Comments on: Neo-Nazis March Again In Budapest

By: Fred Stopsky

Fred Stopsky — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:23:51 +0000

However, isn’t the issue, what percent of the people of Hungary support these nuts?

By: A former hungarian

A former hungarian — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:10:13 +0000

Hungary should take more severe actions of preventing right winged groups such as the Garda from showing their ugly faces. As a member of the European Union, the Hungarian government should ensure peace and safety for all of its citizens by disallowing these groups from threatening the European democracy. As a person with both Hungarian and Jewish ancestry, I feel deeply dissapointed in a country, that has not learnt from many dark years of the European history. It is truly a great shame…

By: Persevere » Blog Archive » Neo-Nazis March Again In Budapest

Persevere » Blog Archive » Neo-Nazis March Again In Budapest — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:23:29 +0000

[...] The sight of a Nazi flag and the sound of marching boots once again was seen and heard on the streets of Budapest. A march by members of the Hungarian Guard (Maryar Garda) took place two days ago despite protests by civic organizations, but since the rally was authorized by the police, nothing could be done to halt it. for more click here [...]

By: Fred Stopsky

Fred Stopsky — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:45:12 +0000

Thank you for an eloquent and powerful comment. I think, in fairness, the Neo-Nazis of Hungary are a very small group. Most Hungarian people have learned from what happened sixty years ago.

By: journeyer58

journeyer58 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:16:19 +0000

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Yet again, we hear the drumbeat of racism and hatred of an entire class of people based only on their heritage and ancestry. Are we, citizens of the world, to allow this kind of hate-mongering and belittling of a person or race just for the sake of one’s own prejudice? It must not be this way. This is happening all over the world because of the lack of people who are willing to say, “Enough already.” No more will you or anyone be allowed to prejudge a person based upon their heritage, skin color, religion, lack of religion or anything classification that a person of low self-esteem can think of. People of conscience must stand up and be counted, the cause is just, the result is righteous and now is the time for hatred and violence to stop. History must not be allowed to repeat itself, the 21st century cannot be a time of continued repetition of the failures of the past century. Have we come this far to once again slide into the quagmire of hatred of “the other?” I would hope not, yet I cannot help but see the results of bias and prejudice compounding themselves time after time after time. When Duhhhhbya speaks about the Iranian people as if they want exactly what we want, I cannot help but cringe at the thought of another unjustified and immoral war. The people of Hungary, during the 2nd world war, saw the effects of those, who in power, chose to scapegoat an entire race of people based upon their ancestry and religion. Can the people of Hungary choose not to learn the lesson of history? As a person of conscience, I would hope that the leaders of that nation, would put a stop to the blind and unlearning hatred of the Neo-Nazi movement and educate the youth of their country about the violence and hatred of the past. I, for one, will always speak out against the injustice of those who wish to make of a whole people, the reason for some to hate and deny a whole and happy life to others. We must take a stand against the unreasoning and illicit hatred of another, whether that person be poor, Muslim, Catholic, Orthodox, or anything other than what “I” am. Choose to speak out, make a stand, speak up for what is right and not the easy thing to do. Teach your children well, live the life that you would have your children lead. Education and example are the tools, by which we can turn the tide of unreasoning hatred and bigotry into a love for all mankind, whomever they may be.