Why Hungary Helps Russia

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[@kashmirha]

The history of Orban and Hungary missies the fact that after his first super majority he started to systematically demolish independent institutions, bureaus, independent media, changed the constitution, radically changed the election laws, gerry mandering, and later attackning science, higher education, and art as fields of independent voice. So it was nut just that well, they won in the second and third time, they were lucky. Nope.

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[@electricaviationchannelvid7863]

So much BS here...the IMF loan was a form of usury...a predatory loan...so later the newly elected Hungarian gov. kicked out the IMF...Who paid you to spread this propaganda western Bs which serves only your private bankers-deep-state-masters??? Any western country has more corruption than Hungary - look at Canada where the PM was charged 5 times for fraud...or the EU MP members hiding millions of EUR in a closet...or Bidens UA fraud...

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[@ten_tego_teges]

As a Pole I really scratch my head when I follow Hungary's moves. On one hand we have a similar, confrontational attitude towards the EU, so we are thrown in the same basket by many observers. However, Poland has been consistently detaching itself from Russia and alerting European partners about the danger it poses. In face of Putin's aggression we have supported Ukraine and lobbied for sanctions. Hungary does the exact opposite and Hungarians are relatively pro-Russian compared to the rest of the region. It baffles me, since Hungary literally had an anti-communist uprising quashed by the Soviet Union in 1956. There are a lot of people today in Hungary that remember Soviet tanks driving into Budapest. How did they turn around to ambivalence towards Russian imperialism is beyond me.

[@StephanusTavilrond]

Dear Pole. Ukraine stole away Transcarpathia from Hungary and continues to oppress Hungarians living there. If you truly believe in Polish-Hungarian brotherhood, don't support Russia. Hell, Ukrainians commited a literal genocide against Poles in the early 1940s. Please stop supporting Ukraine, for the love of God.

[@sbcenk]

more than 50 years passed since 1956 and our experience during communism was not as horrible as that of Czehslovaks/Poles/Romanians. There is a kind of nostalgia for the financial security and ease of life the old system provided, which Orban exploits of course.

[@ivanmilanov8386]

@@Hermit-Crab Poland and Russia have a long history of rivalry that spans time long before the Soviet Union.

[@ottomusprime5028]

Yeah, bro; my father was a freedom fighter in Sopron during that war. He would not understand this world we live in now. Love you, Poles BTW

[@cjthebeesknees]

1: Russia isn’t the same entity that crushed the 1956 incident. 2: When you make an country feel like a pariah nation among fellow Europeans whom all threat Hungry cautiously and with the same impetuous view, they’ll look elsewhere for support and opportunities. 3: Economic, societal and political realities on the ground in Hungry also contribute to it’s “odd man out behavior” 4: Simply, and to Hungry’s liking, Russia and China treat Hungry well and actively pursue positive and prosperous relationship with them.

[@YugoslavForever]

"record high inflation" hmmmmm, i don't know about *that* one... *1946 flashbacks*

[@JanosFeher]

32% in 1995 wasn't too far either.

[@nattila7713]

​@@JanosFehernoone gives a shit about 46 or 95. we live now and our money lost its value due to fidesz and corruption.

[@horompolierik3590]

Record compared to other EU countries at the same time (not historcially).

[@geberon]

to be fair we have the biggest inflation in HISTORY

​@@geberon Nope, we aren't. As others have said above we've had higher inflation in the early 90s, just after the fall of communism and even that was nowhere near the hyper inflation of 1946 when they started to print bank notes with insanely high denominations. We've used the "pengő" back then and due to the high inflation first they introduced the "mill pengő" (million pengő) when they'd had to issue 10 billion (10^9) valued notes (so instead they called it 10 000 mill pengő, having a value of 10^10) and then the bill pengő (for billion pengő, where billion is interpreted on the long scale, so 10^12, so that would have been 1 000 000 millpengo, but the smallest note was 10 000 billpengo). And then that went up to 100 000 000 (bill pengő), so 10^20 pengő. And then we switched to the Forint. According to Wikipedia the inflation was 10^16% *per month*.

[@alfoldmapping5504]

As a Hungarian, I have to inform, that it is very unlikely, that Orban become allies with China while it is literally impossible, that Hungary and Russia has any positive relations currently. That's because Russia put Hungary to Russia's Unfriendly Countries List and if a country is on that list, that country is hostile towards Russia and to it's citizens - according to the Russian government. Also, most of Hungary's trade is dependant on trades with the EU or the USA, so if Orban would turn away from them, Hungary's economy would be immediately in crisis. Many people think, that Orban and Hungary is pro-Russian, but this is more complicated, than it seems. Orban is not pro-Russian, he has other goals. During his now 13-year-long rule, Orban eridicated democracy from Hungary, most of the media-outlets here are in his hands. He uses the media to brainwash millions of Hungarians and manipulating them with false statements, that the West is the enemy, while Orban steals all the public money and enrich himself and his oligarch friends. He does this for years. He doesn't care about Russia, he doesn't care about the West, he doesn't care about Hungary, he only cares about, how he can manipulate others inside and outside of Hungary and then take all the benefits and enrich himself and his oligarch friends. This is the real truth.

[@domoskovacs7169]

As a hungarian i agree.

[@Arokohon]

As a fellow hungarian I totally agree with your statement. Also, somebody wrote in a comment, that Hungary became a "pariah" in the EU, that other EU countries don't treat Hungary well and that is the reason looking elsewhere for friends. My only problem with this is that it is completly missing, why started the EU treating Hungary as a "black sheep". Because, atfer 10+ years they started to realize the authoritarian moves of the government. Orbán won election with a simple campaign, the slogan was: "Stop Brussels!" It is not a surprise to see, that the EU had enough from his bullsh1t rhetoric. All in all, if Hungary continues this way it will become the new Belarus/Russia. We are very close to that.

[@bandizulu]

Te se látod a fától az erdőt

[@TheBlackIdentety]

And this is why Hungary should be kicked from the EU and left completely isolated.

[@jessefisher1809]

@@TheBlackIdentety Yeah, but unless the EU reforms somehow, Poland will always block it. I worry this whole thing with Hungary and Poland will make Ukraine joining the EU that much harder. Which is a shame because if anyone's deserves EU membership its Ukraine. But the founding members might be hesitant to let in a new member when you never know when say 20 years down the road, they find a new leader that becomes a thorn in the side of everyone, just like Orban is.

[@tmsaskg]

Hungary as a sovereign, self-sufficient state vanished after the middle ages. Burnt up by mogol hordes and khans in 1240s, almost made population extint. Later in the 1400s was the last somewhat sovereign status of the country. 1500s-1600s occupied by turkish hordes of beghs and pasas for 150 years. After that austrians empire ruled until the first world war which ended with the country cut up to form new countries or added to existing ones, only ⅓ left as Hungary. Torn apart industry right in the dawn of of the industry age, gave a huge throwback. A decade stagnation and came world war two. The western countries thrown the eastern ones like poland, chechslovakia, hungary to Stalin's playful hand. The Eastern Block formed and ruled by the soviets. 1989 and hungary managed to leave disfuncrional socialism and the iron curtain which kept hungary for half a century to work together with the then Marshalled-up and industrially evolved western block. The country had less 15 years sovereignty that time, when taken in by the EU. EU membership was fun until the worldwide economic crisis, a funnthat lasted almost 4 years. That crisis scrambled the brain of the EU. First the greek state bankcrupcy, where Merkel forced non-working monetary solutions on her own terms, even tried twice though didn't work economically. Than 2-3 years later when automotive industry in germany started to lose ground and had a shortage of cheap labor workforce - Merkel did invite all the people in syria in a TV statement, which she immediately regretted but there was no help after the hundred thousands started to walk toward germany, many smuggled on the roads by smugglers, killers, robbers. Hungary being a Schengen border of the European Union, had to manage the situation. First tried to hold back migrants, but as the international press brought outrage from germany and austria, the migrants were immediately let through the country. Austria was not aware of the numbers and quickly shut down borders with hungary - against being both an eu member state. Migrants stuck in hungary, so the leadership started to control the influx again. That was in 2015, when it turned out that Merkel was not thinking about a migration of that size, so anyway, after some years painting Hungarian PM as Hitler due to the fenced green-border hungary built meanwhile, germany, denmark, italy, greece, spain, UK slowly started to realize, the influx had to be stopped. Meanwhile the german automotive industry did suffered a huge kick in the stomach after VolksWagen motors and affiliates turned out to be pathological lyers and creating cheating-devices to mimic low harmful gas emission levels for their cars. The court cases brought leaders to jail, but air pollution levels rose even more thanks to decades of cheating. So, Germany, as the self-elected leader of the EU (yeah, that Germany that started 2 world wars, that invited the turkish guest-workers in the 1970's, that created the harmful gas emission cheating-devices, the one that invited syrians and all migrants of the world..), so that Germany found out, we should stop selling non-electric cars from 2030. Europen car manufacturers has not yet turned to electric mobility, so they were a bit astound hearing the decision, meanwhile china being the largest battery manufacturer started the electric car production race years earlier than it's european concurency. And then, in hungary the leadership saw the eu's soon to be laws which would scramble all countries constitution which is based on family and family laws. EU wanted to quickly turn into an lmbtq haven in the continent, also shown signs of neomarxist ideas and the greatest aim - the United States of Europe. For those who knows american history well needs no description how the states history differ in america and europe, size, population, language, culture, history, evolution and representation (by size or population in us differs less than in europe). The USE would be led by someone or a country, with an empire like administrative leadership. Empires in Europe never worked, we know. So hungary quickly brought a law to forbid sexual contents to show under age of 18, especially lmbtq propaganda. This law and the anti-USE stance of hungary triggered the EU leadership as this would hinder the big plan. Than came covid, Ursula von der Leien was late on getting the vaccines (Pfizer), so meanwhile waiting and counting deathtolls, hungary's leadership bought and administered all other types of available vaccines to slow down the epidemic and death waves. Though Ursula von der Leien happened to be secretly bound to the Pfizer vaccine business, her husband got into the vaccine producer's leaderboard, von der Leien made the privemate vaccine business evidences vanish, and started make a red herring with punishing countries who bought others vaccines earlier, with holding back covid reparation funds, from hungary for example - saying they don't need it as they had an advantage using other vaccines. Then hungarys law against lmbtq propaganda for childs, they started a ruke of law procedure where everything was a problem for the eu, even the number of toilet rolls in court justice houses. Until hungary does not withdraw the anti lmbtq-propaganda law, the normal EU funds are held back. Though hungary's pay-in funds for the eu are still collected and expected. It's political clearly. Regarding hungary's energy: hungary has one nuclear powerplant feom the soviet rule era, and that's mainly all its self-sufficiency part. Oil and gas came from russia, even before the orban regime. Germany had also an ca. 80% gas import from russia before the ukrainian conflict. While Germany has its northern gas supply route and northern sea ship ports to get LNG transport, hungary has no options, no ship port, no sea shores, no nearby countries with gas extraction capacity. Therefore hungary tries what germany tries, making new contracts with Katar, and *-istan countries exporting gas. Hungary is a little country, landlocked by its former territory, now belonging to slavic countries, and austria. Its 9M population, an always imported industry, a somewhat working and quality producing agriculture is what makes it's gdp. There are a lot of decades-long unsolved problems in the country, health care, education, service quality - which cannot be solved at that part of the continent, surrounded by slavs, ukrains and the Balkan peninsula which is waiting now for more than decade to join EU. UK left the EU for good, though it was a large cut back - the self-sustainability, the independence of judicial and law system, independance politically and economically makes the country a sovereign, proud nation. Of course being the biggest colonizing nation on the Earth, the proudness joined with a kneeling regret. Hungary on the other way way always oppressed, always ran over, ruled half, one and a half centuries by other nations, hungary is the loser nation of the continent. Regarding the catious diplomacy to every nation in the worls by rhe hungarian leaders: it's historical, whenever hungary chose side, loses. This time its leaders try to be in good relationship with every nation, wven in the eu, but opposing every federalistic movement, be it EU, the soviet union or other. When hungary became part of union, hungary became a small asset, a small tool, a quickly lost sovereignty.

