What happens when historic opportunities are missed? The new investigative documentary A CSAPDA (The Trap) by Budapest-based non-profit Direkt36 explores how Viktor Orbán’s government used (or failed to use) the unprecedented mandate and EU funding it received after the 2010 supermajority. Covering Hungary’s economy, healthcare, education, and transport, the film examines 16 years of decisions and their consequences for everyday Hungarians.
Missed opportunities under Orbán’s 16 years
Released by Direkt36, A CSAPDA offers a detailed look at the Orbán era’s “lost opportunities.” With English subtitles, the film combines data analysis, expert commentary, and personal stories to show how political priorities shaped public services and national development. Directed by Fuchs Máté with a team of independent filmmakers, the documentary follows on from Direkt36’s previous work, A dinasztia, highlighting the contrast between government ambitions and the lived reality of Hungarian citizens.
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Lol.
I did not watch this, and won’t. If you are 10 years old, ok, I can accept that you fall for such rhetoric.
But us older ones remember, what a state Hungary was in in 2010. The discussion wasn’t about how much minimal wages rose above inflation, it was about Hungary having to go into bankruptcy. The IMF was breathing at our necks, the debt/gdp was spiralling out of control.
Corruption (like corporate tax evasion) was rampant, unemployment was widespread, and wages were pathetic (by todays inflation adjusted standards). The previous governments stole Hungary’s gold, sold Hungary’s assets like water rights for pennies on the dollar, and stole the proceeds. Hungary gave up all weapon production capabilities, and even the military equipment, without replacing them.
What’s more, we had a global financial crisis, the EU sovereign debt crisis and the risk of mass corporate bankruptcy.
It wasn’t a fun time. And then someone politically motivated comes around, and starts talking “yeah, but my fence isn’t made of gold yet” doesn’t bother me in the slightest. Because at least we have a fence now.
But, Márk – if you point all these truthes out, as you have … what is the need for this ádocumentaryá?
After all, were you not the one this documentary was aimed at?
‘New documentary shows how opportunities slipped away under Orbán’
This is one of the methods that The Western Elite use : make a ‘documentary’, which, by it’s very title and presentation, purports to be the objective truth.
It’s intellectual slander, and, as such, it’s aimed at those who were trained in university to believe that there is nothing subjective here – but, pure objective truth.
And it’s back by endless articles, studies, and polls, all of which are created by researchers, pollsters, and institutes funded by The Western Elite.
‘New documentary shows how opportunities slipped away under Orbán.’
Subtext?
Vote for the Bruxelles candidate, and you will be on you way to a much brighter future … oh, let’s say – like Germany, England or France … countries which spend all their money on organizing non-violent invasions of their own lands, destroy their economies by deindustrializing, under the pretext of a trumped-up climate emergency – all the while sending untold billions of their citizens’ money to fund a futile Operation Barbarossa 2.o in the Ukraine.
I think Hungarian Smalltowners and Rednecks, like our Márk, (see comment above) will see through this, without any effort, but, the clever ones; they who belong to The Modern Budapest Left – they will fall for it … hook, line, and sinker.
But then : they, The Clever Budapest Left, were already planning on voting to give away what remains of Hungarian sovereignty to the International Bankers, right?
So … what will this documentary change?
Nothing.
The peanut gallery is agitated as the credibility of Fidesz is systematically put through the shredder. The one thing the promoters of Fidesz cannot change is the fact of the way people in Hungary are living right now. Hungarian personal expenditure per capita is one of the lowest in the EU. People are suffering and they realize that their government is the cause of their problems.
I did watch the video and it certainly shows the numerous flaws of Orban/Fidesz governing system through multiple expert analysis and comments from grassroots level.
Sad to hear those doctor and teacher comments about not being able to cope in their profession in Hungary and went to work elsewhere. Orban/Fidesz was good for one season in 2010s but the longer they have ruled, the worse things have slowly gotten for us ordinary working people.
My wife got her medical diploma and within 30 days hopped on a plane to immigrate to Canada where we live and ironically most of her patients are Hungarian immigrants because there are few Hungarian speaking physicians here. She knows a lot of people in the medical community in Hungary. It’s not good. The ambulance service is so short staffed one was dispatched from Balassagyarmat for a patient in Budapest which is crazy.
What good are high wages, gleaming hospital, and fancy gadgets in schools if you can’t walk down the street of your own home town–the place you grew up in–without fear of some third-world kukabunga raping your daughter or a “habibi” stabbing your kids or a “dost” robbing your mom!?!?! AND, just to add insult to injury, you’re paying for every facet of that trash’s life: house, food, clothes, healthcare…
Give me strong borders and safe streets over extra cash and higher taxes ANY DAY OF ANY WEEK!
I didn’t see you post for a while. Michael your post seems to be grasping for straws to justify an incompetent and corrupt government. It’s an excuse for failure.
Larry you wont miss Steiner.
Same idiotness as usuall in the real earyl mornings as he has nothing to do (like WOLT or Foodpanda!!!) :DD
He never changes, same bullshit, no evidences but his emotions!!! :DDD
Piss and go to sleep back Steiner
Hungary is not among the leading destinations for new immigrants into the EU; it has a relatively small share of foreign-born residents compared with many other EU states. On 1 January 2025, foreign-born people made up about 6.7 % of Hungary’s population, and non-nationals accounted for around 2.7 % of Hungary’s population — lower than the EU average in larger destination countries.
The main destinations for that inflow are large EU countries such as Germany, Spain, Italy, and France — together accounting for a large majority of incoming migrants. Hungarian is not an easy language for immigrants to learn.
You are right Chris, the only thing that Fidesz successeded in is to kick Hungarians away from motherland!!
Making them earning just 3 or 4 times salary in the very next neighouring coutries!!!
Hopefully we will say goodby to Fidesz in April ;Đ