Hungary’s ruling party Fidesz, which enjoys a two-thirds parliamentary majority allowing it to tweak the Constitution on a whim, prides itself, among other things, as the true guardian of the nation’s cultural traditions.
The other day, Thomas Melia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State responsible for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the State Department of the United States, told the US House Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia that Hungary’s new constitution, media law, and law on churches are causes for concern.
Tamás Deutsch, a founding member of Fidesz, former government minister (responsible for Youth Affairs and Sports, 1999-2002) and current member of European Parliament responded on Twitter with the following words: “Who the fuck is Thomas Melia? Why do we have to deal with this kind of shit every day?”
How cultured. It must be a proud day for every Hungarian.
Oh yes, it is a very proud day. Actually, the whole FIDESZ era is definitely a highlight. It is so devastating to witness this. I remember 1989, I was just a kid, but the future seemed so full of promise, freedom, democracy. It is so ironic that the same party who was present then and there, is doing its best to destroy it all. Hungary is on its way to cease to be a democracy. Oh wait, wasn’t the word “republic” deleted from the Republic of Hungary in the new constitution? Oh heck, yes it was. Cheers!