[@tmsaskg]

One more thing: ukrain-russia dogfight. What hungary tries to do is to do business with both russia and ukrain, e.g. the gas coming from russia is coming through ukrain, ukrain just raised the transfer costs toward hungary to put pressure on orban. For orban and hungary this war is both making gas supply (heating and industry) and the country's state insecure. So whatever happens, such small country cannot choose side and compromise itself toward any of the fighting states - as both responsible for supplying the necessary gas, otherwise hungary's collapse and humanitarian crisis would be imminent. In such a delicate situation, when your life depends on gas and there no other sources, just like many times in history, hungary becomes the victim of wars. This time tries to be independant like the swiss were throughout the world wars. Maybe this time being independent wont toss the little country on the losers' so the punished side - again. What can you do? Ukrain threathened hungary with military quick run-downs twice in the previous years, as hungary tried to get back rights for hungarians in west ukrain (hungarian territories and population torn off, to be a part of ukrain in 1920). At least russia did not yet threathened hungary - yet. Hungary never threathened them, never started wars, never gained any territory, it just lost over the centuries. Also, if anyone knows how corrupt ukrain was, what bestial killings were left without retortions before 2022 february, he knows how far this country is to join the european union. Countries with much much better justice system, economy and corruption level are waiting decades as a candidate and still not taken into the eu. What Ursula von der Leien does with teasing Zelensky is just another of her next gameplay lies. Hungary wants a working and peaceful europe, otherwise it cannot evolve on the long term. Interesting how this statement is interpreted by some as a pro-russia statement. Russia being the agressor, ukrain being the vengeance fighter, hungary being the peace-seeker, seems only a politic-wise aspect to put hungary to any of the fighting nations' side.

[@Akitlosz]

Hungary is a landlocked country, cannot use tankers to import oil. Who else would supply crude oil, gas, and uranium to Hungary, if not Russia? Nobody and the economy would collapse.

[@doma1n346]

As a Hungarian I can tell that we are def not doing the right things, but also we had ties with Russia for far too long and giving that up now would make us stand alone. Hungary is such a beautiful county, if only politics wouldn't be a matter to look at.

[@tamastoth9749]

-Ön a kire szavazott? -A fideszre. _Miért? -...Hát nem arra kellett?

[@Interwurlitzer]

Jeeesuuuss...

[@ruZZiansBuZZoff]

jomondod ocsem! ha nem szopnank a muszkafergek faszat, akkor ki a faszom qrna minket seggbe?

[@mireiyu6623]

Its ironic in the old times Russian wanted hungary land aswell now we are helping them.

[@S300V]

​@@mireiyu6623 because? Russia is the largest country on Earth with the most mineral wealth! Why would they want a tiny country with none?!

[@alehaim]

As I am currently reading Why Nations Fail, Hungary's situation seems to resemble so much of an extractive system where the wealth is funneled to an elite. Considering the fact that an extractive system lacks the ability to sustain economic growth on its own, and that Fidesz is running out of options for where to draw wealth from without switching back to an inclusive economic system that would come at the expense of the businessmen and Fidesz which all benefit from the extractive model that htey have built, I see no way that Fidesz will be able to save Hungary's economy and that the Fidesz elite will rather bring down the country than give up their privileged position.

[@kevhynaleks2631]

The fidesz elite not bringed down the country, thats why voted back to the power, and will voting back in the future. There is no Fidesz elite, but money saving project from the goal of the state...Very huge misunderstanding and misinfirmation about everything you on the west know about Hungary. You have no free press, but only bias propaganda informations, especially from a such big enemy of the unquestionable ideology of neoliberalism, as Hungary. Hungary is 100% the enemy of your elites, that's why this constant lie, demonization and waying down campaigns against Hungary. This false video also part of this trend.

[@angeurbain6129]

So you should read a brand new book: ''Why Western europe is falling''...

[@kevhynaleks2631]

@@angeurbain6129 The whole west will falling, but US just later...

[@angeurbain6129]

And we have this guy over there making video about how bad is Orban for Hungary while down playing the whole context and the very bad effect the sanctions against Russia and this war in Ukraine haveon the western economies.@@kevhynaleks2631

[@Matti_us_Alpe]

Read the "Tragedy of great power politics" as well.

[@Noobsaucer]

Wow. As a Hungarian, I've never seen any foreign content creator or media org covering the situation in Hungary in such an unbiased and comprehensive way. Top notch content, my friend!

[@norbert0320]

Correct analysis, thanks. I'm hungarian but at home we cannot see same😢

[@antisnowflake8618]

ez nyílván irónia

[@peterbalogh8138]

You may hate Orban as much as you like -but any person looking at the alternative must be barking mad to elect the likes of Gyurcsany, Marki-Zay or the Momentum idiots, confusing nuclear plants with solar panels etc.

[@prodigiii712]

He wasn't unbiased at all. His whole analysis is wrong. He should also do a video on why there is recession in Germany and why German economy is contracting while Russian economy is growing. Also inflation in Germany is much higher than Russia.

[@tihlsteinig2465]

Unbiased???

[@tamastacsi1175]

It is ridiculous to say that Hungary is helping Russia by buying Russian oil and gas, because then it can also be said that Ukraine is helping Russia by transporting it to Hungary.

[@lucakarsai214]

As a hungarian, its really intereeting, how everyone see the problems, expect us...

[@jonnypopcorn702]

Sajnos rengeteg agyhalott van az országban akik istenként tisztelik Orbánt.

[@tamassallay32]

Well... We see it too, just the brainwashed ones don't...

[@AllySzat]

Magic word: propaganda.

[@kanyotamas]

De miért nem magyarul írsz ha már az angol nem megy?

[@zoltanhuk]

Yep, there are some typos. However the language of the video is English, the author is also not Hungarian so the discussion flows in English. If you have a problem with translating, educate yourself, it’s always a smart thing to do. Használj fordítót, vagy tanulj nyelvet, tanulni mindig hasznos.

[@zse5822]

Respect Hungary!!

[@Csabika1988]

The original video is in English so I will write in english,. Let's talk about it from a little bit different viewpoint.I am a hungarian, born and grew up here. Then I moved to live in London for 10 years. In the beginning i thought i might settle there forever. Now, I'm back in Hungary, Budapest and I plan to stay forever. I see many similarities between so called advanced nations and Hungary, in fact I felt almost as if i didn't even move back, people speaking all kinds of languages on the streets and everywhere, plenty of young and hard working people in the cities and a somewhat older rural community in what increasingly start to look like ghost towns. Also, rising unaffordable housing prices, not enough high quality, good paying jobs, declining demographics, steady decline in living standards, general apathy and dissatisfaction, growing mental problems, healthcare on the edge of collapse in many cases, fearmongering by politicians, painting foreigners as enemies and pushing the blame onto outside factors for every unpopular decision that is made. Now onto the point. I am no expert but in my opinion this is what happens when economics get out of hand and gets way too much importance and we start to focus on companies and business as if the only path to reach a happy and content life was through making (infinitely) more money. It is true that money won't always make you happy, but if you don't have it for the things you need, it's hell of a pain in the ass. So i guess we are becoming so efficient in focusing on the hyperprofitability of everything that we lost sight of what we, as a people actually need and have no purpose as a collective other then maximising output in euros(or pounds and forints :D). You can bet it worked well in Hungary to change from planned economy(being part of the Eastern Socialist Bloc) to western style market economy starting from 1991 - in the year when i was born - becuase since then we came out of poverty and filled are shelves with many great products and since then Hungary has reached 9th most complex economy in the world. Looking at this then we can obviously see that solely concentrating on economic and political unions are not going to live long because it makes cooperation transactional and rely on interests. This is as much a flaw of the EU with its western ideas, as it was with the old soviet ideas. We should rather focus on finding friendships and partners along cultural lines. On this topic I have one observation that I thing has made me wiser over the years. No matter how hard we try, our transgenerational traumas and history, food and music is what makes up a big part of our identities. Becuase of the jobs i was working in London i was interacting with dozens, or hundreds of people daily. Made friends with many interesting poeple with widely different backgrounds, but one thing stayed constant. the more to the east one came from, the easier it was to became close frends, and the more west the higher the ratio of people who even tho they asked me where I was from and what i was like, the less genuinely disinterested they were. An example that I heard thousands of time now; "heey! where are you from? - Hey! I'm from a small town in Hungary. - Aww! Hungary, goulash!" and the conversation was virtually over there, not because I was not open for more, but because they just didnt give a damn. On the other side the same conversation started went so far with polish, portugese, spanish, indian, sri lankan, cape verden, irish, scotish, south african. Of course there were a few exceptions, and i became really good friends with people born and raised in Edinburgh, Cork, an London but I am the saddest to say that it does not matter that I learned english in school for 12 years before I moved to the UK, and I only kept improving during my time in the UK, was summoned for and served my jury duty, and I went to school there to educate myself further, I was never really accepted or felt particularly welcome there. So in the end, after studying for my citizenship exams, and already acquiring a residence card many years earlier, which was later made invalid after brexit, having to apply again for settled status which i got, I decided i didn't really want to become a British citizen. What am i trying to say with all of this? Well, how many times did i mention any of the other EU countries in this long story of mine? You can count it on one hand, and that is the real reason why Hungary and Orban "helps" Russia, or rather just takes the best deals of the month from a business/political standpoint. There is no real unity in the Union, except for cold hard economic projects...so don't be surprised when there is no unity in ideological questions with such a gaping abyss of common culture, where i bet that 90% of the europeans if asked, couldn't give a unified answer to what it means to be a european citizen.

[@holofernesz]

Well said.

[@hansleijonmarck9768]

Long post of yours. I am from Sweden. Please read me out even if you dissagree:))) What do you mean with transgenerational traumas? Sweden enjoyed peace for over 200 years so I can not relate. What are Hungarys legitimate reasons in holding up Swedens NATO accession for so long? I have had several Hungarian collegues over the years and all were good. Recognized they were either very tall or very short, not inbetween. Is this because of different heritage of modern day Hungarian people (Magyar-asiatic-short Germanic-Celtic-long)? As landlord I had a Hungarian family (all Swedish speaking) renting my flat. Very odd for me the husbands brother was also living there too. I have never heard anything like that with a Swedish family. Is this common in Hungary? My former wife was Ukrainian. I have 4 grown-up children from her living in Sweden so of course I am extra supportive of Ukraine. Both her parents came to me in Sweden to help taking care of the children. This lasted for several years. Recognize bonding between grandparents and grandchildren are good. Today Swedish grandparents only come to visit grandchildren and not much more whichn is a pity. Of course in Ukraine today and 100 years ago in Sweden too it was a multigenerational family that was lost somehow.

[@Csabika1988]

Hello @@hansleijonmarck9768, thank you for taking the time to read and answer! First, what i don't understand either is why the hungarian politicians are blocking the NATO accession for Sweden because in my personal opinion there is no reason for that. It can only be a good thing to have more friends and allies. Perhaps somebody in the hungarian parliement was a Julian Assange fan and this is a petty revenge. Regarding why we are either short or tall, with no inbetween... I think you were just meeting only a small sample. In fact this in itself is a very complicated topic, as you could expect with anything that is over a 1000 years old. We are a very very mixed bunch today, over the history - during many hundreds of years- there were many times the "original people" who came from asia to the carpathian basin and founded the country, accepted or joined with other people. Just a few examples; Besenyők (turkish background), Szászok (Saxons, germanic), Kun and Jász people (regions even hold there names today Kunság and Jászság), Romanians. Then during the long, about 150 years of turkish occupation, surprisingly we recieved not turkish, but Greek, Jewish, and south slavic (serb and bosnyák) people. After that about 80 years of governmental policy of welcoming more people, Swabians and others. AND slovakians. Hungary, later Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was pretty much a big melting pot for a long time. This was the zeitgeist of those years, a lot happened back then in Europe. That is a very long list as you can see and I'm sure I left out some. This has undoubtdetly helped form the culture and traditions aswell and generally how the people were thinking about things. I guess that's why we have this attitude that we have to have an opinion about everything, and most of the times we can't agree because our ancestors were also involved in a lot regarding politics and they were a mixed bunch. There is a going joke, "We can agree in that we can not agree" :D Probably this is also why we are so adamant (or more like stubborn) about freedom and sovereignty too and don't really like taking the orders or following the rules when they start to be even just a tiny bit autocratic (guess Orbán inherited that defiance to stand by his belief too, even if it's not the right one). I can't tell you if it's common practice to live together like that in Hungary in general, but it was certainly a common thing for my family. I have to tell you that we aren't exactly the avarage family. My grandmother had 10 siblings, her parents were 5, his husband had 4 siblings. My mother had 3 siblings, and I am the middle child. We (my grandma and grandpa, all 4 of their children, and me and my older brother) were all living together for a long time in the same building/buildings spending a lot of time together. I also think that it is the best for everybody if all 3 generations spend a lot of time together. I was lucky to experience this and see the world from not just my eyes but from the stories i heard from my grandparents too. This brings me to your first question. Transgenerational traumas... Explaining from my personal experience, looking at the whole it is good to have a big family but it can be bad too. If you have a misfortunate thing happen to somebody for example, because it will affect everyone. My grandmother had a sister with disability, and she was looking after her until she passed away. My mothers siblings had accidents and substance abuse, and this put a lot of strain on the family financially and emotionally too, causing the traumas. Where does this come from? I only heard that grandpa was also drinking a lot when he was young, before he gave it up for the family. His father was a troubled man and didn't treat him very well...Grandpa also lived through the '56 revolution as a teenager. Some hungarians in the past, I guess because of their ancestry aswell, were saying things like "german brothers are coming to help" in 1944, they were referring to the nazis. After the german help failed, the soviets stayed, with their malenki robot... We are "always" caught between one side of stupidity or threat and the other (on the schengen border, betwwen east and west, islam and christian). Just listen to or read a translation of the hungarian Hymn, it is the saddest most trauma filled thing ever, and every children has to learn it in school. This had long lasting effect passing from generation to generation. I think now we just want to be left alone and be caucious and sceptical with everything. Not everybody of course (the ones with traumas passed down and learned). There is for example a remebrance day (Kitörés Emléktúra) held every february by some people which seems on the surface as harmless, explained with their own words "patriots meeting, not neo nazis" but i am sceptical when i can see the guy wearing a jacket with a german SS logo on it. And the Antifa is also visiting this every year of course, they like to clash. Somehow they forget the deportation of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz.... I by no means want to say that if some families who lost their family members in the Kitörés event can not be good people. But I am almost sure, that some are not able to grief properly and turn their rage against something that they shouldn't, and this hate can be hijacked, and it is done. And there are all those jewish families, just think about that trauma that was inherited... Long story short, i find it interesting that most Polish people for example can relate to when i say that I don't want anybody to preach to me. I don't want Putin, and i don't want Biden or Ursula. I don't mind to be cooperating in normal things that is for sure 100% for the good cause, but don't expect me to go into your 2nd Cold War. It will just not end well. I, or We just want to build our future.That is all.

