❗ From this year on, every German young person between the ages of 17 and 45 must request permission from the state if they want to leave the country for an extended period. The main goal of the new military service law is to expand the army’s size from 180,000 to 260,000 in the near future.

And even after this, there are still those who claim that we are talking about non-existent threats. At a time when more and more countries are reintroducing compulsory military service, and defense ministers and politicians are speaking about an approaching major war.

🟠 One thing is certain: as long as the national government remains, we will protect Hungary’s peace and security! We will not allow ourselves to be dragged into a meaningless war, which is why Fidesz is the only safe choice!

Tia Szandra, have you heard about German young people not being allowed to leave their country without permission? In fact, I’ve also heard—though things might be getting mixed up in my head, since there is so much war preparation across Europe—that not only young people, but perhaps even men up to the age of 50 would need special permission if they want to go abroad for more than three months.

And after all this, can anyone still say that when we talk about Europe pushing itself into war hysteria, we are not telling the truth? Then one should read the foreign press and see what is happening in countries with pro-war leadership.

We still do not want either a pro-Ukraine or a pro-war leadership—this will also be decided on April 12, and Fidesz is the only safe choice.

👉 Why it came to your mind:

• a completely mind-bending, chaotic experience
• distorted reality, hallucinations
• that feeling of “what is real and what is not”

🧠 What’s happening in the text you quoted – why it feels similar

The text you brought creates the same effect as the film — just in politics:

👉 overload + fear + uncertainty

🔍 Quick breakdown

1️⃣ Fear-mongering (very strong)

• “they won’t be allowed to leave the country”
• “war preparations”
• “our sons will be taken”

➡️ This is the strongest trigger (family + freedom)

2️⃣ Information confusion (overload / mixing)

• “I heard something… maybe I’m mixing it up…”
• throwing around claims without specifics

➡️ Goal: you can’t verify → you just feel

3️⃣ False generalization

• “more and more countries”
• “Europe is in a war frenzy”

➡️ no concrete evidence → but it feels global

4️⃣ Forcing the solution

• “only Fidesz is the safe choice”

➡️ classic formula:
👉 fear → then “we will protect you”

⚠️ About the specific claim (Germany)

👉 There is no general rule that:

• people aged 17–45 cannot leave the country
• or that permission is required to travel

👉 What is real:

• several countries are strengthening their militaries
• there are debates about conscription

👉 What is not true like this:

• a mass travel restriction for civilians in Germany

🧠 Why it feels like “mental chaos”

Because this is what’s happening:

👉 real elements + exaggeration + invented details + emotion
= a completely distorted picture

Just like in the film:
👉 reality + hallucination blend together

The dream of the Brussels elite, including Manfred Weber, is for European Union soldiers to march into Ukraine and fight. But in reality, this would mean that member states would have to send money and soldiers into the war.

From the very beginning, we have stood firm in saying that we will not send money or weapons to Zelensky and his people, and we will not send our sons to the front! But for that, we need to make the right decision on April 12. Fidesz is the safe choice!

For EU-uniformed soldiers to march into Ukraine and fight—this is Mr. Weber’s dream. I could talk at length here about what kind of person would have such a dream. I think we have very different dreams here. But it’s worth pausing for a moment, because this is once again an astonishing example of deceptive, manipulative language—essentially a lie. Let’s look behind it.

Does the European Union have money? No, it doesn’t. The member states have money, which is collected from them—and that is what would be sent.

Does the European Union have an army? No, it doesn’t. The member states have armies, which would have to be assembled and then send their sons to war.

So the Prime Minister is right when he says that they always talk about what the EU should do because the leaders of countries do not dare to admit to their own voters and their own people: that I, as the German Chancellor, take responsibility for sending this amount of money—German taxpayers’ money—to Ukraine. And that I will send this many people—your sons, dear Germans, dear German parents, thousands or tens of thousands of them—to fight there.

🧠 What is actually happening in this message?

