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THE HUNGARIAN LESSON
Hungary lecturing others about sovereignty is a bit like a long-term houseguest giving a TED Talk on home ownership while still asking where you keep the spare towels.
I mean, sure, the word sounds great when you’re @PM_ViktorOrban and you roll it around your mouth in front of the cameras. But historically? From the Battle of Mohács onward, Hungary’s political biography reads more like "subject to landlord approval". Ottomans first, then Habsburgs, later the Austro-Hungarian compromise… which was autonomy in the same way a teenager is independent while living off their parents’ fridge and allowance.
From the 16th century until 1918, give or take a rebellion here, a crushed uprising there, Hungary existed in that cozy historical niche called "vassal but make it complicated". Roughly 400 years of being managed, supervised, or politely ignored by bigger powers with better armies and louder opinions. That’s almost double the whole history of the United States.
So when Viktor “Shorty” Orban climbs on a soapbox to explain sovereignty to the rest of the world, it’s hard not to squint and ask: whose sovereignty, exactly? Because for centuries, Hungarian "importance on the world stage" mostly consisted of being the stage where other empires performed. And today is no different, with no less than THREE world powers claiming a bit of Hungary through various deals and combinations - Russia, The US, China.
Which is fine, history is messy, nobody gets a clean résumé. But maybe, just maybe, a country whose longest uninterrupted tradition is called "answering to someone else" isn’t the most natural authority on national self-determination. At the very least, it should come with a disclaimer.
(Image: Székely Bertalan - Battle of Mohacs)
Orbán Viktor@PM_ViktorOrban
🇭🇺 Hungary votes soon. The stakes go far beyond our borders. Ukraine sees us as the obstacle standing between them and EU membership. They want us out of the way. We stand for a patriotic government. Our own people come first, no exceptions. ❌ NO to Ukraine’s accession. ❌ NO to sending Hungarian funds to Ukraine. Other countries can throw cash at Ukraine if they want. Just don't do it through the EU, and not at our expense.
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