[@holofernesz]

@@hansleijonmarck9768 For the question of the NATO application. The reason it was blocked is simply that your politicians have been playing an anti-Hungarian propoganda game for too long. Many of your politicians and MEP's are constantly saying things against the country. What took the cake was that a video surfaced in the public school system, a video made and approved by the government, stating how backwards we are and anti-democratic we are. And then your politicans starting demanding that we allow them to join NATO. I can say from my perspective, If I were a politican, you would not be in a position to ask me for anything. It's a political row...nothing else. And they seemed to have resolved it. There are many good things in our relationship, but I would have to say, that I was personally offended after reading (actual translations and not media interpretations) some of the things being said about us.

[@xyxy1591]

I don't really understand when west say Hungary help Russia when buying gas and oil. Yes Hungary buy just like America India (and from India buy Germany and other EU members!) Greek(also sam make money on same way as India)! why problem Hungary dont playing fool as west do!

[@regenytarmovies]

Hungary helps itself. Oil, gas, and nuclear fuel come to them from the Russians, it is not possible otherwise. There are geographical and physical reasons for this. Hungary ensures that the Czechs, Slovaks and others continue to receive vitally important Russian gas. The USA cannot trigger this, nor does it intend to. The USA has bought a huge part of Ukrainian farmland, so it will not give it up. These are the facts.

[@kobanagy]

Moreover, there are bigger, imperialist intentions behind this. but all it takes for the crowd is to brandish some silly "explanations" such as "there is a mentally ill leader who wants to occupy us all!" or "by giving them weapons, we are only helping them fight for the country" and other demagogy. Many people say "since Orbán continues to maintain the gas business with Russia, Putin has enough money to buy/produce weapons, so Orbán is responsible for the deaths of many Ukrainians". But no one is talking about dozens of countries that also conduct oil/nuclear fuel/etc. business with Russia, many of which are much bigger than Hungary, for example the USA... But while a country of 10 million people is not a strong enough power and weak (politically controlled) media presence to compete with the richest country on the planet, this "truth" will not be heard or understood. Also these misinformed people, who swallows all that western propaganda says, are just droids, and proves that a powerful media machinery can "teach you" how and why to hate others (who you know nothing about). Probably the same thing happens in Russia as well, but since we have no access to their local news media, we have "our truth" and they have theirs. Live long the freedom of speech, and media freedom! Thank you EU! We're living in a democracy! A special kind of democracy, where some leaders judge what is good for us, and everything else is forbidden. Reminds me something... something "red".

[@MrFlugi]

none of that is fact. It is really dumb to think that it is not possible to get oil or nuclear fuel from other sources, and every state leader is a moron who do not take precaution of having redundant sources of key materials.

[@regenytarmovies]

yes but it's 10x expensive. You will pay this for us? The USA still buys Russian nuclear fuel to this day. Check it@@MrFlugi

[@MrFlugi]

@@regenytarmovies Russian prices grew 5X, reaching the LNG prices. French companies sell nuclear fuel. Check it.

[@regenytarmovies]

Not true. I pay the same for gas as last year. They have grown, but not as much as you. We take it with a long-term contract. If this were not the case, LNG gas would have to be transported here by trucks from Antwerp, which would be a horror, just like crude oil. Hungary has no coastline, and there are no terminals built for this capacity in nearby countries. Do you think we are subordinate to the Russians for fun? They were here for forty years, they kept us occupied, but even then we were not interesting to the West. Marshall aid did not come here, there was poverty here, which was offset a little by the cheapness of Russian energy. If the USA said it would provide what is lost from the termination of Russian exports, we would immediately accept it. Do you think we are stupid? @@MrFlugi

[@vegyesgyumolcs]

As a hungarian, i see it differently: Hungary does not want to help Russia, it just does not want to shoot itself in the foot. The two economies are (partly due to history...) connected in many ways, disrupting it would make the country even poorer. CNG is a only partly an option, there is no solution replacing the russion oil (none!! if you check the map, Hungary does not have any see) and if you put aside your prejudice, the russian Roszatom is maybe the best in nuclear technology. Also, backing up from Paks2 (the new nuclear reactor built by Roszatom) would also mean burning a hell of a lot money. Assuming backing up is an option; the contracts have been signed in 2016 or so... Now, be clever in this situation without bringing down your industry. And chaning the industry takes time, and this is what i see: doubling the renewable energy sources, installing batteries and considering even more racionalsm

[@ÁdámKiss-v1g]

In Hungary we have a joke: "Where were the Ukrainians when the Soviets crushed our 1956 revolution? - ??? - In the Russian tanks." And it is actually true. So we don't care about either side in this conflict, let them decide and leave us out.

[@jefferyfite7122]

Good point.

[@kobanagy]

too accurate. but noone cares about the truth of a small nation... as always. just ask your neighbors from south about 1999...

[@allaris_the_one]

I would actually have to delve into this matter, but is this true? Because Russia liked to name their battalions based on their geogrpahical locations and their actual ethnic background. So "Ukrainian" battalion would mean they were in Ukraine, and not composed of them.

[@allaris_the_one]

*and not their actual ethnic background

[@Neo-vz8nh]

@@allaris_the_one Is it true.

[@Wanamaker1946]

….and yet, Hungary is the safest Country in all of Europe to visit and live. There are no “issues” with killing Priests and rapes. I’ll visit Hungary first on the list. All the economies are in dire straights these days.

[@Wanamaker1946]

It is the USA that brought about the Ukraine issue, from the planned coupe in 2014 by the US ie. Victoria Nuland and the CIA, and then Biden ridding the US oil pipelines of the former President Trump, and by stopping the US pipelines oil jumped in price and Putin saw dollar signs $$$$! and chose to attract The Ukraine because he could now afford to. Thank you Joe Biden. If DJT were still Presdient, there would have never been an Ukraine War, nor the Israeli issue.

[@chiman75]

north korea is one of the safest countries on the planet

[@thomasdeak7762]

It is good and important, but it is no excuse for the likes of Orbán, Mészáros and Tiborcz.

[@jefferyfite7122]

@@chiman75 Not much to eat unfortunately.

[@chiman75]

@@jefferyfite7122 with a magnificent leader like that u don't need food.

[@gaborszabo3110]

I'm a Hungarian economist living in Hungary, so let me add some things, because this video is mostly right, but very superficial. As for the 'cronies', orban follows the russian model, there are no 'businessmen close to orban' - the 'businessmen' are LITERALLY 'employed' by orban in a shadow employment way, they are not 'businessmen' by any means, only sock puppets, p.e. the two of them you can see in the video, one was lajos simicska, kicked out in 2015, all his money taken, the other is lorinc meszaros, who is (and I'm not kidding!!!) by now the wealthiest person in Hungary, a plumber by profession, who really seems to be illiterate as I say, that man can hardly articulate a proper sentence out of his mouth, so dumb everybody laughs at him all the time, would be surprising if he was able to even sign his name on a contract or anything like that. The son in law of orban, istvan tiborcz is not mentioned in the video, a 30-some guy, now one of the richest in Hungary, and one of the most obvious sock puppets... The automotive sector is the biggest of the manufacturing mainly composed of German companies, that's true, but that's not the whole thing. There are dozens of factories in Hungary owned by German/American/Canadian companies, altogether they make up about 80% of Hungary's exports!!!, of course with a high import proportion as we mainly do the assembly part of the job, nothing more. A small part of the Hungarian economy that is not agriculture but can export its goods being competitve on the international market is composed of mainly tourism, the pharma and the IT sector, maybe 15% of exports, tourism is the main factor here and the rest 5% is compiled by agricultural products, wine etc. As you see, nothing like 'Hungarian economy' actually exists, the 4,5 million workforce can be roughly divided this way: 0,5 million works abroad in the EU and UK; 1,5 million people work for the state or companies closely affiliated with the state (public transport is organized through 'companies', but of course the workers there are basicly public sector employees); 0,5 million people work for the German/American/Canadian owned manufacturing companies who create the 'exports' mentioned above; 1,5 million people work in the domestic service industry and tourism, like retail trade, banks, phone/internet companies, media, catering, all kinds of workmen (mechanicians, plumbers, bricklayers, hairdressers ), lawyers, accountants etc. - this part is very unproductive and uncompetitive, in this sector also the activities that can be centralized are mostly owned by foreign companies like retail (Lidl, Aldi, Tesco), banks (Erste, KBC, Raiffeisen etc.) and about 0,5 million work in the agriculture and food processing, wine making etc., their products are mainly consumed on the domestic market, some exported. The 'cronies' (sock puppets) of orban are not involved in any competitive business except tourism, owning hotels, bars and restaurants and agriculture, but they mainly did their dirty job in the contruction industry as long as there were EU funds - finally stopped in 2021 thank god... And the money they make there is used partly to create such a widespread and very disgusting propaganda that russia can only envy. Hungarian is in an economic crisis, but DO NOT be deluded: the 2,5-3 million voters of orban don't care about the economy at all. These are mainly poor people who are also very uneducated, mainly the 2,5 million pensioners vote for him, because he 'protects the country from the migrants' - and that's enough, these people don't understand economy at all, barely they know the difference between million and billion...

[@mistercuriousmind]

This is a great additional detail to the video. But I like to add, that it is not just poor and uneducated who vote for Fidesz. Let me give you some more info to this very good comment! I am coming from a traditionally Fidesz family. My parents are not stupid, they have descent professions and I can call my family a good middle class family. I was raised in the spirit of Fidesz support and I was supporting them. Until I started to learn about the complexities of the world and its very colorful societies and economies, now we have vehement and almost futile fights about the happenings in Hungary. They are able to think about complex things, they have the capacity of comprehending the impending doom. Yet! They choose to not to think about it. And it is a common problem and it is understandable. Probably it sounds very irrational, but it is related in a weird way to the half a century soviet occupation. I can see on my parents, that they are just happy, that finally they can live well off and they built up the subconcious defense mechanism so that they can protect this utopia. This defense prevents them to think about the reasons why they live well off until it will be too late. This is no unique epidemic and I believe most ex-soviet countries and especially Russia suffers in this. And it is like ADHD, it is extremely difficult to coexist with it, and sometimes even more difficult to change it. I have no cure for this, but I keep trying to push them into a comfortable conversational environment and hope one day, from that comfort they look out and start to see what I see. And I also hope that actually newer generations have less and less of this problem as the inheritance of the USSR is dying out slowly with its victim generation. I hope this small snippet will give a nice addition to the economic complexities.

[@gaborszabo3110]

@@mistercuriousmind You should not have vehement and almost futile fights about the happenings in Hungary, what is happening in Hungary is totally understandable. The fidesz is the main symptom, not the problem. Having a system of such a small country like Hungary with only 1 body that is elected directly by the voters will lead to a system like that. If you can elect only 1 body like the Parliament in Hungary, there will be no checks and balances. The first thing to do sometime in the future is to create a system where at least 3 actors are elected directly by the people (lower house, upper house, president) and these will be the checks and balances for each other. We don't know when anything like this will happen, maybe after a civil war like in many countries... We will see...

[@xSkyWeix]

​@@gaborszabo3110As if that's work xD Poland has 3 bodies and all of them for the past 8 years been in the hands of one party. And in essence one person.

[@xSkyWeix]

​@@mistercuriousmindYou seem like a good son. Sadly your efforts are futile. There is this bias called belief perseverance. It boils down to the fact that people don't change their entrenched beliefs. And for some truths to succeed, you need to wait for the previous generation to die off.

[@mistercuriousmind]

@@xSkyWeix I know. But as all people were created different so is their belief preserverance. So, I keep trying, hoping my parents can prevail. :)

[@wile123456]

"hmm let's trade with the country that we have a bunch of sanctions against in the EU market" Orban really is a smooth brained individual.

