THEY'RE ALL NAZIS (OR NEO NAZI'S) : STEREOTYPES OF HUNGARIANS

 

Recently I was reading around the Jobbik party, watching some YouTube video postings that would have it that all Hungarians are Nazi's or Neo Nazi's, and this was based on incidents of Jewish people and Roma people being terrorized or the victims of violence in recent times.  Yes, these things are happening in Hungary.  I also read comments that were disturbing, including posters on YouTube, calling each other names like "Jewish Pig" and one poster, from Romania, that said all Hungarians are Mongols who "only have Lake Balaton."  For me it was upsetting reading.

I learned a lot about Hungary historically and about the people of my genetic line through research.  I know that Hungary was a very class identified society, and then in the mid 19th century it began to break from the rule of nobility. I know that Hungary is a country that may be striving to re-identify itself nationally because over historical time the borders have changed and people who self-identify as Hungarian live in other countries, as do people who self-identify as Romanian, or Slovak.  Yet, here in the United States some of you, reading this blog from Europe, may be surprised to learn that many people are "mixed" and are Hungarian, and Slovak, and German, or German and Romanian.  (I've also met a great number of people who are one half or one forth Jewish.)

I posted this video long ago and am posting it again!  (The music is interesting even if you don't understand the language and the pictures speak quite well.) I think the spirit of this video is in the right direction, and I think that from a spiritual perspective.  I'm not claiming to be religious.



As I understand it, the Jobbik party is the 3rd largest party in Hungary.  Some consider it radically RIGHT WING.  What is meant by LEFT OR RIGHT WING in Hungary?  Probably not the same thing as in the United States, because while the Right Wing in the United States is considered CONSERVATIVE or TRADITIONAL values and most associated with the Republican Party, it would be unusual to find it openly associated with Nazi Rallies.

Can people have a NATIONAL IDENTITY that is not about KILLING OFF PEOPLE OF ANOTHER NATIONAL IDENTITY?  I think so.

Certain Jews became Zionists and thus came into being the Nation of Israel.

Where do you suppose the Roma could found their own nation?

Note: this post edited July 2022 VIdeo that was hear expired and was taken down

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COLORADO FLOODS - HUNGARY FLOODS - FLOOD NEWS

Last June the flooding in Hungary was such that hundreds of people helped to sandbag and thousands had to relocate.  The water of the Danube did not peak until a couple weeks ago.  In past weeks the state of Colorado, United States of America, has also been deluged. 

Here is a web site called FLOOD LIST that updates on floods all over the world.
FLOOD LIST . COM  Reading this site you'll learn that flooding is challenging people all over the world, causing destruction and damage.

Believe it or not, earthquake country, Southern California, is also challenged by the rise in water levels.  Here is an article about the beaches of Malibu which are eroded.

Nantucket and Malibu, Disappearing : VANITY FAIR ON MALIBU and NANTUCKET BEACH EROSION  August 2013

DANUBE SWABIANS and HUNGARIANS OF MIXED/GERMAN ANCESTRY

UNITED GERMAN HUNGARIAN CLUB FOUNDED 1910 Danube-Swabians.

They're working on their OCTOBERFEST and it will be SEPTEMBER 28 -29th!

SAINT ELIZABETH MANUSCRIPT PAGE from THE FIRST PRAYER BOOK OF MAXIMILIAN

 

Workshop of Master of the First Prayer Book of Maximilian (illuminator) 

(Flemish, active about 1475 - 1515)   

             Manuscripts Medium: Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment

              Place Created: Bruges, Belgium, Europe Place Created: Ghent, Belgium, Europe

  Date: about 1510 - 1520

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum

HUNGARIAN DUAL CITIZENS LIVING OUTSIDE HUNGARY MAY VOTE IN 2014!

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR : HUNGARY SEEKS VOTES FROM ABROAD  full article link here!  VERY IMPORTANT NEWS! By Valentina Jovanovski, Contributor / September 3, 2013

"
For the first time, ethnic Hungarians living abroad will have the right to vote in Hungary’s national elections next year... The government says that 480,000 people have applied for citizenship, and thousands have registered to vote, after a 2010 law allowed non-residents with Hungarian ancestry to become citizens and participate in national elections... Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is betting these new citizens will support his Fidesz party. The government’s populist, nationalist message includes frequent reminders to a policy of uniting ethnic kin that live beyond Hungarian borders."


This means that thousands of  those who have applied for dual citizenship in countries such as Romania and Slovakia will vote in 2014, and interestingly, those of you who are American Citizens but who wish to also have Hungarian citizenship may apply for this and also vote.

To get the citizenship you must be able to speak HUNGARIAN.

HUNGARIAN AMERICAN CLUB OF THE PALM BEACHES

 

AMERICAN HUNGARIAN CLUB - OF THE PALM BEACHES FLORIDA THIS CLUB APPEARS TO HAVE A LOT OF DINNER DANCES as well as PICNICS and ENTERTAINMENT.