care — it is proof of systemic failure.
🧱 “No Grumbling” – Authoritarian Subtext
When a government message includes variations of:
“Don’t complain.”
what it actually means is:
suffering is acceptable,
questioning is disloyal,
silence is expected gratitude.
That is not social policy. That is power discipline.
⚠️ Final Insight
This story is no longer about VAT, firewood, or aid programs.
It is about a system that:
creates vulnerability,
monetizes it,
then demands gratitude for partial relief.
👉 The real scandal is not “grumbling”. The real scandal is that people are cold in a country that claims economic success.
❗ Even one third of Tisza supporters see the situation very clearly — we welcome them to Fidesz! And we welcome the others as well, because under Viktor Orbán’s policies, even those who do not vote for us benefit. 🧡 That is why Fidesz is the safe choice!
Even one third of Tisza supporters themselves believe they would be worse off if the Tisza leadership came to power. Why do you think that is? Because they also see what is really happening and what the so-called Tisza “experts” are saying.
That one third is right — we welcome them to Fidesz, and we hope that the other half of Tisza supporters will also reconsider and realize that Viktor Orbán is the true safe bet, even for those who did not vote for him.
Kulcsszereplők: – Orbán Viktor – Fidesz – TISZA Párt
🎯 Alapfunkció (valódi cél)
A szöveg nem programról, nem kormányzati teljesítményről és nem vitaképes érvekről szól, hanem:
átcsábítási narratíváról („várjuk őket a Fideszbe”),
pszichológiai nyomásgyakorlásról („még a tiszások harmada is…”),
morális fölény demonstrálásáról („a biztos választás”),
vezető-mítosz építésről (Orbán mint mindenki számára jó).
👉 A konklúzió előre adott: Fidesz = biztonság / minden más = kockázat.
1️⃣ „A tiszások harmada már látja” – hamis konszenzus
🔹 Technika:false consensus + social proof 🔹 Mi történik? Konkrét adat, kutatás, forrás nélkül hivatkozik egy „harmadra”, hogy az állítást többségi bölcsességnek állítsa be. 🔹 Hatás: A bizonytalan szavazó azt érzi: „ha mások is így gondolják, én se maradjak ki.”
2️⃣ „Orbán politikájával az is jól jár, aki nem ránk szavaz” – paternalista ígéret
🔹 Technika:benevolent authority framing 🔹 Mi a trükk? A vezető mindenki felett álló, jóságos gondoskodóként jelenik meg, miközben a politikai felelősség és elszámoltathatóság eltűnik. 🔹 Rejtett üzenet: „Nem számít a döntésed – mi akkor is jobban tudjuk.”
3️⃣ „Várjuk őket a Fideszben” – felszámolt pluralizmus
🔹 Technika:absorption strategy 🔹 Mit csinál? Az ellenfél nem legitim alternatíva, hanem „félreértett, visszaterelhető tömeg”. 🔹 Hatás: Az ellenzéki identitás leértékelése, politikai önállóság megkérdőjelezése.
4️⃣ „A biztos választás” – kockázatkerülésre játszás
🔹 Technika:loss aversion framing 🔹 Miért működik? Nem azt mondja, mit nyersz – azt sugallja, mit veszítesz, ha mást választasz. 🔹 Üzenet: A változás veszélyes, a status quo az egyetlen „felelős” út.
🧠 Összkép
Ez egy klasszikus kampány-előpozicionáló beszéd, amely:
nem vitázik, hanem pszichológiai döntési teret zár le,
nem bizonyít, hanem érzésekkel és identitással dolgozik,
nem kér támogatást, hanem „természetes végkimenetelként” állítja be a Fideszt.
📌 Lényeg: A szöveg nem a TISZA Párt gyengeségeiről szól, hanem arról, hogy a bizonytalan szavazó ne merjen mást választani.
