Jobbik MEP Gyöngyösi on the Floyd-case and beyond

Press release – In this article you can read Jobbik MEP Márton Gyöngyösi thoughts about on the Floyd-Case and beyond.

Let us be clear at the outset: it is entirely unacceptable when a police officer kneels on the neck of a defenceless person until they suffocate. However, it is equally revolting when some take advantage of the tragedy of George Floyd and use it for their political purposes to annihilate opponents.

Brutality of US police is a long overdue problem that roots deeply in American society.

It did not start with the inauguration of Donald Trump as some would like to see it, and it is not only aimed at black people.

It is undisputedly related to the ultraliberal right to keep and bear arms or the enormous social inequalities characteristic of the US.

Clearly, Mr Trump’s highly undiplomatic stint in office so far did not help ease the pain, to say the least. However, the liberal political elite and media can also be made responsible for aggravating an already difficult situation threatening with explosion.

Unfolding ideological battles will most certainly not contribute to eliminating social tensions.

Victims of this battle will continue to be those marginalized and called into fight on either side.

Unfortunately, it is the most symbolic element of this predominantly American social crisis that made its way to Europe, namely the vandalization of statues and historic monuments.

In Great Britain, statues of Cecil Rhodes became a target, who was not only a pioneer of British colonialism and supremacy in Africa, but also a generous sponsor of higher education. Statues of King Leopold II can be found all over Belgium, but certainly not because of the atrocities he conducted in the Congo but because of the development Belgium experienced during his reign. Some are calling now for the removal of his statues.