[@HShango]

While exporting is his political propaganda too 🤨

[@SimplyVanis]

Hungary will pay a high price for it, no doubt. Karma if you will, but it always happens with countries that vote in Populist leaders

[@Sebastian-fk3gs]

When your head is full of irredentism

[@bonito34]

A russian dance bear

[@jokuvaan5175]

He is authoritarian wanting to enrich himself and his inner circle. He wants get closer to Russia because EU is more strict to corruption like his while in Russia's eyes it's just a bonus along with gaining geopolitical power in Europe

[@manwiththeredface7821]

As a Hungarian I see no light at the end of the tunnel. We're dependent on NATO arms, Russian oil and gas, and now Chinese money as well. Eventually something's got to give and when that happens we will be in a state of disarray. Meanwhile the people eat up the propaganda about us "going our own way". There's no going our own way since 1956, that's the sad truth. We went our own way for a few days and we were crushed and humiliated violently for it.

[@zsoltbr]

A change of Union will help (European Union->Soviet U.) First "Peace" must come soon for that (read: Russia have to win.)

[@Silver_Prussian]

When the oil and gas they offer is the cheapest in the entire continent you dont have much of a choice but its good that you made a deal with rosatom for a new NPP, they not only provide the infrastructure but also offer convenient and generous payment plans for the customers. No, I am not sponsored by them

[@ekesandras1481]

compared to the huge amount of EU funds flowing into Hungary each year, Chinese money is very insignificant and limited to some doubtful vanity projects.

[@kevhynaleks2631]

​@@ekesandras1481The EU funds is a very insignificant amount of money compare to the size of the economy. (1%}. The only why still we cannot drop the whole corruppt bias EU-sht, is that tax-free inner market, what use all of our companies...

[@ekesandras1481]

@@kevhynaleks2631 1% GDP-growth as a gift each year is not insignificant.

[@WhiteOak61]

It is important to note that the Chinese battery factories being built in Hungary are not an example of foreign investment: they are being very heavily subsidized by the Fidesz government, who are looking at them as a strategic investment. Those factories represent another massive expenditure from the Hungarian government for very little gain. The battery factories are going to be worked in by foreigners, too, as Hungary does not have enough workers to fill them.

[@KisDre]

Same with the Belgrád-Budapest railway

[@Silver_Prussian]

Man if those were western battery factories you would be singing a song about how great they are.

[@WhiteOak61]

@@Silver_Prussian It doesn't matter who actually owns those factories. It's not the Hungarian government or the Hungarian people, which means they do not receive the profits of the factories; and the workers of the factories aren't Hungarian, which means they do not benefit from the jobs created by the factories. Simply put, the factories do not actually benefit Hungarians in any way, which is my actual problem with them. If any of the above two problems were solved, I would agree with the government in the creation of these factories.

[@Silver_Prussian]

@@WhiteOak61 you do realise there are a ton of busineses in other countries that do not have workers who are natives, the business isnt owned by the state but is private. The taxes taken from this factory would be enough also who says hungarians wont work there ? And even if it wasnt hungarians its important to look where the money the workers make go, if they spend it in hungary thats still a win.

[@WhiteOak61]

@@Silver_Prussian Hungary very deliberately has *one of the lowest corporate tax rates of the EU. "Who says Hungarians won't work there?" The companies. They're already bringing in thousands of asian migrant workers, setting up boarding houses for them, the lot. You could look that up if you cared.

[@Paris13004]

I have been to Hungary very often. On my last trip last year l was shocked by the high prices of everything. Hungary has never been a rich country but now poverty is everywhere with western european prices that post communist salaries can not match. Homelessness has skykyrocketed. Going to the Czech Republic after some days in Hungary helps understand the situation. Just cross the border and you will be amazed by the gap. One country is moving forward, the other is going backward to the post communist era.

[@Akitlosz]

It does not help to achieve a higher standard of living if European countries donate their money to Ukraine. Especially not on credit. The European Union owes Hungary many billions of euros.

[@TheTome23]

​Hungary got dozen of billions euros in the past 12 years, and most of it has been stolen or spend the most corrupted way, sadly....​@@Akitlosz

[@FrankyS74]

@@TheTome23 Perhaps you watching too much mainstream news.. The corruption is the same everywhere in the EU, the only difference is that we can or cannot inform about it!

[@zackhruska]

The Czech Republic doesn’t border Hungary.

[@Akitlosz]

@@TheTome23 Ever since states existed, exist, and will exist, there has been, is, and will be corruption. Only the extent of corruption is questionable.

[@davidbalica9900]

I also read that many industries in western Romania are now hiring Hungarians. Romania is growing very fast anyways, just overtook Portugal and Croatia at GDP purchasing power parity, per person. Couple this with Hungary's descent and you have many Hungarians who are now moving over there. Many Hungarians also come to Romania now to do their daily shopping, all sorts of facebook groups which see people organise themselves into daily trips to Transylvania to buy goods they simply can't find anymore / can't afford. Unbelievable turnaround from 20 years ago.

[@Alaryk111]

Soccording to IMF fo2023 they are still behind Portugal and Croatia but ahead of Slovakia.

[@jokuvaan5175]

It's also easy for Hungarians to go to Romania because of Romania's large ethnically Hungarian population in some areas.

[@DerDop]

@@eudaimonnwhat’s wrong with Bengali and Pakistani? They’re chill, and they don’t have the religious fervour we all hate. Nice people, really hard working

[@dtf.eternal5857]

@@DerDop Nothing wrong with it, the idea was, that it would be nice for Romanians to be able to come back at work in Romania, to reduce it's workforce deficit. As for integration, as long as they don't push their culture onto the existing culture, nobody really gives a flying fucj about what imaginary friend they bow down to.

[@georgew9094]

The answer is simple. If the EU and/or the US throw in tens of billions of dollars to Hungary, I could assure you Hungary will ditch Russia faster than you and I could blink. Why the EU and US don't throw money, cause 1. Orban made a whole platform on anti-brussel. 2. EU and the US probably don't want to give Hungary money anyway.

[@laszloandras963]

The Hungary is about to collapse narrative is there since Orbán took office. Now we are at 13 years and counting and Hungary hasn't collapsed. In fact, it was under the socialist-liberal government that it did collapse and needed international bailout by the EU and the IMF. It was Orbán's government that repayed the loan and is now managing a steady economy despite EU funds being frozen. - The financial vulnerability of Hungary has decreased massively thanks to the fact that foreign debt was in large part exchanged for domestic debt. - There is no political crisis in Hungary. The support of the ruling parties is stable and the supermajority means that the government can quickly change laws in order to respond to a crisis. - The only real problem Hungary faces is foreign and not related to government policy. The German economy is going into recession, EU leaders are unable/unwilling to defend the interests of European industry and manufacturing. This affects the mainly European export markets of the Hungarian car industry. The logic of the rule of law disputes and EU financing is the opposite of what you claim. The liberal elites in Brussels and Western capitals don't like the conservative government of Hungary so they wanted to weaken Orbán's government by withholding EU funds. The rule of law concerns were politically motivated and whenever Hungary amended laws to meet EU demands, the European Commission always invented new concerns. What they call "rule of law concern" is in fact Hungary closing the Hungarian/Schengen borders to illegal immigrants, banning sexual content and gender ideology from schools and its opposition to sending weapons to Ukraine. And if you check referenda results and polling data you will find that Hungarians overwhelmingly support these policies.

[@gezaeckrich6773]

Na végre van valaki aki eléggé tisztán látja a dolgokat. 👍👍👍 Nem mondom van még sokminden tennivaló ,Magyarországon de azt hiszem a fejlődés nemcsak Orbántól függ, eléggé belerúgdosnak más hatalmasabba a kis országba .!! 😉😉😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@albertbokor6643]

Ok, a németek hülyeségeitől pufferelődni egy kivánatos dolog, de amilyen retorikával operálnak az baszottul idegesitő tud lenni. A "Buzi libzsik!!" kulcsfontoságu stratégiai erőforrás a Nemzeti Gumicsontgyár ZRT számára, ez van. És ha a "hazai tőtkésités"-be még egy kis efortot tennének hogy ne mindent szétlopásnak érződjön, az prima lenne.

[@tiborbede8972]

Good summary! Hungarian farmer here. As you showed on the graph after the comunism the economy was horrible. It was only prosperous when he came on power with his way. Many people saw the flaws of the system but there were progress never like before only depression and stagnation. The whole home industry was sold to foreigners after the comunism within a few years. We became an only import market for decades. The main reason for this Tug of War i think is that the "government" wants the economy driving companies "back" and the western based companies dont want to loose their well paying markets (why would they? So the government tries to rule them out with their tools) These reclaims were funded from the EU funds partly thats why they stopped it so we fell partly back in the post-comunism era where there are expenditures and anxiety. Sad to see this we should work togeather on the bigger problem of the Europe's free falling global influence and declyning population. At least there is a "bad guy" for every politician who can be blamed

[@Micha-qv5uf]

"The German auto industry is in free fall" - is a ridiculous exaggeration.

[@ChineseKiwi]

It isn't. Near 6,000,000 cars produced in late 2017 to half of that in mid 2023. That's a freefall. Not to mention consumers are realising that German cars aren't actually that reliable or luxurious anymore vs the competition, who offer better in both aspects at a lower price point. Ask anyone who actually knows cars.

[@baronvonjo1929]

Maybe. Idk I keep seeing negative articles about the entire German manufacturing industry. That doesn't mean I believe it. Its just the headlines I keep seeing. Such things no doubt make average people start to believe it when they see it everywhere. I ain't putting my time to investigate it personally, just trying to explain why I think it was mentioned. My point is there is a narrative about it is that its in decline, so don't be surprised if you see more of it.

[@bogdangiusca7431]

The number of cars Germany makes is now almost half the one a few years ago: 2022: 3.6 million 2016: 6.0 million

[@Rozarez213]

feel like Europe in general is declining in many sector, like Manufacture, semiconductor, and garment.

[@Micha-qv5uf]

@@ChineseKiwi But thats because they trippled their sales before when they started selling cars big time in China. The chinese market is getting closed for them though because China is pushing it's domestic companies with state money. Their sales in the West are stable and they will find new markets in India, Africa and south America. Even if they don't they didn't lose their reputaion at all. Thats just propaganda.

[@barnaferencszolnoki9368]

Hungarians going to Croatia for groceries is may be true... even though I live near the southern border and don't know of anyone who does this. I also don't experience any signs of this so called pending economic collapse. But I may be ignorant.

[@imrenagy5129]

Simply: rubbish. Lies, lies, dirty lies.

[@balazsszepesi7007]

Hypocrisy, desinformation.

[@ninjaman350]

I recommend next video with title: WHY THE EUROPIAN UNION IS DESTROYING ITSELF? You should rather deal with that.

[@laszlokovacs6154]

WET DREAM OF THE GLOBALISTS 😂😂😂

[@SzamBacsi]

Hungarian is known to be one of the most challenging languages globally, resulting in limited proficiency among speakers. Consequently, three significant consequences arise: firstly, media outlets often lack sufficient knowledge about Hungary, and secondly, individuals may rely on liberal media sources for information. As a result, readers may encounter difficulties in verifying the accuracy and validity of the information presented. Liar videos can be created without facing any consequences. If one resides in Hungary, they would be familiar with the country's primary principle: "Leave us the f.... alone!" It is important to note that neither the citizens nor the government of Hungary support the Russians. Thanks.

[@SimpleSteve5]

Ez azért nem teljesen igaz, Orbán nyugattal szemben nagyon kritikus mig kelettel nagyon megengedő (pl. ha putyinéknál esnek ki az ablakon az ujsagirok az szóra sem érdemes, de ha az EU-ban egy kicsit is felmerül az elfogult újságirás megy a libsi alázás). Vagy másik példa: A fidesz kiáll Izrael mellett az izraeli-palesztin háborúban, de az orosz-ukrán háborúban nem foglal el ugyanilyen kemény álláspontot. Mindebből úgy néz ki hogy orbán feje rendesen benne vagy putyin seggében. A "Leave us the f.... alone!" pedig nincs értelme tekintve, hogy egy európai közösség része vagyunk. A jogállam helyreállitásán kivül pedig nem kért mást tőlünk az EU, ami azért nem egy olyan nagy kérés, hanem az EU alapelve, amely Magyarországon az elmúlt években rendesen csorbult. Összefoglalva: Orbán tartja a markát a delláért, de a jogállamot nem hajlandó helyreálltani cserébe. (Magyarország 20 éve sokszosan annyi pénzt kap az eutól mint amennyit befizet.)

[@martymatthew5225]

As a Hungarian I can safely state that both the government and the citizens support the Russians, at least the majority. It's not something they're open to talk about, but something they're ashamed of. They just look at it if there's no other option for us and this is the only way. Also, I don't know about the national spirit, but the youth is definitely not living by the "Leave us the fuck alone" principle. That is just the mentality of the conservative and older people who are tired enough to accept things how they are instead of facing another new wave of change. But the society of Hungary is a tragic sight to look down on, people's minds are still haunted by the communism and they need someone to form an opinion instead of them, truly the tragedy of individual thinking and openness. These things are the main causes that a corrupt leader is still supported by the majority. Sadly, I really can't be proud that I am Hungarian, all I feel when I talk about my nationality is shame...