It is outrageous that even this long after the first snowfall, many roadways, sidewalks, and bike paths are still covered with snow or ice. Snow removal and de-icing are the responsibility of the Metropolitan Municipality, yet it has still failed to fulfill this duty.
👉 I agree with the gentleman at the Lázárinfo event who voiced his frustration: something must be done so people don’t have to dodge snowbanks and so fewer people slip on icy roads. We are still waiting for Karácsony Gergely to take action!
Saying that what Karácsony Gergely couldn’t solve, he would do with Fidesz. Why wasn’t the snow cleared from the bike path—and why did a civilian have to do it, who happens to be me? So first of all, thank you to everyone who helped with snow removal over the past weeks. And to defend Norra on this point: she didn’t just shovel snow symbolically—she took part seriously in the snow clearing. As did many others, even though this is the city’s responsibility.
And this brings us to the core issue. What the gentleman was talking about—the condition of the bike paths and roadways even now, so long after the first major snowfall—is, in my view, truly outrageous. Not many people know this, but during snowfall it is the responsibility of the Metropolitan Municipality to clear snow and ensure de-icing on the roads. This responsibility applies even in areas where the underlying road is otherwise maintained by a district. In the event of snowfall, this duty falls on the Metropolitan Municipality.
I fully share the frustration the gentleman expressed: that 17–18 days after the snowfall, we still have to navigate large snowbanks in Budapest, or can’t cycle because the roads are so heavily iced over. I think this situation is untenable.
Key figure: Szentkirályi Alexandra Target: Karácsony Gergely Political background: Fidesz
🎯 Core Function (real objective)
The text is not a public-service analysis and not a legal or professional overview of snow-removal responsibilities. Instead, it serves to:
shift political responsibility (every problem = the city leadership),
stir anger (“outrageous,” “untenable situation”),
demonstrate moral superiority (“we/I would get it done”),
pre-position a campaign message (“what Karácsony couldn’t solve, we will”).
👉 The conclusion is pre-set, not reached at the end: Karácsony is incompetent → Fidesz will fix it.
1️⃣ Appropriation of frustration (“I’m outraged too”)
🔹 Technique: emotional mirroring 🔹 What it does: Turns civilian dissatisfaction into political loyalty:
“I agree with the gentleman’s frustration.”
➡️ It doesn’t offer solutions; it offers emotional alignment, then draws a political conclusion from it.
2️⃣ False simplification – one culprit, one responsible actor
🔹 Technique: scapegoating + oversimplification 🔹 What it does: Erases reality, including:
extreme weather conditions,
resource constraints,
practical conflicts in district–city task sharing.
👉 Everything is pinned on one person and one institution.
3️⃣ Hero narrative: “I cleaned it as a civilian”
🔹 Technique: moral superiority framing 🔹 What it does: The politician appears as a “civilian” who was “forced” to act.
➡️ Hidden messages:
“If I can do it, why can’t the city?”
“Those who don’t do it are incompetent.”
This is not help; it’s a communication performance.
4️⃣ Thank the civilians—then take the story back from them
🔹 Technique: credit hijacking 🔹 What it does: Seemingly acknowledges volunteers, then flips the narrative into a political weapon:
“This is the city’s responsibility.”
➡️ Civil solidarity becomes evidence against the municipal government.
5️⃣ Time framing as shock effect (“even after 17–18 days”)
🔹 Technique: numerical shock framing 🔹 What it does: The number of days is not context; it’s an indictment. No comparisons, no data from other cities, no sense of proportion.
➡️ The number is an emotional blow, not information.
🔚 Summary – what’s actually happening?
This text:
does not offer solutions,
does not seek cooperation,
does not open a professional debate,
but is classic delegitimizing opposition propaganda—ironically from the governing side:
problem → personal anger → political promise.
🎯 Final message: “It’s fine if not everything works—as long as we know whom to hate for it.”
If you want, I can also produce a short, punchy English version or a voice-over script optimized for video.
