Next month’s European Parliament and local council elections will be a choice between pro-peace and pro-war sides rather than left and right, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said in Budapest on Tuesday.
Speaking at a podium discussion at the Kozma Istvan Hungarian Wrestling Academy, Szijjártó said the coming election was especially significant given the amount of pressure Hungary was under.
He said that in the past, “we could say that … there are people from certain walks of life, like soldiers, who use their common sense … and are aware that everything comes with a consequence”.
“Unfortunately, we’ve had to let this illusion go, because in addition to the European Union, even NATO is now sliding into the preparation for war which can now practically be considered madness,” Szijjártó said, according to a ministry statement, calling it “unacceptable” that certain European politicians were now talking about nuclear weapons.
“So we’re not talking about kindergarteners or extremists who will never get close to having power and who have lost their minds, but elected leaders with decision-making power in European political life who are considered serious and who don’t mention the use of nuclear weapons as a dirty word, but rather a possible scenario,” the minister said.
Szijjártó noted that NATO had previously decided that it was not party to the war in Ukraine and that everything possible had to be done to prevent a direct confrontation with Russia, as it would lead to a world war.
“So we drew this red line … and now we’ve started erasing it,” he said, lamenting that NATO was looking to step up its coordination of weapons deliveries and the training of Ukrainian troops, and was planning to approve a 100 billion euro aid package for Kyiv.
He underlined that the Hungarian government did not want to contribute to this plan “in any way”, and that the aim was for Hungarian soldiers to be exempt from participating in such a mission, to avoid “any similar action” happening on Hungary’s territory, and to ensure that Hungarian taxpayers’ money would not be used for the mission.
He said this plan would not bring a quicker end to the war, arguing that the conflict could not be resolved on the battlefield and that weapons deliveries were only prolonging the fighting.
Szijjártó said a favourable outcome in the June elections “would go a long way to mounting effective opposition” to NATO’s proposal, as it could be used to demonstrate in Brussels “that the Hungarian people don’t want any of this”.
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“Left” and “Right” are indeed deprecated terms that belong in the 20th century. They do not describe the contemporary reality, which is that politics is divided between the globalist-socialist side that believes in the agenda set by the U.N./W.E.F. and shadowy billionaires, and the side that believes in nation-states and putting the interests of the citizens of those states first and foremost. If we want to have any chance of a bright future, we need to spurn the former with the firm and resolute contempt they deserve, both at the polls and otherwise.
Appeasement is a policy of granting political and material concessions to an aggressive, foreign power. It often occurs in the hope of saturating the aggressor’s desires for further demands and, consequently, avoiding the outbreak of war:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/neville-chamberlain
On 30 September 1938, Neville Chamberlain declared ‘Peace for our time’ after Germany, Britain, France and Italy reached a settlement allowing Nazi Germany to annex parts of Czechoslovakia. Did not go well, did it?
“This society indeed stands on the values which are European values: democracy, freedom,” Zourabichvili said, stressing that Georgia has always fought for independence and “will never go back to the Russian hands.” (Georgian President Zourabichvili speaking against the Kremlin friendly Georgian government hundreds of thousands of Georgians have been protesting against. This is the point that Fidesz is bringing us day by day closer towards where Hungarians will have to fight to rescue their country from Russian hands. The June 9th election is a choice between eastern oppression and western freedom.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/may/15/georgia-protest-foreign-agents-bill-demonstrations-tbilisi-latest-live-news
Steiner Michael, we know of his Membership of Fidesz, his adoration, respect and “rooted” believe, in the Victor Orban – Political Philosophies, his Ideology, and Dogma.
Steiner, never has answered given examples, the Orban distillation of Democracy, the European Union probability of Orbans – Fidesz Government being expelled, the “Drive” of Orban and his Fidesz Government, in there partnership and relationship, with the Communist country’s being China & Russia, the BASRARDIZATION on-going process employed by the Orban – Fidesz Government, the “selling-off” of Hungary, the ending of friendships / relationships with ALL country’s globally, that are Governed under DEMOCRACY, he Steiner Michael, has NEVER explained, the independence of Hungary – standing alone – how DOES this fellow commentator, his “other” half of Hungarian birth – how Steiner Michael, is HUNGAR going to STAND Alone ?
Orban – the Fidesz Government, have gargantuan DEBT – how are there going to RETIRE it ?
Orban – the Fidesz Government, need billions of forints to INVEST into Infrastructure and “other” Major needs on a daily basic’s REQUIRED by Hungarians.
Orban – Fidesz Government – investment, into Education, Schools, University’s, Hospitals, Public Transport, Public Health – these are just FEW of of Citizens of Hungary – there NEEDS, to give them a respectable quality of life.
Educators wages & salaries – when are they going to be renumerated in line with Fair & Reasonable – to “other” country’s wage & salary scales, not distanced as they presently are – being grossly under paid.
Western Investment into Hungary, as Orban – the Fidesz Government continue to WRENCH our country – Hungary, cease the practice of DEMOCRACY, in the transfer of us Hungary, into a Dictatorship, governed under Communism, the WEST won’t Invest into Hungary, that could see large names of Western owned OPERATION’s just not the Car Manufacturing Industry but “other” – they could PULL Out of Hungary, through the ILLIMINATION process of DEMOCRACY in Hungary.
Steiner Michael – tell us – the FUTURE of Hungary, under your “Demigod” – his Leadership – Victor Orban and the Fidesz Government, tell us, the Stand Alone of Hungary – the BENEFITS for ALL in Hungary, being INDEPEDANT ???
How would Hungary maintain it-self ???
How would Hungary GROW ???
THe Prime Minister – Victor Orban, the Leader of the Political Party of your Membership, his Minister of Finance – Mihaly Varga – they are TOTALLY responsible for DELIVERING this country – Hungary, to this SMASHED decimated place – factual / picture as a country we ARE.
Arise I say – Steiner Michael, come out of retirement, for your SOLUTIONS, when you TELL us, make them TRASPERENT to “all & sundry” – may be what could SAVE Hungary.
Enlighten us PLEASE again I ASK – Steiner Michael as I HAVE in numerous past contributions as a commentator.