Tag: neverforget

Áder János speaking as part of the propaganda.

An entire arena is applauding, including many Fidesz supporters.
And by now even they no longer know what actually happened during their own party’s time in power, because propaganda is propaganda.

This is the point where, for large crowds, it no longer matters what is really happening:
it’s no longer about common sense, but about winning at any cost, because otherwise there will be consequences.

And for that, everyone is used.
Even our own Fidesz people are told to lie.

I called Mihály Varga, the President of the National Bank, and asked him whether I remembered correctly that Hungary’s gold reserves were 3 tons in 2010. He said yes, I remembered correctly.
I then said: help me out, tell me what they are now. He said: 110 tons.
So the gold reserves increased from 3 tons to 110 tons.

If we put this into more everyday terms and say that in 2010 I had 3 million forints in my savings account, and over 15 years it grew to 110 million, that would be a significant increase in wealth, right?

Well, it’s the same with the gold reserves.

Contrary to popular belief, the gradual reduction of Hungary’s gold reserves did not begin after the regime change, but already in the second half of the 1980s. At that time, the reserves were reduced from nearly 80 tons first to 50 tons, and by 1993 they had fallen to the long-standing level of 3.1 tons at the central bank.

Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance was in government in Hungary during the following period:
1998–2002

During this time, nothing changed with regard to the gold reserves.

In the autumn of 2018, the Hungarian National Bank announced that it would increase the country’s gold reserves tenfold.

The arrogance of Agriculture Minister István Nagy.

English translation:

“VAT should have been reduced a long time ago! You’re killing Hungarian producers, you unfortunate fool! 🤡🤡
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István Nagy

János Salánki, what are you talking about? Almost all basic foodstuffs have 5% VAT. Milk, meat, eggs. And I don’t know what would be better for you. A 57% personal income tax? Then VAT could be low. But then all your income would be taxed at such a high rate. You can choose. It’s not possible to have it both ways: that we pay the lowest personal income tax as we do now, and VAT is also the lowest. That cannot be achieved anywhere.”

classic pro-government smear and fear-mongering narrative

classic pro-government smear and fear-mongering narrative aimed at discrediting Magyar Péter and the Tisza Party.

1️⃣ The “hidden austerity” claim

Government-aligned outlets such as Magyar Nemzet and Bors claim that the Tisza Party is preparing a “brutal austerity package” (tax hikes, cuts to family benefits, VAT increases).
👉 No concrete evidence is provided—only references to “leaked plans” and speculative analyses, which Magyar Péter consistently denies.

2️⃣ Reframing a court ruling as censorship

After a court temporarily banned the distribution of a special issue of Bors (the ruling is not final), the narrative shifts to the claim that
👉 “Magyar Péter wants to ban newspapers.”
This is a deliberate role reversal: a legal dispute is framed as political censorship.

3️⃣ Undermining judicial independence

Government figures, including Kocsis Máté, use insinuations to suggest personal or family links between the judge and the Tisza Party.
👉 This indirectly delegitimizes the court, while rhetorically pretending to defend judicial independence.

4️⃣ Historical fear-mongering

Politicians such as Rétvári Bence and Orbán Balázs invoke the pre-1989 communist era and repression of the press.
👉 The aim is emotional mobilization, even though the decision itself was a legal, not political, act.

5️⃣ Media counter-attack

Bors announces it will publish the content online as well, adopting a martyr-style “free press” posture to escalate the conflict and reinforce its narrative.

🔎 One-sentence conclusion

This story is not really about austerity or press freedom, but about a campaign narrative designed to portray
→ Magyar Péter as a censor,
→ the Tisza Party as a hidden threat, and
→ the judiciary as politically suspicious,
relying on insinuation and emotional pressure rather than verifiable facts.

Balázs Orbán“We are rubbing pepper under Péter Magyar’s nose: everyone has the right to know the Tisza Party’s tax-increase plans!”

We are rubbing pepper under Péter Magyar’s nose: everyone has the right to know the Tisza Party’s tax-increase plans!

Bottom ticker:

MAGYAR NEMZET: PÉTER MAGYAR WOULD HIDE THE TISZA PARTY’S BRUTAL AUSTERITY PACKAGE FROM THE PEOPLE

Embedded Facebook post (excerpt):

Balázs Orbán
“We are rubbing pepper under Péter Magyar’s nose: everyone has the right to know the Tisza Party’s tax-increase plans!”

When even Lázár goes after Menczer and portrays him as a liar.

Lázár János

The peaceful nights of 3 million people depended on this — we reached agreements with all major interest-representation organizations so that those living along lower-class roads no longer have to make compromises.

