Hi everyone! According to the “dream book” of politics, it is not advisable to label voters. To speak harshly about them, to criticize them, to demean or degrade them. But I think that is the dream book of politicians. I am not a politician. I am a journalist, although I do not really consider myself one. On Facebook, for lack of a better option, I selected it from a dropdown menu. Media worker, presenter—that probably fits me better.
And when I tell you that, even separating myself from my employer, I am speaking as Krisztián Lentulai, a Hungarian citizen, because I am expressing my feelings to you, then take it that way.
Those people from Tisza. Those from DK. But above all now, the Tisza supporters. Those who wish for my death. Those who want to wait for me at my workplace and smash my head in. Those who, in a somewhat gentler way compared to the previous ones, simply want me to lose my job. Or want me thrown into prison.
I hold them responsible for it if hell breaks loose here and a civil war situation develops. I hold them very, very responsible.
🎯 Core Function (real objective)
The text is not a personal confession, but rather:
- enemy construction,
- moral self-exoneration for one’s own aggressive speech,
- fear-mongering, and
- preemptive scapegoating for a potential future conflict.
👉 The ultimate message:
“If there is violence, it won’t be because of me, but because of them.”
This is one of the most serious propaganda maneuvers.
1️⃣ “I am not a politician” – role masking (role laundering)
Key statements:
- “I am not a politician.”
- “I am speaking as a Hungarian citizen.”
- “I am expressing my feelings.”
🔹 Technique: evasion of responsibility
🔹 Trick:
– while delivering a political message,
– the speaker detaches himself from political accountability
👉 Classic propaganda move:
political speech = “just a private opinion.”
2️⃣ Pseudo-objectivity and status shifting
Key elements:
- “I am a journalist, although I don’t consider myself one”
- “media worker, host”
- “independent even from my employer”
🔹 Technique: identity blending
🔹 Effect:
– when advantageous: journalist
– when responsibility arises: private individual
👉 This is credibility maneuvering, not honesty.
3️⃣ Collective stigmatization (group guilt)
Keywords:
- “those Tisza supporters”
- “DK supporters”
- “but above all now, the Tisza supporters”
🔹 Technique: collective labeling
🔹 Operation:
– anonymous, unverified claims
– criminalization of an entire political community
👉 Individual threats ≠ collective guilt
This is a basic propaganda rule:
if no one is named, the stain can be applied to anyone.
4️⃣ Victim posture + fear spiral
Claims:
- “they wish for my death”
- “they want to smash my head in”
- “they want to throw me in prison”
🔹 Technique: victimization
🔹 Problem:
– no evidence
– no concrete individuals
– no mention of legal action or reports
👉 Emotional shock precedes rational evaluation.
5️⃣ Preemptive transfer of responsibility (preemptive blame)
Key sentence (critical):
“I hold them responsible if things spiral out of control here and a civil-war-like situation emerges.”
🔴 THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PART
🔹 Technique: legitimization of future violence
🔹 Logic:
– I am only speaking
– they are provoking
– if something happens, it is their fault
👉 This is a textbook example of authoritarian propaganda.
6️⃣ Implicit threat + moral blackmail
Hidden message:
- “if you don’t stay silent”
- “if you criticize”
- “then you will be responsible”
🔹 Technique: moral pressure
🔹 Effect:
– silencing
– self-censorship
– “better not speak up”
🧠 Summary propaganda formula
Structure of the text:
- I am not a politician
- Yet I name political enemies
- They threaten me
- I am the victim
- If violence occurs → it is their fault
👉 This is not an opinion. This is narrative construction.
📌 Final conclusion
This statement is:
- not innocent,
- not personal,
- not journalistic,
but conflict-escalating propaganda, which:
❗ normalizes political hatred
❗ asserts collective guilt
❗ preemptively absolves its own side of all consequences
Speaker: Lentulai Krisztián