Huge announcement ❗ January – utility price cap The government will take over the cost of excess energy consumption in January from families! 👏
They just forget to mention that the Hungarian people have been so financially drained that many can’t even afford to pay the supposedly cheapest price for a single month—partly or in installments—while they keep selling the story that everyone here is wealthy.
Kövér László (born December 29, 1959, in Pápa) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician, and one of the founding members of Fidesz in 1988. He has been a Member of Parliament continuously since 1990 and has served as Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly since 2010, making him one of the longest-serving parliamentary speakers in Europe.
He briefly acted as interim President of Hungary in 2012 and again in 2024, following the resignations of Schmitt Pál and Novák Katalin, until a new president was elected.
Politically, Kövér is considered one of the most ideologically hardline figures within Fidesz. He is widely described as Viktor Orbán’s closest political ally and enforcer—often referred to as Orbán’s “right hand”. While Orbán sets the strategic direction, Kövér is known for strictly enforcing party discipline, shaping parliamentary norms, and defending the government’s illiberal political vision.
He represents the national-conservative, anti-liberal core of the Fidesz system and is a frequent critic of liberal democracy, civil society organizations, and the European Union’s political institutions.
According to Hungary’s Influence Barometer (2020), Kövér László was ranked as the 14th most influential person in the country, reflecting his behind-the-scenes power rather than public popularity.
Pintér Bence is the new mayor, who is being continuously attacked by former Fidesz mayors and other Fidesz figures. Despite this, Pintér Bence stands his ground against the attacks, and he is right in every respect. This is exactly the mentality of the Fidesz–Orbán camp: wherever they lose power, they do not try to cooperate but instead attack, undermine, and attempt to delegitimize the new leadership. This pattern is the same across the entire country.
And now he shamelessly stands up here and starts blaming Fidesz for what you failed to do: to work for this city, so that we, the representatives and the people of Győr, would not end up in a situation where you, through legal obstruction, prevent us from burying our dead. And that is what this is about. Yes.
You not only failed to work, but you even did wrong what you didn’t do. You are completely unfit.
Even what you didn’t do, you did wrong.
Exactly. Even that. You are completely unfit to lead the city, so what we are seeing here now is your own parody.
Péter Boncsorovski and the Fidesz faction are spreading fear, saying that only prayer can resolve the issue of cemetery operation in the city of Győr. From January, eight cemeteries in Győr and one in Abda will be closed, because Bence Pintér failed—through negligence—to initiate the process that would ensure the operation and maintenance of the cemeteries. We, the Fidesz–KDNP faction, are praying that the procedure will be successful.
Mr. Mayor, Honorable General Assembly, unfortunately I must say that what I presented to the press yesterday, and what I informed the public about on my social media pages—along with Representative Borsi—are facts. Nine cemeteries may close from January. This is where the negligent and careless behavior of Bence Pintér and the chief clerk, János Kálván, has led us. Let us discuss this issue based on facts.
Indeed, the 15-year cemetery operation contract will expire on January 1, 2026. Under this contract, Győr’s cemeteries were operated for an annual fee of 140 million forints. That was the municipal subsidy in 2025. Under the Cemetery Act, this contract cannot be extended, and under public procurement law, the service must be put out to tender.
On September 5, the municipal office requested indicative price offers, including from Győr-Szol, and based on these, on October 30 we had to announce a tender with an annual gross framework of 520 million forints, which was approved by the Administrative and Financial Committee. This is a massive increase—more than three and a half times the previous amount.
We are therefore setting strict accounting conditions to ensure that the winning company actually spends Győr residents’ money on cemetery operation and maintenance, and that any remaining funds at year-end are returned to the budget.
What happens if the public procurement fails? A financial agreement proposal and draft have been prepared for this contingency, allowing us to continue financing Győr-Szol’s public services, cemetery operation, and funeral services.
You have been leading the city for more than 440 days. Your negligence and indifference have led directly to a situation where, from January 1, there will be no one to open the cemeteries, no one to ensure that Győr residents—or anyone arriving in Győr—can even enter them.