👉 Main narrative

• “Brussels wants war” ⚠️
• “The EU would send soldiers to Ukraine”
• “we will protect you from this”
• “→ therefore vote for us”

👉 Hidden formula:

fear + family (our sons) + sovereignty + election
→ “if you don’t vote for us → your child will be taken to war”

🔍 Manipulation techniques

1️⃣ Fear appeal (existential threat)

👉 Example:
“sending our sons to the front”

👉 Technique:

• highly personal, strongest trigger: child / family
• not abstract politics → but “YOUR son”

👉 Goal:
➡️ immediate emotional reaction (fear, defense)

👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t analyze → you want to protect

2️⃣ False simplification (false causality)

👉 Example:
“the EU would send soldiers” → “member states would send their sons”

👉 Technique:

• complex geopolitical issue → reduced to a single-step cause-effect
• no legal or political context

👉 Reality:

• the EU has no army of its own
• such decisions require member state political decisions
• it is not an automatic process

👉 Effect:
➡️ it feels like a direct, imminent threat

3️⃣ Enemy framing

👉 Example:
“Brussels elite”, “Weber’s dream”

👉 Technique:

• specific person + abstract enemy (“elite”)
• suggests intent: “they want this”

👉 Goal:
➡️ anger + distrust

👉 Effect:
➡️ not political debate → moral conflict (“they are bad”)

4️⃣ “We protect you” (protector framing)

👉 Example:
“we will not send our sons to the front”

👉 Technique:

• threat → immediate solution
• government = protector

👉 Goal:
➡️ create a sense of security

👉 Effect:
➡️ “only they can protect us”

5️⃣ False dilemma

👉 Message logic:

• either them → peace
• or others → war

👉 Technique:

• no middle ground
• political choice = life-or-death decision

👉 Effect:
➡️ forced choice

6️⃣ Repetition (core propaganda tool)

👉 Example:

• “EU soldiers”
• “they will send our sons”

👉 Technique:

• repeating the same imagery
• imprinting it

👉 Effect:
➡️ over time it feels like a fact
(illusory truth effect)

7️⃣ Moral outrage + character attack

👉 Example:
“what kind of person dreams of this?”

👉 Technique:

• attacks the person, not the argument

👉 Goal:
➡️ emotional rejection

👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t evaluate the claim

8️⃣ “People vs elite” narrative

👉 Example:
“they don’t dare to admit this to their own voters”

👉 Technique:

• leaders = dishonest
• “we” = honest

👉 Effect:
➡️ distrust toward all other actors

🧩 What is the strongest manipulation here?

👉 “they will send our sons to war”

This is:

• personal
• visual (you can imagine it)
• emotionally extreme

➡️ this carries the entire message

🧠 Why does it still work?

These messages don’t target facts, but:

• fear
• family instinct
• simple storytelling

And they mainly work on people who:

• don’t follow international politics closely
• seek security
• make decisions emotionally

⚖️ Quick reality check

• The EU does not have its own army
• Military involvement is decided by member states
• There is no concrete decision to “send EU troops”
• Ukraine is currently fighting a defensive war against Russia

🧠 Summary

This message is a classic:

👉 fear-based mobilization + protector narrative

It works through the formula:

“war is coming + your child is in danger + only we can protect you → vote for us”

A terrorist attack was thwarted near the Hungarian border!
This morning, powerful explosives and the devices needed to detonate them were found near the gas pipeline connecting Serbia and Hungary.

Whatever happens, we will protect our country’s peace and energy security. We will not allow anyone to influence or endanger the future of families, which is why Fidesz is the only safe choice!

Explosive material was found near the gas pipeline linking Hungary and Serbia. What do you think about this? It’s quite a frightening situation—this news and this information. It is reassuring that the Hungarian government had already strengthened protection around critical infrastructure, even militarily, weeks ago. But it also shows that there are still those who want to interfere in the Hungarian elections through our energy security. They want to break the free will of the Hungarian people and, in doing so, threaten low utility costs and affordable fuel and oil prices. On April 12, however, we will make sure this does not happen.

🧠 What is happening in this message?

