Opposition statements: Orbán spat in the face of 1956 heroes, ‘Russians, go home!’
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Hungarian opposition parties have made statements in connection with the commemoration of the anti-Soviet uprising 68 years ago, in 1956.
Green party LMP said in a statement on Wednesday that October 23 sent the clear message that when a people stood up for its own freedom, “even if their struggle fails, their sacrifice will not and cannot be in vain”. “Our heroes gave their lives so the next generations could weigh the true sense of freedom, so their children and grandchildren would not live in servitude.”
The Dialogue-Greens party said in a post on Facebook that the “regime” of Viktor Orbán had “spat in the face of” the 1956 heroes, adding that “we must create a new community based on values”. “We’re once again living under oppression: a narrow elite has stolen Hungary and closed its doors to the West while opening its doors to the East once more.”
Jobbik Hungary Movement deputy leader Koloman Brenner said: “We hold the [1956] flag high and proclaim the revolution’s central motto, “Russians, go home!”
Speaking at a commemoration held at the statue of Péter Mansfeld, who was executed at a tender age in Budapest, the Jobbik politician said those who flooded the streets in 1956 were “Hungarian patriots who wanted to live in freedom in their own country”. Jobbik, he added, objected to any attempt to falsify history, “whether by a Russian textbook in which the heroes of fifty-six are described as fascist mobs, or by Fidesz career patriots”.
Socialist Party leader Imre Komjáthi marked the national holiday on Tuesday evening in Kaposvár, in southern Hungary. Speaking at a commemoration at the statue of martyred prime minister Imre Nagy, a native of Kaposvár, Komjáthi said the holiday was a celebration of freedom and heroism.
The heroes of 1956 “burned with a yearning for freedom and love of the homeland,” he said, adding that statements “belittling the memory of our fallen compatriots are unacceptable”. “People who use sovereignty as a rhetorical tool against an imaginary enemy, but who would offer the keys of the country to an aggressor in real trouble have no place in Hungarian politics,” he said.
Russia go to Hell and take your partner traitors with you.
Larry, wonderful motto. Truly democratic and non-homophobic :)))
Some Hungarians lost their minds. Hungary must co-exist peacefully with Russia. It is Russian energy that allows Hungarians to heat their homes, drive cars and cook food. The young Hungarians heroes of 56 would be ashamed of all, especially of Magyar, for wanting to cede sovereignty to Brussels’ dictatorship. All pro EU members have no right to even mention the brave young men that gave-up their lives for sovereignty. That includes you Larry.
Oh boy, Maria, Russia is not the only country that has oil and gas. And you know what, there is not need to do business with Putin. If someone else from outside EU wants to do business with them, good, but there is no need to be a partner with such a “peaceful” country. Go and praise balasz orban instead for his amazing lines from weeks ago!
Orban’s bosses have already weighed in, the 1956 revolution, according to russia, was a ‘fascist rebellion’ so Orban can’t actually honor people against the USSR….