This is not fearmongering. This is not lying. This is not obstruction. And it is not incitement. These are simple, plain facts, and information about your faulty governance. I regret that we have reached this point. Győr deserves better than you.
The basic premise of public procurement is that we cannot know in advance who will operate our cemeteries, and whether the market will solve this task. But I have good news: a financial agreement has been completed, thanks to which cemeteries will open after January 1, and funerals can take place in the city of Győr.
Stop what you are doing. This is not a game. This is a matter of dignity. It concerns deaths, and whether we can provide proper final respect to the people of Győr. Stop frightening the citizens of Győr. You do this locally, and you do it nationally. This city is fed up with it—and so is this country.
Mr. Deputy Mayor, soon that half-learned theatrical role you are playing here will no longer be enough. You may have invented a financial agreement, but it is far from certain that it will work. This is once again your own brainchild, and there is no guarantee that it represents an appropriate solution.
This, in itself, is tragic. Győr was a prosperous city for decades. Now we have reached a point where we don’t know what will happen in less than two weeks. Why? Because you did not start this work process. We are partners in everything, but while we, as the assembly, can provide tools and make decisions, you are the ones who must do the work.
Yes, that is exactly the problem—you are not doing the work. Why does the councillor responsible for city operations not do his job? If he does not, then criticize his work as well. We expect such contributions from the Fidesz faction, because it is the councillor’s duty to signal problems in time.
But your own councillor failed to signal this issue—neither to you nor to us. We will solve the problem, as always. And you say that you give us tools? No—you have been taking tools away from us continuously since September 24 of last year. You take tools away, you don’t give them. Everyone in this city knows under what conditions we are working, amid constant obstruction. You narrowed our basic operational framework, took away our tools, and then criticized us according to the usual, tired script.
Roland Fodor has the floor.
Thank you. Mr. Mayor, Honorable Assembly. Listening to you, one is confronted with the marriage of inexperience and arrogance.
Why is the councillor responsible for city operations, Jenő Szabó, not speaking on this issue? Why does he receive his salary if not to help Győr organize effective city operations? Councillor, please tell us what you believe the solution is to Péter Boncsorovski’s fears. Is praying really enough—or should you maybe work as well?
And once again, someone shamelessly stands up here and blames Fidesz for what you failed to do: to work for this city, so that we do not end up in a situation where, through legal obstruction, we cannot bury our dead. That is what this is about. Yes, Mr. Deputy Mayor.
Representative, my late father taught me—and I often say—that whoever shouts has no truth on their side. And what I see is that you come here to shout and provoke every single time. There seems to be a quota for how much one must shout at a general assembly—I don’t know whether you set it yourself or someone set it for you. You always fulfill it, then go home.
I ask you to refrain from this tone and from potentially offensive remarks toward others. You are crossing the line. Thank you.
A procedural motion by Zsolt Borkai. Let’s hope. Please calm down a little, Representative.
Mr. Mayor, I believe everyone has their own style. It is not your role to lecture me about that. I come here and do what my representative mandate allows: I formulate criticism—and I will continue to do so, including against you and the deputy mayor. If that bothers you, then that is your problem. I do not believe this belongs to the category of procedural motions.
I would like to note that my task is to preserve the dignity of the deliberation, and you have crossed that boundary multiple times. As usual, what happens is this: you support things, you pocket the money, but you don’t ask for the work to be done. Then the representative pockets the money and comes here to shout. That is what you have brought to the table in recent months.
Péter Hajtó, procedural motion.
Mr. Mayor, I believe every representative works. Please do not insult us. Thank you.
You not only failed to work, but you even did wrong what you didn’t do. You are completely unfit.
You even did wrong what you didn’t do.
Exactly. Even that. You are completely unfit to lead the city. What we are seeing here is your own parody. This entire situation has not been turned into a parody by us—but by you.