👉 Main narrative

• “a terrorist attack was close” ⚠️
• “energy supply = a matter of survival”
• “external forces are interfering”
• “we will protect you”
• “→ therefore vote for us”

👉 Hidden formula:
fear + security + election
→ “if you don’t choose us → you will be in danger”

🔍 Influence techniques

1️⃣ Immediate shock and fear (shock framing)

👉 Excerpt:
“highly destructive explosives”
“a terrorist attack was thwarted”

👉 Technique:

• strong, dramatic wording at the beginning
• no detailed context (who, why, how)

👉 Goal:
➡️ trigger an immediate emotional reaction (fear)

👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t analyze → you react

2️⃣ Critical infrastructure = life or death (existential framing)

👉 Excerpt:
“gas pipeline”, “energy security”

👉 Technique:

• everyday thing (gas) → elevated to survival issue
• implicit message: “if this fails → serious consequences”

👉 Goal:
➡️ amplify the perceived threat

👉 Effect:
➡️ you overestimate the danger

3️⃣ Vague external enemy (enemy framing)

👉 Excerpt:
“there are those who want to interfere”

👉 Technique:

• no specific perpetrator
• no evidence, no names

👉 Goal:
➡️ create a flexible enemy image

👉 Effect:
➡️ uncertainty + distrust

4️⃣ Election = security (false dilemma)

👉 Excerpt:
“therefore only Fidesz is the safe choice”

👉 Technique:

• reduces options to two:
  • them = safety
  • others = danger

👉 Goal:
➡️ simplify decision-making

👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t decide based on programs or policies

5️⃣ “We will protect you” (protector framing)

👉 Excerpt:
“we will protect the peace of our country”

👉 Technique:

• government = protector
• citizens = passive, in need of protection

👉 Goal:
➡️ create dependency

👉 Effect:
➡️ “without them, we wouldn’t be safe”

6️⃣ Timing (timing manipulation)

👉 Excerpt:
“on April 12…”

👉 Technique:

• connects a current threat with an upcoming election

👉 Goal:
➡️ turn emotional response into voting behavior

👉 Effect:
➡️ you decide based on fear

7️⃣ False causality (false cause-effect)

👉 Implied logic:
“explosives were found → election interference → energy prices at risk”

👉 Problem:

• these links are not proven

👉 Effect:
➡️ a single event becomes a complete narrative

⚠️ About YOUR statement (important)

What you wrote:

• “they did it”
• “the Russians suggested it”
• “there is an official document”

👉 This can fall into the same trap as the propaganda:

• if there is no verifiable evidence, then:
  • it is also → an assumption / narrative
  • not a fact

👉 Key distinction:

✔️ “this may be propaganda” → analysis
❌ “they definitely did it” → unproven claim

🧾 Fact vs narrative

✔️ Possible fact:

• explosives were found (if confirmed by official sources)

❓ Not proven in the message:

• who placed them
• what the real intention was
• whether there was an actual attack plan
• whether it is connected to the election

👉 These are interpretations, not facts

🧠 Overall picture

This is a classic crisis + election propaganda pattern:

👉 event
→ amplification
→ enemy construction
→ promise of protection
→ voting direction

🎯 In short

This message:

• creates fear
• introduces a vague enemy
• offers a simple solution (“we will protect you”)
• and converts it into a voting choice

Easter shopping looks different everywhere—one could say that every household has its own traditions. In some families, choosing the perfect ham and buying fresh radishes, horseradish, and spring onions is a big shared activity, while in others, one person prefers to take care of everything alone.

However, there is something common everywhere: the price caps introduced by the national government help all of our wallets. Flour, butter, oil, milk, and the most popular meats are among the cheapest in Hungary compared to the rest of Europe today, ensuring that everyone can enjoy a good shared lunch or dinner.

At the same time, we must see that certain political forces would put an end to all of this in an instant. If we make the wrong decision next Sunday and the left comes to power, they would implement their plans, and we would see shocking totals on our Easter shopping receipts. After all, István Kapitány has openly said that there is no need for price caps, protected prices, or margin caps.

