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SpiegelBudapest survived fascism and communism and blossomed after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Now the Hungarian capital is experiencing a rebirth of anti-Semitism. The far-right Jobbik party is part of the government and Jews are being openly intimidated.
On May 14, 2010, Gábor Vona, the chairman of Jobbik, was about to make an appearance at the Hungarian parliament, whose seat is probably the world's most beautiful parliament building, a domed, neo-Gothic structure protected by bronze lions. Everyone was concerned that Vona would appear dressed in a fascist uniform from the past. As it happened, he showed up in a black suit, to the relief of many in the audience. But shortly before the swearing-in ceremony, the radical right-wing politician threw off his jacket to reveal a vest reminiscent of the uniforms of the Arrow Cross Party. Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung described it as "sort of a Nazi outfit."
It is difficult to meet any of the leaders of the radical right-wing party Jobbik, the Movement for a Better Hungary. Jobbik generally views international journalists as its enemies. Zsolt Varkonyi, 54, manager of the Jobbik election campaign in April, finally agreed to speak with SPIEGEL. The meeting took place at Deryne, a restaurant in Buda catering to a hip, multi-ethnic crowd. As a greeting, Varkonyi says: "Well, have you already met with all of your liberal contacts? Are you finished with the Jewish mafia?"
With his hair combed back and his rimless glasses, he looks like an aging model pupil. Varkonyi, who is from an old aristocratic Hungarian family, studied film and marketing in Sweden and the United States, and he has a degree from a college in Cleveland. But his native Hungary was always in his heart. The self-proclaimed "fierce patriot" explains the Jobbik philosophy. It's a crude blend of inferiority complex and megalomania, coupled with a clear set of bogeymen, including the Jews, Gypsies, globalization, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
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"Jobbik, The Movement for a Better Hungary is a Hungarian political party with a strong commitment to nationalism. Jobbik has been accused by its political opponents and some Western press outlets of being fascist and anti-Semitic party. The party has strenuously denied these allegations as being either politically motivated or simply false. The party describes itself as a principled, conservative and radically patriotic Christian party, whose fundamental purpose is the protection of Hungarian values and interests."
"Besides its declarations regarded as anti-ziganist by the party’s critics, some members brought back the use of the term gipsy crime which was in official use before the 1990s by the authorities. Gipsy crime in this sense is used to refer to criminal acts typically attributed to members of the Romani community."
"The party denies being anti-Semitic, homophobic, or racist in any way, dismissing such criticisms as the "favourite topics" of an "ignorant and misled" European Union. Even so, the movement has been accused of playing on those fears. Jobbik has also been linked to homophobic incidents in Budapest. In London on 16 May 2008 the delegation of Jobbik's Committee of Foreign Affairs met Nick Griffin, chairman of the British National Party. They discussed cooperation between the two parties, and the elections for the European Parliament."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobbik#Policy_position"Liberal market economy and global capitalism are twins, they presuppose one other. If one of them comes to an end the other becomes meaningless. Competition based economy--in other words, economy based on unregulated capital--has gone bankrupt, in front of our very eyes that in the mean time, destroyed the social fabric of society; in the wake of destruction, one thing has remained for people, the possibility to sacrifice themselves on the altar of multinational corporations.
Today, we need Eco-Social National Economy. The phrase perhaps a bit crooked but in time, we might find a better one, but now the important thing is to understand its meaning. The profit expectations of multinational corporations cannot be maintained any longer; the idea of sustainable grow is a mirage. With the gradual depletion of natural resources better, we get use to the sustainable decrease of economic activity, which means controlling the loot of international corporations and began a shift from corporation based to community oriented economic activity. Economy needs an environment fitting to human needs (Eco) that can provide social space for dignified existence (Social) and work in the interest of the Hungarian nation (National). This is what Eco-Social National Economy means."
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