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Hetzmann Mercédesz Hetzmann Mercédesz · 05/08/2022
· Society

Orbán’s mixed races speech: the Hungarian Academy of Sciences appalled

Hungarian Academy of Sciences Hungary Viktor Orbán

“Humans living today belong to a single species,” a sharp statement from the presidency of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), without mentioning the name of Viktor Orbán.

The Presidential Board of MTA does not say whether it is reacting to Viktor Orbán’s speech in Tusnádfürdő, but it seems likely that it is. “Humans living today belong to a single species (Homo sapiens), whose members differ from each other in skin colour, body type, facial features, etc.” reads the statement adopted by MTA in its statement of 4 August.

The statement begins with a quote from St Stephen (Szent István), first King and founder of the State of Hungary in the 11th century. The quote is the following:

“Because as guests come from different lands and provinces,

so different languages and customs,

different examples and weapons they bring with them,

and all this adorns the country, and brightens the court…”

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They go on to say that none of the races of man, which have evolved over time, is higher or lower than the other, and that their intermingling is contemporaneous with the history of mankind. Any restriction or stigmatization of this process is incompatible with universal human culture, humanism, Christianity and human rights, they underscored.

They added that people do not differ by race, but “by geography, history, language or national identity”. Cultural mixing, they wrote, can help social progress but can also be a source of significant tensions.

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At the same time, the MTA’s presidency sees it as the task of politics and society to maintain “the diversity of cultures, enriching each other while preserving their identity”, to coordinate their encounters and to reconcile the differences that arise.

They concluded the sharply worded statement by writing the following:

“Sometimes bitter historical experience teaches us to be wary of oversimplified answers.”

Earlier, 67 members of MTA condemned Viktor Orbán’s words on miscegenation, including the previous presidents of the Academy, rtl.hu writes.

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Source: rtl.hu, mta.hu

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2 Comments

  1. Contemplation : says:
    05/08/2022 at 16:04

    Democracy – is Dialogue.
    Freedom – to citizens granted them under Democracy – is that they are RIGHTFULLY given a VOICE.
    Voice – ability to EXPRESS orderly – an OPINION.
    Democracy – has NO place in its CORE – for a DICTATORIAL agenda.
    Hungary – continue to witness – the process of Divide, Separate, Fragment & Destroy = DEMOCRACY.
    Dictatorial regime – worsening – in Hungary, under the Fidesz led Political Party & Government, by its Partys Leader and Prime Minister of Hungary – Victor Orban.
    Is Hungary IMPLODING ???
    Can’t DISMISS – that is HAPPENING.

  2. mariavontheresa says:
    06/08/2022 at 21:10

    Cultural diversity could create great problems. People would not recognize the present Sweden, no go zones, increase in rape and terrorists attacks. Germany is still crying for more labor, in spite of allowing a large number of refugees and illegal migrants. It seems that the 2015 migrants were not able to assimilate and join the labor force. Yet, the same population was productive in their homeland. More and more EU nations are closing their borders.

    Hungary learned its lessons early. Cuman tribe was chased by Mongols. Cuman tribe was allowed to settle in Hungary at the time of King Bela. the Cuman tribe did not assimilate. No action was taken to punish members of the Cuman tribe in spite of complaints. At the time of Mongol invasion, the Cumans turned against the Hungarians and fought on the side of the Mongols.

    Then, there was the invasion by the Ottoman Empire, members stayed in Hungary for 150 year. The Austrian dominance for hundreds of years. Hungary had enough. No one should blame Prime Minister Orban for not wanting different cultures on Hungarian territory.

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