Author Archives: ellenpolus

Előfizetőket keresünk – szállj be te is, támogasd a rezsiharcunkat!

Posted on December 17, 2013 by ellenpolus

A korrupt társadalom nem csak arról ismerszik meg hogy sok a városi terepjáró, vagy teljes képviselőtestületek utaznak Floridába tanulmányútra. Itt egyszerűen rosszabb élni, elvész az erőfeszítések eredménye, elvész a bizalom, elvész a tehetség. Sokan kritizálják a minket körülvevő társadalmat. Az … Continue reading →

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András Schiff is right about Hungary

Posted on December 16, 2013 by ellenpolus

In recent years I have become increasingly despondent and alarmed at developments in Hungary, the latest of which were outlined by András Schiff (A shrine to our Nazi past, 12 December). From 1991 to 2000 I lived and worked in … Continue reading →

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Militanter Neonazi in Ungarn zum Bürgermeister gewählt

Posted on December 16, 2013 by ellenpolus

Der militante Neonazi László Toroczkai, Vorsitzender der rechtsextremen “Jugendbewegung der 64 Burgkomitate” HVIM, hat mit 71,5% der Stimmen und einer Wahlbeteiligung von rund 37% die Bürgermeisterwahl der Gemeinde Ásotthalom in Südungarn gewonnen. Der einzige andere Kandidat war der bisherige Fidesz-Bürgermeister. … Continue reading →

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Yet another lunacy: Law on teaching foreign languages

Posted on December 15, 2013 by ellenpolus

Every bureaucracy tends to overregulate, but what has been going on since the Orbán government came into power defies imagination. Regulation on top of regulation in all aspects of life, which naturally makes not only the individual’s life ever more … Continue reading →

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Human rights in Hungary

Posted on December 15, 2013 by ellenpolus

(Senator Cardin, in the US Congressional Record, December 11 2014, gives a temperate but extremely alarming summary of the ongoing events in the country that is rapidly unravelling democracy while enjoying full membership in the European Union.) Mr. CARDIN. Madam … Continue reading →

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Homeless-free zones in Budapest

Posted on December 14, 2013 by ellenpolus

On November 14, 2013 the General Assembly of Budapest voted for the a local law that would criminalize street homeless in a large part of the city. For more information, please visit: www.avarosmindenkie.blog.hu

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Fascist past is commemorated widely not just in Hungary

Posted on December 14, 2013 by ellenpolus

Although András Schiff is commendable for his piano playing and his passion (Hungarians must face their Nazi past, not venerate it, 11 December), he does not seem to know much about the last 20 years in Europe. Criticising the christening … Continue reading →

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