Next Sunday, we must choose between these two paths. If we stay on the Hungarian path, the safety of our country and the livelihood of Hungarian families will continue to come first. That is why Fidesz is the only safe choice!

👉 Main narrative:

• “we take care of you (cheap food)”
• “they would take it away (everything would become expensive)”
• “the election = your livelihood”

👉 Hidden formula:
everyday life + food + security + fear
→ “if you don’t vote for us → you will live worse”

🔍 Manipulation techniques

1️⃣ “Everyday idyll” (emotional entry point)

👉 Example:
“Easter shopping”, “ham, radish, horseradish”

👉 Technique:

• warm, family-oriented, everyday imagery
• starts in a completely non-political tone

👉 Goal:
➡️ lower your defenses
➡️ “this is just a nice, harmless post”

👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t question it → you become receptive

2️⃣ “We take care of you” (protector framing)

👉 Example:
“price caps help your wallet”
“cheaper than in Europe”

👉 Technique:

• government = protector
• simplifies complex economic realities

👉 Goal:
➡️ create a sense of security
➡️ build dependency (“without us, it would be worse”)

👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t see the system → “they are taking care of me”

3️⃣ Claims without evidence

👉 Example:
“one of the cheapest in Europe”

👉 Technique:

• no data, no sources
• presented as a fact

👉 Goal:
➡️ don’t verify it
➡️ accept it automatically

👉 Effect:
➡️ “it must be true”

4️⃣ Enemy framing + future threat

👉 Example:
“certain political forces would put an end to this”
“shocking prices”

👉 Technique:

• opponent = danger
• future = worse

👉 Goal:
➡️ trigger fear
➡️ drive emotional decision-making

👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t evaluate → you react defensively

5️⃣ “Proof” based on a single sentence

👉 Example:
“István Kapitány openly said…”

👉 Technique:

• cherry-picked statement
• no context

👉 Goal:
➡️ create an illusion of credibility
➡️ “we’re not saying it, he said it”

👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t check what was actually said

6️⃣ False dilemma

👉 Example:
“we must choose between two paths”

👉 Technique:

• only 2 options:
  • good (us)
  • bad (them)

👉 Reality:

• economics ≠ black and white

👉 Effect:
➡️ narrows your thinking

7️⃣ Fear + money (strongest trigger)

👉 Example:
“shocking amounts on your receipt”

👉 Technique:

• concrete, everyday fear
• food = basic necessity

👉 Goal:
➡️ immediate emotional reaction
➡️ “I can’t afford this”

👉 Effect:
➡️ rational thinking shuts down

8️⃣ Soft start → hard propaganda (the trap)

👉 Structure:

1. nice Easter story 🐣
2. “everything is good”
3. “but it’s in danger”
4. “vote for us”

👉 This is the classic:
➡️ soft → fear → action funnel

🎯 Overall picture (very important)

This post:

👉 does not inform
👉 does not explain
👉 does not debate

Instead, it:

👉 triggers emotions
👉 oversimplifies
👉 builds fear
👉 then offers a “solution”

💥 The strongest manipulation here

👉 food + family + money + holiday

This is a powerful combo because:

• basic need (food)
• emotional setting (Easter)
• financial fear
• political decision

→ this is no longer just messaging, but psychological pressure

⚠️ What you feel (and it’s valid)

That it makes you angry:

👉 is a completely logical reaction

because it:

• feels patronizing (“we feed you” vibe)
• oversimplifies (as if you were stupid)
• manipulates emotionally

🧾 In short

👉 This is not a “nice Easter post”
👉 This is a carefully packaged fear campaign

🐣 Political differences may come up around the Easter table, but we shouldn’t break off family or friendships because of them! 🪺
At the same time, it’s not worth treating the stakes of the election as taboo, since it will determine our future—not just for four years, but for much longer. On April 12, it will be decided whether development and peace will continue in the country.
🐰 Let’s be kind and gentle, but still have the courage to stand up for what we believe in!