[@viktorszenasi3664]

That's not even remotely true. For example, in The BayerShow, the guests who are open about their allegiance to Fidesz literally declared that anyone with a brain supports Russia. HírTV is financed by the state even if indirectly, everything they say is what the Fidesz actually thinks but can't say because of obvious diplomatic reasons. The government is pro-russia.

[@aronkracsun]

Every one is going to see that Hungary will be right at the end, just like in the migration subject. Look at the migration crisis in Sweden and Germany... everybody suddenly change the migration policy copying Hungary, why?

[@kristoffarkas9909]

Szerintem nézz kevesebb Patriótát

[@kevhynaleks2631]

​@@kristoffarkas9909Szerintem olvass nyugati lapokat

[@aronkracsun]

@@kevhynaleks2631 Nyugaton felre vezetik az embereket, de jo pelda Olaszorszag -Anglia szerzedese

[@KaTalinka849]

Kabaré a köbön. :-O Ha az egész EU hülye, csak a Fidesz helikopter, akkor miért csúszunk le folyamatosan? Értem én a szittya vérkakadu féle megmondom hogy mivan, meg behívatom a nagykövetet féle vergődést, ha mondjuk egy Norvégia szintjén lenne a gazdaság és a jólét. De pont, hogy lassan már Bulgária is előz minket. meg kellene kérdezni tőlük, hogy mi állami feladat szerintük. A helyes válasz kb: • oktatás • egészségügy • jogállam fenntartása • szociális háló (pl. Nyugdíj, ápolási díj) Melyiket csinálják jól? Kösz, ne is fáradj a válasszal.

[@kristofnemeth2133]

@@aronkracsun remek. mi nem migránsokat kaptunk, hanem egy rakat cigányt akik úgy szaporodnak hogy hamarosan a lakosok több mint felét kiteszik majd. és még mielőtt azt mondanád hogy a cigók nem rosszabbak mint migránsok, lehet, de egy szinten vannak. nem akarnak integrálódni, visznek mit tudnak, erőszakolnak és ölnek lopnak csalnak hazudnak

[@cnccarving]

let me pointing out, that the so called help from west wasnt helping the industry but creating cheap shops for the western companies germans basically built shops on hungary and taking all the profits could arise from those plants, or shops hungary were much better position using those plants making parts or asesembling freely to any other countries, not locked into german cars here in usa german cars has many competitors and honestly german cars arent better but same level just be realistic

[@cnccarving]

with china or russia, actually hungary could strike a lot better deal than germans less debt, more output and more profit germans, french UK and usa trades can be seen in africa how it works like france taking uranium for 80 cent and selling for 200 dollars thats what western help means, enslaving the one their propahganda says """helping"""

[@mgoogyi]

The so called help from the west is the money from EU. The majority of that money is distributed in NER and does not help the industry, just makes certain people wealthy.

[@mireliris4799]

tipical hungarian , "the west opened a factory and gave me a job instead of giving me the factory so I can compete with them, clearly slavery " .But I agree all western companies need to stop trading with Hungary and close all factories in Hungary . Wouldnt want to offend the Hungarians with investment and jobs 🤣🤣🤣. And people say we dont get along, we want the same thing, to remove western companies and investment from Hungary. The whole Eu should work toghether to get that done .

[@cnccarving]

@@mireliris4799 thats a very wrong view factory built out of loan the question why hungary not building of same loan their own factory theres no need """free""" factory what is wrong on hungary, that EU gave loan to buy example trams, while same amount of money could restart the production on hungary you seeing it very wrong way

[@cnccarving]

you need to looking back that basically hungary made their own stuff

[@S41GON]

To be fair, the economic modell of the whole region has run its course, being an assembly line for German manufacturers can only get you so far. And that far is the middle income trap. This applies to all the former Soviet bloc countries, more or less. Another big problem is, if the engine of the EU, Germany dies, what will be left? Because the German and European economic model was based on cheap Russian energy. Now that seems to be not an option anymore for most European countries where globalist and ideologically posessed politicians are in power, Orbán is clearly pragmatic and wants Russian energy because it's cheaper than American LNG and also because Hungary has no other option really. This angers Brussels of course and Hungary has to pay the prize for its separate policy towards Russia as Brussels is punishing Hungary by withholding EU funds citing corruption issues, but it's obvious that these things are connected, none of these disputes started yesterday, they date back to Hungary's separate migration policy. Fundamentally it is a sovereignist-globalist clash and the same dinamics can be seen now in many other EU countries play out, Sweden, Netherlands, France, even Germany, everywhere sovereignist parties are winning or growing their influence. Also there is corruption in the EU elsewhere, but it never really gets exposed the way Hungarian corruption seems to be always in a spotlight; maybe because those other countries toe Brussel's line carefully and don't rock the boat as much as Hungary does, not to mention there is petty corruption in Eastern Europe, but the industrial grade corruption that exists in Western Europe is rarely reflecting a bad light on the countries where it happens and is usually quickly swept under the rug (Dieselgate, Libor scandal or Deutsche Bank's various scandals). Has anybody ever heard Germany being called a corrupt country because Volkswagen cheated on emission tests or Deutsche Bank laundering Russian money and evading sanctions? Yeah, neither have I. The EU itself seems to be prone to corruption, Qatari bribe money found way into some European Parlament members' pockets and then there's the president of the EU Comission, Ursula von der Leyen's shady backdoor sms dealings with Pfizer we still know basically nothing about. I also have a hard time believing Hungary has a worse reputation when it comes to corruption than, say, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania or Ukraine for that matter that is being shoveled billions nevertheless by the EU.

[@bjornborg4849]

Absolutely. In fact, Ukraine has been often been named the most corrupt country in Europe, but this is ofc not mentioned when it comes to discussing weapons deliveries for Ukraine... That are actually partly bought up by international arms dealer and sold to Africa and the middle east.

[@danielbxi4090]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@urbangorilla33]

You apparently don't live in Hungary or follow it day-to-day. Otherwise you would not be rationalizing its corruption issues. Trust me, if you want to see industrial grade corruption, Hungary is the place to see it.

[@danielbxi4090]

@@urbangorilla33 you can find same damm think everywhere. Not only in Hungary.☝️

[@MrFlugi]

@@danielbxi4090 false. What you can se everywhere in the EU is the level of Hungarian corruption of the 90s, early 2000s, where the method is that business gives money to politicians to pave the way for some legislations for them. What happens now is a state organized money pump, the control is not on the business side, the control is on the state side which creates its own businesses. Lőrincz Mészáros could not be a middle manager with his own merit, but he is the owner now the biggest company holding in Hungary. ALL money what is now in Mészáros businesses, Tiborcz businesses, 4IG businesses, etc, is a state controlled payment of friends of people in power, and that is just the most visible part. Most of those companies are maintained by the state not only by paying their bills but giving help by making the competitions life harder. These companies would not survive in plain capitalism baseline competition, they NEED the helping hand of the state, typically with constant state subsidies. The main issue with the state controlled corruption is that when there is a surplus of money, the people in power will take it as it would be a profit in a company. A country is not exactly the same as a company, democracies should not have an owner who is entitled to put profit in his pocket if he wants, that is a feature of dictatorships.. So while corruption in itself is everywhere, the level of that was in the millions of HUF before Fidesz and billions of HUF since that, because the businesses were never could get that much corrupting politicians for legislations. You need a state level organized money pump to achieve this level of corruption. It is like saying that Hitler was just another serial killer, serial killers are everywhere, nothing to see here..

[@balazsdomjan7541]

Even to me, a Hungarian, this video was quite informative and helped putting things in context. Sad what happened (and still happening) to our country.

[@IntoEurope]

Glad I could be of service :)

[@n3clar]

Go and vote

[@herptek]

Hungary should remember what it is to be a vassal and a puppet state such as during the cold war. With relations to Russia or the PRC everything has a catch.

[@mistercuriousmind]

I have to double down on that. I am also a Hungarian. I was skeptical about the video, whether it can give a good light on the happenings. I have to say it gave me a wholesome of news. But knowing the events in Hungary it makes sense. Perhaps facts are overly simplified here and there, but this video isn't about the fine details. Also thank you for clarifying the fact, that Hungary is a Russian trojan horse. They can cause serious damage to the integrity of Europe. But I think they are more likely driven by the facts you mentioned to save the economy from their mistakes, with that saving their power, than simply allying with the aggressor for its sake. Nevertheless I disagree with their policies.

[@zsoltbr]

@@n3clar voting does not help since the election system favors Fidesz (some votes double count - eg. in 2018 they got over 66% of the seats in parliament with 49.5% of the votes.)

[@mordechaiwolkenbruch7349]

A small correction: the main reason Orbán came to power in 2010 was because of the previous government's unprecedented scandals. Orbán managed to become the main charismatic voice of the opposition. The 2008 market crash was just oil on the already existing fire, but a landslide Fidesz victory in 2010 was already inevitable at the time.

[@newsPrahova]

It is not only Hungary that is facing one or more crises. It is a global situation, caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with so many bans, by the war in Ukraine, by the price crisis on the energy market, etc. Romania is not doing better either. In general, the economies of Eastern Europe are fragile and rely on foreign capital and investments provided by the European Union. If the Community market falls, the exports of these countries also fall. Unlike Hungary, Romania has diversified its production of goods and services more, but corruption and inefficiency of government policies are serious obstacles to development. Let's not forget that even in developed countries, capitalism was built over decades. Fortunately, there is also hope for the countries of Eastern Europe, because their economies still have the opportunity to grow, they have a relatively well-trained workforce, and people's mindsets are more flexible and open to new things. As for the Orban Government, it's only temporary, let's not forget...

[@Robot3527]

匈牙利🇭🇺不是匈奴人的后代吗？？？ 中国和匈奴几千年前就是老朋友👍

[@domi_ka9153]

对，匈奴人是我们的的后代。我希望我们还好朋友❤

[@zoki.to974]

you failed to acknowledge that whole eu is suffering same issue induced by eu sanctions to russia, not only hungary. hungary will pull out its self from issues much easier than eu will

[@Aleksaa944]

As Serbian i find Hungary our friend, because Orban is true patriot and leader. If Germans and French can live in peace and rule EU, we can rule our part of EU. I would like to see Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Montenegro and Serbian part of Bosnia in one union. We dont need EU democracy and rules. Let us worship god, family and like traditional. Also i would have relations with Poland Czech , Slovaks , Russians. All we need. Slavs , Hungarians, Romanians and Greek share common mentality. West use us to do dirty work and be cheap work force for them.

[@cristibrad6742]

I never felt dirtier. Nice of you not to mention Ukranians as those do not exist, right? To top you up, I see the future of a single human nation on Earth after the USA model and not the joke of a federation the Russian Federation is. A Federation of slavse.

[@stefanionutalexandru6916]

As a Romanian I'll have to say pas, good luck with your nationalistic oligarchies tough.

[@caluggero]

@@stefanionutalexandru6916 Im hungarian. I hate orbán and russian propaganda too. They ruin everithing. they shows themselves like who care their own nation but just power and money. lot of people believe their shits but not everybody!

[@3wL7]

@@cristibrad6742 Ucrainienii sunt pionii/marionetele Occidentului - in primul rand ale SUA - si se vede rezultatul: sunt distrusi! Asta e soarta celor care se aliaza cu Occidentul si primesc asa-zisele "valori occidentale", adica sodomia, identitatea de gen, educatia sexuala (pornografia) din gradinita pana la absolvirea liceului si altele asemenea. Uniunea Europeana e o tiranie si se va desfiinta curand, SUA e in declin rapid si va fi distrusa. Noi suntem intr-o barca cu multe gauri, care a inceput sa se scufunde. Vai noua!

[@kobanagy]

@@stefanionutalexandru6916 because how our romanian politicians steal our future, noone does. so stick with your "non-nationalistic oligarchs" =))

[@TL735]

The grandmother always looked away when her grandson stole from her purse, because the boy always brought her some flowers. Now the grandmother does not allow him to steal and is very disappointed that her grandson became a thief...

[@aleccullen2696]

She got stuck with a piss-head grandson. Shit happens.

[@Akitlosz]

Hungary helps itself. And not fail. Germany, Russia, and China also have a strong interest in Hungary's success. And Turkey too. The new German Rheinmetall KF51 Panther tank will also be manufactured in Hungary.

[@MineK_FG]

What do you mean by Hungary helps itself? Orbán stole the money from hospitals and Kari Geri can't repair the roads. Hungarian politics is a joke. 😂

[@Akitlosz]

​@@MineK_FG Hungary do not helps Russia, but itself. Hungary needs oil, gas, and uranium. Only Russia can give enough.

