Analysis
Politics
Hungary at a Crossroads: Economic Turmoil, Internal Dissent and the Rise of Péter Magyar – QUICK TAKE
2 October 2024
Rotten eggs, firecrackers, bottles filled with urine, offensive gestures and profanities – these were all thrown towards the participants of the first Equality March in Bialystok, which began under the slogan “Bialystok – a city for everyone”, and ended with one of the right-wing weekly magazines having the idea to sell supplementary stickers bearing the slogan “LGBT-free zone”.
But the indignation sparked by the events of 20 July is nothing compared to the sea of indifference into which our civilisation is slowly sinking.
In daylight, and for a lengthy period of time, events have been happening in the middle of Europe that should have long ago prompted our deepest indignation and opposition. The events during the Equality March are yet another example.
“Tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet” (When a neighbor’s house is burning, it concerns you) – but even more so when it is your own house which is burning. It is extreme stupidity to think that your house, instead, is shining brightly.