In my opinion, we should be kind even in these moments, because when we make our decision on April 12, we are also voting about our families—about whether our livelihood will be secure, whether there will be tax exemptions, whether there will be 13th and 14th month pensions, whether there will be development, security, low utility costs, and low fuel prices.

I would advise everyone not to ruin friendships—especially not family relationships—just because we think differently about politics. At the same time, we should talk to each other kindly and gently, and listen to one another.

I would especially ask the older generation to talk with young people—with their children and grandchildren. Children and grandchildren know that their parents and grandparents have their best interests at heart, that they want what is good for them. And because of that, I hope they will listen to their opinions in this spirit.

So let’s be kind and gentle—not in a way that damages relationships—but still not avoid discussing the stakes of this election, even at the Easter table.

🧠 What is actually happening in this text?

👉 Main narrative:

“let’s be kind to each other” ❤️
BUT at the same time:
“the election = your family’s future + your money + your security”

👉 Hidden formula:
kindness + family + fear + political message
→ “talk → and influence at the same time”

🔍 Influence techniques

1️⃣ “Kindness” as an entry point (soft manipulation)

👉 Excerpt:
“let’s not break relationships”
“let’s talk kindly and gently”

👉 Technique:

• friendly, hard-to-attack message
• lowers defenses

👉 Goal:
➡️ make the listener open up
➡️ reduce critical thinking

👉 Effect:
➡️ “this is a normal, well-intentioned message” (while it’s not neutral)

2️⃣ Family as an emotional anchor

👉 Excerpt:
“we are voting about our family”
“children’s and grandchildren’s future”

👉 Technique:

• strongest emotional trigger: family

👉 Goal:
➡️ personalize politics
➡️ “not politics → but family”

👉 Effect:
➡️ emotional decision-making instead of rational thinking

3️⃣ Fear framing (packaged softly)

👉 Excerpt:

• “livelihood”
• “13th–14th month pension”
• “utility costs”
• “fuel prices”

👉 Technique:

• concrete, everyday issues
• framed as potential losses

👉 Goal:
➡️ “if you vote wrong → you will lose these”

👉 Effect:
➡️ sense of financial/security anxiety

4️⃣ False causality

👉 Excerpt:
“on April 12 it will be decided whether X will exist”

👉 Technique:

• complex economic systems → reduced to one election

👉 Reality:

• these do not depend on a single decision (economy, markets, EU, etc.)

👉 Effect:
➡️ oversimplified worldview
➡️ easier to manipulate

5️⃣ Generational pressure (social influence)

👉 Excerpt:
“older people should talk to the young”
“listen to grandparents”

👉 Technique:

• authority bias (older = wiser)
• encouraging influence within the family

👉 Goal:
➡️ spread political messaging inside families
➡️ “soft campaigning” at home

👉 Effect:
➡️ social pressure
➡️ harder to disagree

6️⃣ “We want what’s best for you” framing (protector framing)

👉 Excerpt:
“parents act in their children’s interest”

👉 Technique:

• own position = care and protection

👉 Goal:
➡️ if you disagree → are you against their wellbeing?

👉 Effect:
➡️ moral pressure

7️⃣ Double message (double bind)

👉 On the surface:
➡️ “don’t argue”

👉 In reality:
➡️ “BUT talk about it and persuade others”

👉 This is the classic:
👉 “avoid conflict – just agree with me”

🧠 Overall picture

👉 This is not a “peace message”
👉 but a very subtly packaged campaign message

Structure:

• Kindness → trust
• Family → emotion
• Money + security → fear
• Talk → spread the message

👉 In practice:
“bring the campaign to the Easter table”

🎯 In short

👉 This is a soft propaganda pattern:

• not aggressive
• not confrontational
• but still directive

👉 The strongest part:
➡️ it doesn’t feel like propaganda

Don’t let Hungarians be robbed!

The TISZA energy plan – which István Kapitány from Shell also spoke about openly – would not only abolish protected fuel prices and utility cost reductions, but would also impose a new energy tax on Hungarians! This would cost an average Hungarian family more than 1.8 million forints per year.