Keeping the competitiveness of Hungarian hauliers in mind, through continuous cooperation we will ensure that international transit traffic — and with it Hungarian traffic as well — is carried out to the greatest possible extent on the 2×2-lane road network. This will bring significant improvements not only to the quality of life of people living along smaller roads, but also to road safety and the predictability of freight transport.

All of this is supported by a clear set of rules for road users.

On the one hand, increases in road-use fees for Hungarian hauliers will be implemented fairly, in a phased, progressive system: from January 1, 2026 by 4.3%, and then from March 1 to a total increase of 35% compared to the 2025 fee level. On the other hand, the toll calculator will clearly display the amount of the toll for customers, making costs well-planned and predictable.

In addition, freight traffic restrictions will be reviewed quarterly with the involvement of professional organizations. As a result, administrative burdens will be reduced, and a joint initiative will be launched to simplify the regulation of minimum freight rates as well.

We are also introducing easing measures regarding fines to make freight transport on Hungarian roads as smooth as possible. This includes notifications about fines; a moratorium starting on May 1 if someone purchases an incorrect ticket; and the possibility to correct the mistake without a fine.

These measures will greatly improve the quality of life of approximately 3 million people living along lower-class roads, while also making hauliers’ work easier and more predictable in both costs and execution.

Tamás Menczer: We are not raising taxes — the Tisza Party wants to. The people will decide.
https://tenyek.hu/politika/2025/09/menczer-tamas-mi-nem-emelunk-adot-a-tisza-part-akar-az-emberek-dontenek

Hungary: When Court Rulings Become “Optional” Under Fidesz

Based on what has happened, one clear and grave conclusion can be drawn:
In Hungary, judicial decisions are no longer binding within the Fidesz’s political practice; at best, they are treated as mere recommendations — and this is now openly acknowledged.

The Budapest-Capital Regional Court issued a clear and unequivocal order prohibiting the distribution of a publication containing false information and suitable for political intimidation. The decision was lawful, well-founded, and binding on everyone. Nevertheless, the government-aligned media apparatus did not halt the distribution; instead, it deliberately continued it and even demonstratively promoted it.

In a rare but exceptionally strong statement, the Hungarian Association of Judges warned that
if anyone believes a court decision does not apply to them, they are calling into question the country’s legal order and the fundamental principles of the Fundamental Law.
This is no longer about the authority of the judiciary, but about the collapse of the enforcement of shared rules.

What makes this case truly serious is not the violation itself, but the attitude behind it:

  • the banned material continued to be distributed,
  • the court’s decision was mocked and trivialized on political and media platforms,
  • government actors openly encouraged its dissemination.

This is not a misunderstanding, not an administrative error, not a legal dispute.
👉 This was a deliberate political message:
“Courts matter only until they stand in our way.”

The purpose of the publication was not to inform, but to instill fear, mislead the public on a mass scale, and exert political pressure. When the court stopped this, the response was not retreat, but escalation. This clearly shows that the violation was embraced, the conflict was intentional, and the constraints of the rule of law have become secondary to political gain.

The final conclusion

👉 In Hungary, according to the Fidesz’s exercise of power, courts no longer issue binding decisions — they merely offer recommendations. And for the first time, this is not even being concealed; it is openly defended.

This represents a qualitative rupture in the rule of law:

  • not silent circumvention of the law,
  • not a technical loophole,
  • but a public rejection of the legal order in the form of a political demonstration.

János Lázár

“They will give it back the same way once Tisza comes to power.
They won’t—at all.”

(0:00) Let Tisza win an election in Hungary in such a way that the Ukrainians repay the loan.
(0:04) For now, the danger—the immediate danger of war—has been averted,
(0:08) but the risk of war is greater than it was before the Brussels summit.
(0:12) So there is no reason for anyone to relax.

(0:14) Why is it greater?
(0:15) Because although the frozen Russian assets were not stolen or confiscated,
(0:21) they decided to provide a war loan.
(0:25) This amounts to 90 billion euros at this moment.
(0:30) This war loan is given to Ukraine, which means that Ukraine will have to repay it.

(0:37) So let Tisza win an election in Hungary in such a way that the Ukrainians repay the loan.
(0:41) That is roughly what this means.
(0:43) We did not come here in vain.

(0:47) So Ukraine has to be given a loan.
(0:50) But there is another problem—not only that they may not repay it, but that they have no money.
(0:54) Some European politicians want war.

(0:57) They believe that a country with nuclear weapons can be defeated in a conventional war.
(1:04) Good luck with that.
(1:06) They should play with their own grandchildren, not ours.

(1:10) Do not trust that European politicians are sober-minded enough not to drag us into a war.