[@HUNVilly]

1:33 If you are showing Hungary's automotive locations, you should have included the Suzuki plant in Esztergom. Also Győr has Audi, not Volswagen.

[@kevhynaleks2631]

This video is on this level, this is a false propaganda, not correct video.

[@rintarouokabe9386]

Audi is owned by the Wolkswagen group so it's not a 100% wrong

[@kevhynaleks2631]

@@rintarouokabe9386 And the 100 other sliding and lie?

[@JanosFeher]

@@rintarouokabe9386 Porsche SE owns 53% of the Volkswagen Group, yet we don't say to Volkswagen factories that it's Porsche, do we?

[@mentorhdtv]

​@@JanosFeher but Porsches arent made in Volkswagen factories except the Cayenne, whereas plenty of Audi models are being manufactured in Volkswagen factories. So in theory saying its Volkswagen on an Audi factory is more acceptable than saying the same on a Porsche factory.

[@PMMagro]

Hungary is a one party state. The regime needs enemies, real or not and internal out outside Hungary to keep power/manging the populations disscontent. The obsession with immigrants is ironic as the main issue is Hungarians leaving Hungary. Some hopefully returns but ...losing many young Hungarians after they have grown up and been educated in Hungary is harsh. One party states are noturiuosly corrupt and Hungary is no exception. The longer Fidez stays in power the worse it will get.

[@zsoltbr]

Orban plans now until 2034. After that, who knows? But anyhow, probably someone from the family will take over. (He has 5 kids, they'll find one heir until then.)

[@peterbalogh8138]

You don't know much about Hungary, do you?

[@madmax6827]

What do you mean a one party state? Just because the numerous opposition leftist parties don't enjoy the support of the majority doesn't make it a dictatorship. Would you say the same for countries run by leftist governments?

[@HungaryBased]

More Hungarians are returning then leaving the country.

[@Silver_Prussian]

They are obsessed with immigrants ? What about all the cultural enrichment the eu was shoving dow the throat of all its citizens

[@stephengopp9734]

Good euro propaganda! And lies. Hungary only a buyer Russian oil ,gas,uranium not a team with Russia. The USA also buying uranium means they are team?

[@robertkaroly3698]

When I started working in an Austrian-owned factory after EU accession, I immediately had to meet higher expectations for a third as much pay as the Austrian staff, while strategic sectors of Hungarian agriculture were privatised to Western companies who then systematically dismantled them. But at that time I could meet young Germans at Hungarian music festivals, going on world tours on social welfare if I could afford to go on the handouts I earned from the Western multinationals. I remember when I had to start work at midnight on the 20th of August, the day of the foundation of the Hungarian state, or when in December, due to an influenza epidemic, many of my colleagues worked with fever and sickness, so as not to lose the insignificant bonus that was tied to sick leave. The only other time I had anything to do with EU subsidies was once, when I took a training course with the support of the Hungarian employment centre to increase the income of an Austrian training company, so that I could get a job with a Western multinational. These are the things that make most Hungarians not have to think too much about who blew up the Nord Stream pipeline.

[@mireliris4799]

then leave the EU , throu out western companies and you can have your own little North Korea, because that's the poitical philosophy your describing. Foreigners are bad , giving you a job is bad , investing in hungary is bad , then be north korea and stop crying that anyone that invests in your country is opressing you. If it helps I agree all foreign companies need to leave Hungary , all exports to hungary need to stop , and let's see what happens.

[@mgoogyi]

@@mireliris4799 I hope we don't quit the EU, it would be game over for us... Around 48% of Hungarians (the stupid half) supports this idiot government and they get 2/3 of the power at every single election. Without the EU and it's money we would be on a downward slope. We are also not trying too hard to get off Russian energy...

[@robertkaroly3698]

@@mireliris4799 I'm just describing what I've experienced in my life, that we are treated as inferior people, taken advantage of to make us more vulnerable. And now I should be grateful to the west because if they don't invest their unlimited printing money in our country then we won't have anything to eat in an agrarian country? Because the pipelines of the sugar factories were also poured with liquid concrete after they got it for pennies. Why was such a thing necessary? They talk about great friendship, while in the background they make threats because they only want cheap slaves. I wonder what kind of conversations were going on while a B52 nato heavy bomber was circling for hours over Kaposvár? Why nato and why the EU? So that they can keep their competitive advantage by force if necessary, so that they don't have to cooperate fairly. Maybe it is better to be a slave than to die in a war, we saw this in 1971 when Nixon broke the bretton woods agreement without consequences. If this great alliance is so noble, why are certain countries excluded from it? The whole financial system is based on a scam to keep the world vulnerable and in perpetual competition as if it could not function otherwise. The war is just an added bonus. I don't believe that ordinary people want more than fair cooperation in either the West or the East. Because real peace can only come from fairness never from winning the race. But then bitcoin will take it all away

[@feltuzok]

​@@mireliris4799people are afraid of how powerful Hungary could become so they do anything in their power to weaken us. Just losing 2/3 of our land after Trianon wasn't enough, later they had to "invest" in to the Hungarian agriculture.

[@wuestenfuchsxy]

@@feltuzok afraid of what? what would you do?

[@nnkk7742]

If Ukraine shows anything it's that the west has been too soft towards authoritarians. We need to actively and severely crack down on countries working against common prosperity.

[@vayate1234]

True.

[@jt-ttt]

soft or fear? 5000 Russia atom eggs😂

[@Silver_Prussian]

People like you are the ones who are against prosperity. You interventionist mindset is like a disgusting parasite that need to be removed.

[@MAKDÁVID-KRIŽ]

Western Ukrain Nazionalist have been exterminating people that oppose they narrative for many years now.Claim that is the way to go against people that oppose "mainstream" led by Soros like figures whom openly bragged about orchestrating Maidan in order to create a conflict against Russia is something that can easily backfire.

[@DiederikCA]

Yeah except we cant do anything because Poland backs them, and the EU is actually operated according to judicial procedures

[@sahelanthropus4991]

Yes by taking in Ukrainian refugees and paying more support to Ukraine /GDP than most countries, Hungary helps Russia

[@camcam3844]

I'm a native hungarian. I only say watch this: Anti-Hungarian Actions in Ukraine (Sub-Carpathia) 2014-2018 [ENG].

[@lakiandras9895]

And the time to remember the russian system before 1990 is too away? And before 2010, when Orban declared we have to avoid Russia too?

[@camcam3844]

@@lakiandras9895 This is true. BUT the rights of Hungarians come first. They have nothing to do with this war. All people deserve to live freely and safely. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The evidence can be seen in the documentary.

[@lakiandras9895]

@@camcam3844 So the war is because to the ukranian people rights or what? And if we nothing have to do with the war, why we always try to protect Russia rights agains our allies? I don't understand, if we have problem with a country, then it accepted to an other to attack it, and protected the attacker rights as much as possible.

[@lakiandras9895]

@@camcam3844 And an other thing, these Sub-Carpathian people are fighting in the war and die too. So if they die in this war is okay, but it they righs is distuberbed is not.

[@thieph]

Hungarians are native in Asia

[@katyushatman5187]

juts to make things clear, hungary isnt pro-russian, hungary is pro-hungarian hungary veto sanctions not because hungary pro-russian, but hungary needs guarantees to keep the very fragile energetical stability hungary buys russian rescources such as gas and oil not because hungary is pro-russian, but hungary has no other option, there are no gas and oil pipelines from western countries what could supply hungary, and even western countries needs to import oil and gas for a much higher price half across the globe

[@stefansimon7061]

By not supporting Ukraine financially Hungary is helping only EU not Russia. By buying cheap Russian gas Hungary is helping only their citizens not Russia. Btw USA is helping so much Russia…

[@JanosFeher]

> By buying cheap Russian gas Hungary is helping only their citizens not Russia. Most of the Russian energy goes to the German industrial factories in Hungary. German and Austrian politicians do the mouth karate for their own voters but never imply actual sanctions because Hungary is one of the reason why German factories still have their lights on.

[@keresztnevemvezeteknevem5395]

As hungarian I can say, that history taught us that we have to consider not only one regional/global power at a time. This video summarize the EU perspective. Thats all right, it has many important aspect. But the EU is not a sole power of the world, and if a government of a small easten-european country with small resources and population has more perspective, and not only wants to survive the present crisis, then it will exactly do what present hungarian government do. Hungarian government tries to build strong national related group of big firms, industry, the banking sector, what is exaclty the same thing what Japan, Small-Tigers, China did, before they could show great economic performance. Hungary tries to rebuild a strong Eastern-Europe but because of present ukrainian war the alliance of some countries in the region (V4) decayed. So Hungary seraches for new countries to cooperate with. These are Serbia, and Turkey nowdays most of all. If V4 could be strong we also could cut connections with Russia or China as western countries tries the same nowdays, but they also didn't succeeded! So why for the god's sake ask the same a small very dependent country the same?

[@oguzakkaya4720]

I'm Turkish and I live in Hungary, beautiful country with values. Not everything is about cheap Doritos and high wages, EU and West fanboys don't understand this. I believe Hungary is going in the right direction, well it's tough considering the economy isn't really great, quality of life is incredibly higher here in Hungary than Western powers like France or Germany.

[@Aggoenix]

As a Czech until Hungary radically changes its political course and leadership i absolutely refuse to have any form of cooperation in V4 and i believe Poland right now is also not very eager to promote V4 cooperation, especially when a new much more pro-eu and prowestern goverment there is coming. Right now i would absolutely prefered to cooperate with Baltics or Slovenia in V4 instead of Orbans regime, where he plays it on all sides turning out he looses all friends and completely isolated Hungary as some weird island which is hated by the west, but the east dont see it as approachable considering the fact its still Nato, EU, and is surrounded by Nato and EU countries from almost all sides.

[@axoloneidolon4702]

​@@Aggoenixwhat an honor! The prime minister of Czechia himself commented here.

[@Aggoenix]

@@axoloneidolon4702 when we are about that our PM actually shares almost identical view on Hungary. We are just in V4 so hes not openly so critical of Hungary but he shares very different views than Orban. I dont understand how Hungary has all the bonuses of being in the EU, but gives so little in return and actually sometimes openly damage interests of EU countries.

[@markthem]

@@Aggoenix its because the strong german interest as said in the beginning of the video. hungarys big asset is the cheap labor, and low taxes for german car manufacturers compared to other nations. orban uses this as political high ground when he makes his dirty deals with russia and china. In a way he blackmails the EU-s economically, as well as politically.

[@Bend22]

You should change the title: “Why Hungary's GOVERNMENT Helps Russia” Not many Hungarians agree with Orbán don’t worry about that…

[@sightsandsoundsofaviation]

But many Hungarians elect Orban.

[@draganjagodic4056]

...because Orban started talking about "Greater Hungary" and "Historical Hungarian lands".

[@milutinke]

I was in Hungary last week, the inflation is way worse than here in Serbia, and we're considered to be in a bad shape.

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

just make some idiots don't shoot a messenger or diplomat,

[@motyouh1477]

Quantify your claim! How much (in %) is "way worse"?

[@jokerfaceoff4718]

But the average salary in Hungary is more Than a double whats in Serbia...

[@schurlbirkenbach1995]

Hungarians never forget, that the treaty of Trianon was imposed by the western powers and not by Russia. The Polish experience has been inverse.

[@MiSt3300]

As a Polish person I'm sadly surprised that Hungary is going down the authoritarian path. We in Poland have had our share of democratic backsliding, however it's a lot calmer than what is happening in Hungary. It's surprising that it's even allowed what's happening there, that the people don't react. At least everyone around Hungary can see what happens when you take the authoritarian route. Your country falls apart.

[@nnkk7742]

Stop protecting them.

[@JUAN_OLIVIER]

Authoritarian path, you mean like a lot of western European countries sending to police to your house because you dared to say something online that offends someone on the left?

[@alfoldmapping5504]

I'm Hungarian and I'm sad about this too. I hate Putin and Orban.

[@MiSt3300]

@@nnkk7742 it's not me that protects anyone, but the stupid piss government that I didn't vote for.

[@MiSt3300]

@@alfoldmapping5504 good to hear this. And I totally see what you mean. I hate Kaczynski, Orban and Putin also, the authoritarian old corrupt men

[@Neo-vz8nh]

Hungary is a landlocked country, so it does not have the luxury to trade on the global market, making it much more dependent on russian resources then a country which has acces to the seas. And if you look at it, this is not a standalone problem. Beside Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, and Austria all landlocked too and are less hostile (or even friendly) to Russia. And on a different approch, Hungary is not pro-Russia. Most of the hungarians don't really like Russia, they just don't hate them. Hungary simply not pro-Ukraine, mostly because Ukraine was a huge rival to Hungary before the war. They are activly harmed the hungarian minority in Ukraine, sabotaged the economy, and made hostile statement toward Hungary, and they were an active part of the soviet army during Hungarian revolution in 1956. Ukraine is not an EU nor a NATO member, Hungary has no reason to support it.