Let’s not risk our money and our security! Only a national government can preserve utility cost reductions and low fuel prices. That’s why on April 12, we should vote for Fidesz!

István Kapitány himself spoke about this in typical corporate language. The functioning of the state should be simplified, there should be far less intervention, far fewer special taxes, far fewer price caps—because, ladies and gentlemen, when someone interferes in the economy, it usually doesn’t turn out well.

Now let me translate this for you, because it’s no coincidence that these slick guys phrase things this way. They know exactly how to sing money out of people’s pockets so that we don’t even notice it—until one day we realize our pockets are empty and every forint has been taken.

What this plan would actually mean is that we would be cut off from Russian energy—gas, oil, everything. We wouldn’t even be able to import the fuel elements needed for the operation of the Paks nuclear power plant. And this would be a serious problem for us, measurable in the hundreds of thousands.

We could immediately say goodbye to utility cost reductions. This would mean that every Hungarian family would have to pay prices similar to those in the Czech Republic or Poland—not even Western Europe, but regional examples. There, the average annual utility cost is around 800,000 to 900,000–1,000,000 forints per family, while in Hungary it is about 250,000 per year on average.

So this would mean that the utility bills everyone pays now would immediately be multiplied by three or four.

1️⃣ Fear framing with money

👉 Excerpt:
“1.8 million HUF per year”
“3–4x utility costs”

👉 Technique:

• large, seemingly concrete numbers
• no calculation, no source
• presented as a future threat

👉 Goal:
➡️ trigger an immediate emotional reaction (“I can’t afford this”)

👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t verify it → you believe it

2️⃣ Enemy framing

👉 Excerpt:
“they will rob Hungarians”
“they will siphon money out of your pocket”

👉 Technique:

• the opponent is portrayed as intentionally harmful
• suggests deliberate intent (“they will take it on purpose”)

👉 Goal:
➡️ anger + distrust

👉 Effect:
➡️ not a political debate → a moral battle

3️⃣ “We protect you” (protector framing)

👉 Excerpt:
“Only the national government can preserve…”

👉 Technique:

• exclusivity (“only us”)
• government = protector

👉 Goal:
➡️ create dependency

👉 Effect:
➡️ “without them, things will get worse”

4️⃣ False causality

👉 Excerpt:
“disconnecting from Russian energy = 3–4x utility costs”

👉 Technique:

• oversimplified cause–effect chain
• completely ignores intermediate factors

👉 Reality:

• energy prices depend on many factors
• not determined by a single decision

👉 Effect:
➡️ complex issue → simplified fear

5️⃣ Manipulation of expert reference

👉 Excerpt:
“István Kapitány also said…”

👉 Technique:

• appeal to authority
• then “translate” (distort) it

👉 Goal:
➡️ create an illusion of credibility

👉 Effect:
➡️ “if an expert said it → it must be true”

6️⃣ “Translation” = reframing

👉 Excerpt:
“let me translate this for you…”

👉 Technique:

• reinterpret the original statement
• add a negative meaning

👉 Goal:
➡️ distort the opponent’s intent

👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t understand what was actually said

7️⃣ Distorted regional comparison

👉 Excerpt:
“Czech and Polish households pay 800k–1M”

👉 Technique:

• cherry-picked numbers
• no context

👉 Missing:

• income levels
• support systems
• consumption differences

👉 Effect:
➡️ “everywhere else is worse → here it’s good”

8️⃣ Repetition + shock numbers

👉 Key elements:

• “1.8 million”
• “3–4x”

👉 Technique:
illusory truth effect

👉 Effect:
➡️ over time it feels like a fact

🧾 Overall picture (short)

👉 Hidden formula:

fear + money + enemy framing + simplification + “we protect you”
→ “if you don’t vote for us, you will be financially ruined”

⚖️ What’s important to notice

• no concrete, verifiable calculation
• no alternative scenarios
• everything is framed as the worst-case outcome
• the opponent’s intentions are presented as facts, not assumptions