Are they ignorant, or are they lying?
My response to the primitive speech by Gergely Karácsony and Dávid Vitézy, with their ÁVH, Arrow Cross and SS comparisons.
It is Gergely Karácsony who is “ÁVH-ing” Fidesz representatives — the same Karácsony who was the favorite and prime-ministerial candidate of Klára Dobrev, granddaughter of Antal Apró who approved the reprisals after 1956, of Gyula Horn the “pufajkás,” and of Ferenc Gyurcsány, associated with the eye-shootings. Do I need to say anything more, Ildikó? Pitiful anti-communist rhetoric from a mayor who served the successors of the communists for twenty years.
And then Dávid Vitézy’s SS-officer comparisons. Surely during his frequent holidays from Los Angeles to Vienna he walks around with his eyes closed. Today, Jewish people live in the greatest safety in Budapest. Meanwhile, in cities of countries dominated by the kind of left-liberal politics represented by Tisza, Karácsony and Vitézy, Jewish communities live in fear and are fleeing after becoming victims of rampaging violence by illegal migrants. He must not have noticed — quite the “expert”…
I understand it’s campaign season, and that both Karácsony Gergely and Dávid Vitézy are pushing hard for Tisza, but that doesn’t mean they have to go full idiot mode.
With Fidesz, every Hungarian benefits — even those who don’t vote for us. We are the party of security and peace. That’s why Fidesz is the safe choice.
First of all, Mayor Gergely Karácsony, who compares my fellow representative sitting here to the servants of all kinds of oppressive dictatorships. When I hear him speak here, the Arrow Cross thugs and ÁVH officers come to mind. You know? I think it is extremely brazen that Gergely Karácsony talks about oppressive dictatorships while having spent recent years together with Klára Dobrev, the granddaughter of Antal Apró — he was twice the prime-ministerial candidate of the party of Apró Antal’s granddaughter, among others. Of Ferenc Gyurcsány’s party — the one associated with eye-shootings. I think it is at the very least cynical for the mayor to come forward with statements like this.
And the same goes for faction leader Dávid Vitézy, who brings up SS officers. It’s hard to imagine who volunteered to assist the work of the SS in Budapest, but somehow that’s how I picture it. The situation is, Mr. Representative, Mr. Faction Leader, that if you pulled your head out a little from behind Péter Magyar’s shoulder — or some other body part — and looked around the world, you might see what is happening. If you opened your eyes during your trips abroad, you would see that Jewish communities are nowhere in Europe as safe as they are in Hungary. And that is because Hungary did not give in to that left-liberal madness which you — and the Mayor — support and are part of, that left-liberal policy which allowed migration to run free across Europe. Jewish communities are safe here because we did not let illegal migrants into Hungary.
🎭 What is this speech actually?
This is not a response, not a debate, not an argument.
This is emotional warfare speech, where the goal is:
👉 to designate enemies
👉 to perform moral superiority
👉 to trigger fear + disgust
👉 and to shut down thinking
1️⃣ Historical horror as a weapon arsenal
They throw these in rapid succession:
- ÁVH
- Arrow Cross
- SS
- communist
- 1956 reprisals
- “pufajkás”
- “eye-shooter”
This is not historical analysis, but:
moral contamination by association
The logic:
If you place enough historical horror next to someone’s name → that person becomes morally invalid.
❌ No proof
❌ No concrete act
✔️ Only historical horror scenery
This method is called: associative demonization.
2️⃣ The total elimination of debate
Notice something:
Not one word about what Karácsony or Vitézy actually said.
Only this:
“who was on a list with whom”
“whose grandparent was who”
“who stands behind whose shoulder”
This is personal liquidation, not politics.
👉 What remains in the listener’s mind:
“these are immoral people”, therefore whatever they say is automatically false.
Classic move:
❗ Discredit the person → no need to deal with the arguments.
3️⃣ Using Jewish communities as a political shield
This is one of the most serious parts.
The structure:
- abroad = chaos, migrant violence
- there Jews are afraid
- Hungary = safety
- → therefore whoever criticizes the government endangers Jewish safety
This is no longer just campaigning, it is:
⚠️ moral hostage-taking
An entire community is used as political justification.
No data — only this:
“we protect them, others endanger them”
Emotionally powerful — and that’s exactly why it’s dangerous.
4️⃣ The outside world as a nightmare movie
Los Angeles, Vienna, Europe →
“rampaging migrants”, “Jews fleeing”
This is the classic:
🌍 External hell – internal refuge narrative
Its function:
“If you don’t vote for us → this comes here too”
This is fear-based loyalty.
5️⃣ The final closure: thinking STOP
“We are the party of security and peace.”
“With Fidesz, every Hungarian benefits.”
These are not arguments but:
🔒 psychological closing statements
The beginning emotionally agitates →
the end provides the “solution”:
vote for us → you’ll be saved
🧠 Why is the tone this extreme?
Because this is no longer about persuasion, but about:
✔️ mobilizing the tribe
✔️ maintaining a combat mood
✔️ building a “us vs them” war psychology
This style appears when:
👉 politics shifts from policy debate to identity conflict.
⚖️ From a human dignity perspective
This speech:
- does not debate
- does not respect
- does not distinguish between individuals and historical crimes
- uses collective guilt logic
It uses the very language it claims to condemn.
One-sentence summary:
This was not a political response, but an emotional artillery barrage, using historical trauma, fear, and moral stigmatization so the audience doesn’t think — only chooses a side.