[@Matti_us_Alpe]

I am still wondering why people cannot understand that countries follow THEIR interests. Countries have different priorities and incentives. The rules of interactions are different than between people.

[@hitchwainwright7516]

Heb d‘Schnure und blas am Köppel sis Schnäbi witer.

[@militaryorchid7937]

Because it is their interest not to understand. :)

[@korneld]

Orbán follows no other interest than his own. He is an embarrassment to my country and a scourge to Europe.

[@krameri5]

But in Hungary even us dont understand our government. And this is not just the current one, but more like a pattern: The actual party in power makes really shady businesses with eastern countries, and the parties in opposition whine about it, as it feels like our country is being sold. Then few elections later the roles switch, and those who in opposition protected the people's interest get into power and start making even shadier businesses.

[@MrFlugi]

you talk about democracies maybe. Sometimes a country follows the leader's personal interest. Sadly.

[@Charity4Chokora]

Because Germany is a backstabber.

[@MartinWood912]

How exactly?

[@Charity4Chokora]

@@MartinWood912 because of the business contract and production of your labor force. Used the people of hungry, destroyed the cleanest source of energy available “Nuclear” and then asks such a question.

[@MartinWood912]

@@Charity4Chokora I don't understand your first points. What contracts and production? What do you mean by used Hungarian people? Germany phased out nuclear in Germany. Every other country can use it - whats your problem here?

[@henrik4438]

Where I would live in Europe? 1. Switzerland 2. Denmark 3. Hungary Other than that? USA

[@Alienhdudu]

Meglep , hogy nem találok egy magyar nyelvű hozzászólást sem.Persze nem baj ez. Ami érdekel az úgyis lefordíom magamnak, csak érdekelne, hogy ezt az egyszerű dolgot megteszi-e más is. Arra gondolok, hogy a magyarul írt hozzászólásokat vagy magyar posztokat lefodítják-e maguknak mert érdekli őket, nem csak itélkeznek. Ezt a hozzászólást tekinthetjük egy tesztnek is.Köszönöm azoknak, akik veszik a fáradságot és lefordítják a maguk nyelvére. Tisztelettel Kiss Lajos egy kíváncsi átlag magyar!

[@gamerixhun4347]

De találsz csak amiért az angol nyelvű vidceó így hogy mindeki értse angolul írják le a véleményüket. Én is úgy írtam hogy a csávó más szemszögből is lássa a dolgokat

[@rikfable1612]

Jellemzően nem célravezető egy kizárólag magyar nyelvű emberrel politikai dolgokról nekiállni vitatkozni. Nem támogatok egy parlamenti pártot vagy független képviselőt sem, a teljes társaság megérdemelne egy dunábalövést az elvégzett munkájukért. Ellenben a kívülállók nem csak a propagandáikból merítkeznek , és hamar nyilvánvalóvá válik, hogy mennyire hülyére is van véve az átlagember a köztévé/kormányszócsövek által. Gyönyörű nyelvünk van, aki ezzel született egy életre hálás lesz, de a vezetőink az utolsó szálig megátalkodott kutyát, akik a gyerekeik szájából is kivennék a falatot, ha profitálnak belőle.

[@kabirbody]

Hungary do not have economic model. Orbán have something in he's head and nobody knows what. We gave a lot for Russia there didn't give us nothing. Orbán is a businessman and he care about the country like a business man.

[@khmer_sputnik]

Poland can take an example from Hungary's role of balancing EU and not sucking too much on US and NATO, Hungary been fighting Mass Immigration the real enemies of EU security

[@РоманКоробейников-я5ю]

В России максимально положительное мнение о Венгрии. Нас не волнует ЕС, мы беспокоимся о НАТО. Наша безопасность превыше всего. Желаю процветание Венгрии. Когда Россия шла на уступки ЕС, пыталась встроится в ЕС, нам отвечали только негативом. На самом деле Европа потеряла Россию, а не мы вас.

[@kevhynaleks2631]

Russian economic actors was always 100% more fair, than all the EU ones.

[@РоманКоробейников-я5ю]

​@@kevhynaleks2631мы научились на своих ошибках. Россия не СССР. Мы вольные люди и видем мир открыто

[@kevhynaleks2631]

@@РоманКоробейников-я5ю Yes I agree with this, but I see that the western world see you as enemy. I don't know what is the difference, why we hungarians was able to recognize you as a normal and fair country, and why the other parts of the world see you as USSR 2.0. I lived in the commie times, and I hated, and I would not accept anything from that time to come back. But I see that was 34 years ago, the world's moved forward, Russia became a normal, modern country, developed a lot. Hosted Fifa World Cup, and a winter olympic. If we give respect to Russia, he give back fairness. Why this artifitally heated hostility against you from the west - started since 2000s years. If we hungarians, part of the west, want to be fair with you, the west accusing us betrayal, and calling us Russia's lapdog - and other "nice" names. Where is the normality from this world?

[@stefanionutalexandru6916]

How safe are you now?

[@РоманКоробейников-я5ю]

​​​​​​@@kevhynaleks2631я думаю это большая инерция. ЕС попал в эту арбиту мышления. Сейчас Америка как СССР колосс на глиняных ногах. Мы чем то похожи на США 70ых годов(ренессанс )косательно экономики. Но между нами есть одно но, они живут прошлым а мы будущем. Венгрия в наших глазах пытается взять максимум из своих возможостей.

[@szokrika]

There are two types of politics. Uneducated politicians can only follow trends, educated ones can develop political strategies… the biggest problem of our times is that our leaders are uneducated and the job is over their heads… if you really want to see how they think, listen to what they say in long format not in a newsflash. Provided you have the brains for politics… Also the Hungarian nation is one of the oldest one in EU, so let them people live the way they want. There are traditions, culture and history to stand on. Not every country has to go woke… trends should never be replacing true and tested values!

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

I dunno man Italy has existed since before Jesus was born

[@szokrika]

@@Mate_Antal_Zoltan Rome did. Italy was founded in 1861.

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

@@szokrika and where was it founded, by what people?

[@rapramix]

Yeah, but it needs Germany , Austria and the rest of Europe even more.

[@simonbenyi1089]

as a Hungarian i can assure you, Hungarian politics and thus economy is a DISASTER. Every sensible person is thinking about leaving and I dont balme them.

[@edelweiss2971]

The root of the problem is that the political left and center within the EU oppose countries that are politically on the right. Both the right-wing governments of Hungary and Poland receive criticism from other member states and the EU, while the corresponding left-wing countries are allowed to do the same without the slightest reaction. For example, the corrupt social democratic government in Romania. The socialist government in Slovakia which now openly supports Russia. Or the Spanish socialist government, which purges everything bourgeois from the state and bans right-wing symbols. In this way, Hungary is forced into the arms of crap states like Russia and China. Europe has long criticized the USA and not least Trump, but now that they are leaving Europe to defend itself, the entire EU is standing with its pants down. We get the Europe we deserve and we have prepared ourselves well to be violently driven by both Islamism, Soviet Russia and Communist China.

[@beszmi]

At 7:00 that's not the railway that's being rebuilt. the one in the video is szeged-budapest. The one that is actually being rebuilt is kelebia-budapest

[@aleccullen2696]

Nobody's perfect.

[@ioan_jivan]

Hungary, Austria and prob Slovakia seem to have a friendly attitude towards Russia.

[@gezaeckrich6773]

Ja , und Frieden , keine kriege ,das haben wir schon genug erlebt, und hat gereicht !!Die hetze von westliche Politik hat,uns endgültig gereicht !! 😉😉😉😀😀

[@kevhynaleks2631]

Few countries not lost their brains...

[@GaborFarago-fp1ns]

Ez így igaz.na meg a Török!❤

[@somorjai]

We don't have problems with Russia, since their army have left the country, we have a correct relationship. They fulfill every contract. Unlike Ukrain which is the most corrupt country in the world, pushes all the trash into rivers, you don't see the images what is happenning every spring since 2006, rivers are fully covered with trash, and more islands of trash floats than birds. But it is not politically correct to say/write about it in the west. And this is just the smallest thing Ukraine does, before the war they stopped the gas in the gas pipeline, stolen the gas for years, they disregard every contract, their maffia is terrible and they are terrorizing minorities in every way.

[@vergozero9806]

Neutral, i would say

[@gentjanhasani5955]

Hungary loves itself and it's interess.

[@Kounomura]

Hungary does not help Russia at all. Even those who accuse Hungary of this know this. In the last 150 years, Hungary has lost 2/3 of its territory and a significant part of its population due to wars. The Hungarians are tired of wars, they want to live in peace and live as they want, freely not as a colony. That is why, as a matter of principle, they do not support Ukraine with weapons and urge peace negotiations. By the way, there are a lot of native Hungarians living in the western part of Ukraine, who are even more intensively recruited in the war by the Ukrainian authorities than the Ukrainians. This is also part of the eradication of Hungarian minority there. Hungarians lived as a colony of the Soviet Union for 40 years, and today they feel that the Western powers want to colonize them, and much more cruelly than the Soviets did. In the EU Hungarians are treated extremely step-like. They are treated unfairly, legitimate money is taken from them, they are humiliated, etc. They protect against this. In fact, this is why they are attacked, but since this cannot be said openly, die EU invent all kinds of false accusations against the Hungarians. Among them, one false accusation is that they are helping the Russians. These are horrible lies. They are "obstructing" the creation of the European empire, where they would most certainly be colonies. The European Union initially seemed like a hope for the former Soviet colonies in Eastern Europe, but it seems that sooner or later it will become a prison for these peoples, because even if they are colonized, they cannot escape because the EU is strangling them economically.

[@OldPannonian]

Hungary is accused of many 'crimes' that also happen with other governments, including those in the EU. The difference is that those other players are able to hide their irregularities much more skillfully, hence avoid being revealed. That is the main issue here.

[@jkadas2500]

Hungary is not helping Russia. Hungary is working on save Hungary!

[@GaborFarago-fp1ns]

Mitől? Kitől? Tán be téptél életem?😂❤

[@JeanClaudeNoel]

One word: Corruption! This is feed by Hungary internal corruption. This is going to eat away at the country. -- BTW, I do buy a sparkling white wine from Hungary called "Hungarian". I buy it because it is affordable and of its lower sugar content compare to the competition. 😎

[@zsoltbr]

Sure, sugar content is lower. The sugar got stolen from your wine. 😂

[@madmax6827]

@@zsoltbr No, it comes from grapes with a lower sugar content.

[@kevhynaleks2631]

There is no corruption in Hungary, mean not bigger than in France or any other countries. There is conservative, right wing goverment - this is why the leftie media overhyping false facts through the propaganda...

[@rolandnagy3327]

Hungary's economic problem: ✨gowerment✨

[@holofernesz]

