Last week the politics of migration in Hungary reached another - particularly classy- high. Root vegetables carved as strawmen, also known as “bird-scarers”, were put up at the Southern border of Hungary to scare off the ones who are on the run to save their lives. György Schöpflin, a Member of the European Parliament for Fidesz, responded to the international criticisms regarding this innovative protection of national sovereignty by saying that placing pig heads at the border instead would actually do a better job deterring the Muslims entering the country. As we do not want to inspire Mr. Schöpflin or the government itself any further by criticizing these ground-breaking technologies of border control, we want to further discuss the costs and benefits of each option, and ask for your opinion as well, as this is what democracy requires.
Should Hungary use root vegetables or pig heads to defend its borders? As the sovereign citizens of this country, you can go and cast your vote on 2nd of October, and have your say on the issue.
Should Hungary use root vegetables or pig heads to defend its borders? As the sovereign citizens of this country, you can go and cast your vote on 2nd of October, and have your say on the issue.
So, should it be option 1 - root vegetables?
First of all, root vegetables constitute a significant option as they are widely used in the national cuisine of Hungary: Vadas maria and Goulash, just to name a few of the traditional dishes, use root vegetables as ingredients, satisfying culinary pride and national sensations. Secondly, root vegetables are abundant in Hungary, which decreases the amount of investment that needs to be made in order to strengthen the border controls. Plus, carving the border-guarding-root-vegetables can be introduced as an activity for the school children, which is a win-win situation: children of this country will grow up knowing that they took part in these novel efforts, and, well, the carving will get done. As root vegetables are available throughout the year there will also not be any shortage of border materials.
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