As a Hungarian, the vast majority don't trust the Russians nor do we want to have ties with them, but realities of current circumstances are forcing us to turn that way, some of these are generated by the policies and individual situations of more Western powers. If we don't start to work more together to solve each others problems and western powers don't open their eyes and stop being so ritious and immature, it will only get worse. Examples: 1) The stance on Ukraine. Historically, Hungary has been involved in many many many wars. It knows a loosing battle when it sees one, and the war in Ukraine is just that. Without Western boots or phyisical NATO help, the Ukrainians WILL loose, that's just fact. Russia can sustain the war for the next 50 years if it has to, Europe can do so for the next 6 months to a year without other outside support. This is economic fact painfully revealed but plainly made by several western professional war analysts, and not politicians or media experts. In the meantime, Ukranians are perishing, their cities are turning to rubble and the end results will still be a loss. So what's the end goal? What do we want here? Western politicans haven't defined one and Zelinski just wants to win, which is impossbile. Hungarians want to see peace and negotiations, or go into the war with full force to end it. Unfortunately EU leaders are too comfortable sitting in their chairs in Brussels and are rulling with emotions and not facts on this topic. NATO has its hands tied on the matter until someone forces a move. So at some point, the war will end in Ukraine with even more deaths... land will still be lost.... and after a negotiation, Russians will somehow still become global friends again because that's the kind of double standard world we live in ....and nothing will have changed except the loss of precious life. Did I miss anything? 2) Energy issues. Germany, France, Poland can cut themselves off Russian supplies all they want because they can transport energy via other pipelines and have ship ports to deliver other energy. Hungary is land locked surrounded by countries that have no way of transporting energy to it. Thanks to another decision the EU made 15 years ago that cancelled a massive pipeline project that would've seen Hungary and Germany get OFF Russian energy dependence, it is now stuck with importing energy from Russia or face seeing its entire industrial sector collapse under the weight of energy costs imported from elsewhere. This is just a practical decision not one run by emotions 3) Loans for Nuculear power. This one is a historical problem. Hungary is a small country and has limited practical spaces to build a nuclear power plant. The current plant is of Russian design. The EU could have given Hungary billions of EUR to shut it down, supply all of its energy needs for the next decade and dismantle and rebuild using newer Western designs, but it didn't, nor could it because of its own energy problems. The EU was also not going to give Hungary a loan towards a Russian design. Considering it would take billions of EUR more to have two completely different designed nuclear power plants running in parallel, it only made practical sense to take a Russin loan (negotiated well before the war.... when aparently Russia was still ok) and use a similar but updated Russian design to maintain commonality. Without this, Hungary would have ZERO energy indepedence and again its industrial complex would collapse while the EU watched. Greece 2.0 but worse. 4) Making ties with Chinese Industries.... well... the European ones are failing and no one is bringing in new investment money..... I don't see the problem here other than some people don't like China's power growing. But if they really cared, they would make the current Western industries stronger....but they aren't.... so......... And for those saying China is bad, well do something about it then....but no one is... not even the US. So everyone gets to benefit from China except Hungary? because how dare they? (Insert double standard meme here) 5) Withholding funds because of the whole Rule of law, LGBTQ, Press Independence etc. situation. I'm not even sure anyone really knows what's going on with this. There are few facts and so many more emotions driving this that it's hard to tell what is a problem and what is not. There have actually been quite a few changes done to appease the whole rule of law and anti-corruption issues and Burssels has been so disorganized and unclear with what they want that at one point, when they copied and pasted EU's own policy on corruption, they actually told Hungary to change it back to what it was before because Hungary's was better. ????? WHAT?? (Insert political double standard meme here) This, while the European parliament is very openly meddling in the internal affairs of several soverign states while plainly ignoring all of the problems of its own citizens (current farmer protests as an example), and having endless corruption problems itself. The general public here sees this as just another central directorate (Soviet Union days) and is really starting to get tired of the fat cats sitting in their chairs in Brussels telling them that they suck while providing no solutions. As for the whole state run media problem.... that's a global issue now. Take a look at Canada where the state has given billions of dollars to the mainstream media and the end result is pretty obvious as could be seen in the very biased reporting of protests in that country while also not critizing the government shutting down investigations into itself. This all while prosectuing independent media in that country. Sounds pretty communist to me. So it seems that the EU is withholding funds because it feels like it because Hungary doesn't stand in line and blindly agree to everything because many of its people aren't lemmings. P.S. Our economy was just fine without EU help and was in fact growing at similar if not better rates than surrounding countries. The EU may have tried to use withholding these funds (illegal by their own standards and a form of blackmail) to try and force Hungary to fall in line...it didn't work and they ran out of excuses....though they are still trying. There is infinetly more association with the EU than there is with the east and some of the association is actually in an agreement to write off debts that are owed to Hungary from Russia anyway. Hungary is by no means "Helping" Russia... I don't even know what Hungary could do to help Russia...it's literally a fart in the wind compared to Russia. A lot of these problems and associations with the east could be avoided if some parties took the time to understand the complexity of the problems and actually provided solutions.... you know.... as opposed to just complaining that they shouldn't be associating with the east and taking a my way or the highway stance.

[@theabaddon7457]

me as a hungarian seeing the title of the video: "*sigh* here we go again".

[@alfoldmapping5504]

I feel the same, fellow Hungarian...

[@HungaryBased]

​@@alfoldmapping5504Dont believe in western propaganda.

[@VagiPeti]

Have you ever been to Hungary? Or googled together everyrhing in thes video?

[@mikro171]

Love to Orban and Hungary from Serbia

[@NLJeffEU]

Im not surprissed that a serb loves a dictator

[@Papucs06]

As a hungarian, we aren't helping Russia, just aren't helping Ukraine militarily, but we took all refugees coming here for example and aren't hostile towards Ukraine either just want the war to end

[@JanosFeher]

If you want to be more unbiased, you should check how the Hungarian opposition is funded by the EU insitutions directly. The former .hu prime minister's wife, Klara Dobrev, who ran for prime minister in the previous election is the CEO Altus Zrt, her husband is the sole owner, with the only client of the European Commission. The EUs problem is that they actively support with money and marketing the former primer minister and their cronies, tolerate an even elect openly maoist polticians like Jose Manuel Barroso (President of the EC). The EU should stop having double standards, incubating totalitarian communist fractions in the EU Parliament, putting EU citizens first over anyone else, otherwise they make things worse and give fuel to parties such as FIDESZ.

[@vidan3018]

I do not know much about you but being from Hungary I am impressed with the summary. There is a little background originating from the 90s and it explains a bit more but by and large, spot on.

[@ghullaire5940]

I'm Hungarian. I work mostly in Denmark, but also in Hungary. Based on this video, you did not get any real information. At least 2/3 of Hungarians laugh at this. This man obtained his information from dwarf parties that lost political elections. Completely fake, fake video. I read a lot of nonsense in the comments. For example, that Hungarians work en masse in Romania. This is a primitive lie, slip. In Romania, there is a more than 1,5 million Hungarian population, because Transylvania was Hungarian territory for 1000 years. People of Hungarian nationality. They work there because their ancestors have lived there for 1000 years. A Hungarian citizen not go to work in Romania. Hungarians do not go to work in a poor country like Romania. This is huge, capital bullshit, whichever commenter wrote it. There have been so many lies and misleading nonsense that it is impossible to respond to them all. But this video is very far from reality.

[@nattila7713]

​@@ghullaire5940fyi hungary oficially poorer than romania now. you ate orbans bullshit as it seems :(

[@zoltanhuk]

⁠@@ghullaire5940 If you are happy with the system why do you work in Denmark? I live in the UK because I don't like to live in Hungary anymore because it feels like a soft version of russia or Orwell's 1984. I think this is typical behaviour if someone's brain is washed with orange juice (orange is the colour of the propaganda party).

[@petergalos6626]

😂😂😂😂😂😂...communist propaganda

[@clapton79]

As a Hungarian I found this video eye opening. I used to think leaving the country is a made-up drama. Yet I ended up moving to a different country and seeing my homeland from another angle gives a very different perspective.

[@BluOrion08]

Exactly

[@motyouh1477]

IntoEurope: "Hungary's economic model is slowly falling apart" Also IntoEurope: shows customer price index vs time (years) curve in the video at 0:07 that is basically the same for every country around Hungary (Czechia, Romania)... and also where the last tick label of the x-axis says "0%". Please, help me, which year is 0%???? :) My comment: such an assessment is worth of an empty bag of potato chips. Without context no prediction can be taken seriously.

[@axoloneidolon4702]

Congratulations for moving! Now, you are exposed to a different kind of propaganda. One dressed up in nice clothes and closed in a shiny bubble, but a propaganda nonetheless. You will fall to your surrounding's thinking in the end and sing the ode of progressive values. And who will not sing with you, you will label him/her as a mindless fascist. Best of luck!

[@markthem]

how do you see it now?

[@balazsbalintfacklmann4782]

Hol élsz testvér?

[@laszloje916]

Hungary doesn't help to Russia! But try to help to himself and to Europe. Because EU became blind and self-destructive. And don't forget, that Ukraine severely oppresses the hungarians in Ukraine, and Hungary try to protect them from the war and the oppression.

[@TheGuyFromHungary7]

I agree, we have high inflation yes... But im still not paying 10 dollars. For a loaf of bread.

[@bulcsuvezer9378]

Although you emphasize the importance of information from a wide range of sources, you still couldn't get out of the opinion bubble of mainstream one-sided political bias!

[@PetrusJosephus-z6c]

Interesting video, but in many terms it is as far from the thruth as Makó from Jerusalem. The situation is much more complex than you described it.

[@mbalazs3544]

2:59 and mostly he become to power, because he promised the left side will be punished for the crimes they committed and will be held countable. The mai reason most Hungarians declared political war to the left "MSZP" was the "Öszöd speach" that was leaked where hungarika Prime minister of that time told a speak that was unacceptable, Than he did not step down and his minions in MSZP stood by him. No imagine that in aspech you political leader multiple times, insults Hungarian people, the country admits "We did nothing we pretended to work" "we lied" "its am miracle we are in power" "we lied to the EU and faked documents". That Gyurcsány Ferenc is still the useful dummy (Gy.F.) of the left side and Fides politely attacs everyone else keeping the left side divided and kepeind the right sides power

[@tb8448]

Romania is nowhere near Hungary in economy. I have 200 romanians working in my production line in Budapest and they say romania is like hell compared to Hungary. I have also seen it myself, so being biased is not equal with facts but if this makes u feel better romanians then so be it😊

[@borfogyasztoelsoszamu2493]

Its more benneficial for us not to get involved with affairs between east and west or at least try to minimize the involvment. Plus cheap energy

[@giorgilabadze1]

i was there few days ago they seem allright :D in every sector i noticed

[@peterbalogh8138]

My, what a loaded question the title is - first, it is not "love" but normal trading for mutual benefits (incidentally, what is the volume of this trade compared to, say Belgium and Russia, or Germany and Russia? Just curious....); second, Hungary has been improving quite well, and that in the last year there have been some ripples, that's not an issue, as the investments are continuing, that country has not been downgraded by credit agencies, and managed even without EU funds - and talking about "crony capitalism" I am still eagerly awainting the mysterious SMS messages between Pfizer and Ursula von der Leyen.

[@bjornborg4849]

You will never see them. She deleted even more messages it came out recently

[@JohnSmith-dq7sr]

Interesting well made video, though I do slightly disagree at 7:32 about Hungary being pushed into Chinese/Russian arms Imo it's a self inflicted wound, corruption and lack of rule of law can't be hurts foreign investment and they could get EU funding back if they followed the rules eu members has agreed to put in place. So it looks more like someone digging their own hole deeper than someone being pushed into something to me.

[@spxram4793]

you're right. Hungary is investing into German and Turkish arms, Rheinmetall builds a factory for APVs. But this will not stop Orban from being a political moron.

[@luisromanlegionaire]

Self inflicted wound, lol. The wound was there created by the EU. How would you like it if you had to pay your bills and your bank ie the EU is not giving you your money. Id say your finances would be pretty bad/wounded.

[@kevhynaleks2631]

There is no corruption and lack of rule of law in Hungary, this is why foreign investers (not just from China, but factually on the last 3 years their was the bigger investors). In 2018 BMW and french Airbus arrived, in 2021 Rheinmetal and Bosch building their main factories into Hungary. The EU subsidies are insignificant to our economies, only 1% of the whole, we can be without that. But of course we will not be, because that simply bandit-stole from the EU, we will not left that for them, to give to Ukraine. We will leave the sinking EU boat ASAP, if we was able to prepare that well (around 2030 we will do it)... Than, you can F urself!

[@andraspongracz5996]

As a Hungarian, I would like to correct the title: why Orbán helps Putin.

[@anotherelvis]

Please make a similar video on Romania. How sustainable is their economic growth? What are they doing right?

[@ekesandras1481]

Romanian politics is too chaotic to ever form any authoritarian tendencies. So basically economic liberalism is guaranteed by the chaos in politics.

[@cristibrad6742]

@@ekesandras1481 not entirely true for those with a keen eye and knowledge of Balkan style politics. It is more like if Sicily was the entire Italian Peninsula, with romanians hoping for a Mussolini to at least try to bring the mob down a peg. And the economic growth is a sham offset by irresponsible government spending on nothings and embezzlement so nothing ever goes into any kind of useful long term project, only stitches to prolong the inevitable crash. Putin also started by working, dominating and later merging the underworld with the state and here we are today.

[@ekesandras1481]

@@cristibrad6742 Romanian media is centered in Bucharest and from a Southern perspective things might appear like that (although also Bucharest has experienced a huge economic boom and a significant increase in life quality for most of its inhabitants). From within the Carpathians things look much brighter. There are incompetent idiots also here, but we have no mob and no PSD ruling the rural areas. In general things are going very well here. (P.S. we also don't need no autostrada to Bucharest, the ones we have are already enough, maybe the one from Sibiu to Brașov would still be nice to be built).

[@GaborFarago-fp1ns]

Mióta Csaut meg ölték,azóta folyamatosan veszik fel a nagyobbnál nagyobb hiteleket! Rengeteg tartozásuk van! Lessz még ott baj,nem is kicsi.🤔👀

[@mireliris4799]

​@@GaborFarago-fp1ns that's just not true , we have one of the lowest debt to gdp in the EU . As soon as the goverment is underfunded , they raise taxes , to the hatred of Romanians, who hate taxes, but it's what you are supposed to do . Romania has a problem with innequality specificly because it has very underfunded goverment services, corrupt too, but even if they are corrupt, but they are still underfunded . Growth however , is not a problem in Romania . Eventually it will probably get closer to western nations , or maybe it will go more America , who knows . But it's definetly more Texas , than France . And we are defenetly ok with foreign investment . And guess what local capital is going up now too, the first Romanian multinationals are comming up . Because once Romanians worked in the Multinationals , they saw how things are done , and did it themselves. The average Romanian will not tell you this, because they're the biggest cry babys on this planet , a thing that actually is kinda positive, things like customer services are preatty good now, but Romania if nothing goes wrong geopolitically , will probably be a very rich country in the next 10 years.