Photo: 24 March 2015, Gellért hegy, at the Citadella bus stop, Budapest Hungary
‘Kifelé a bevandorla parazita szeméttel!’ [Out with immigrant parasite trash!] (left)
and ‘Lőjj egy Koszovói patkányt!’ [Shoot a Kosovo rat!] (right)
‘Kifelé a bevandorla parazita szeméttel!’ [Out with immigrant parasite trash!] (left)
and ‘Lőjj egy Koszovói patkányt!’ [Shoot a Kosovo rat!] (right)
Hateful xenophobic graffiti appeared at an important tourist location in Budapest Hungary. One xenophobe already has taken the signal from the top levels of the government that such hate is acceptable.
This graffiti appeared after Hungarian ruling party Fidesz politicians made statements like:
This graffiti appeared after Hungarian ruling party Fidesz politicians made statements like:
‘While I am PM, Hungary will definitely not become an immigration destination. We don't want to see significantly sized minorities with different cultural characteristics and backgrounds among us. We want to keep Hungary as Hungary’
— Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary 2015.01
and
“It can be seen that in Western European countries, for example in the United Kingdom, France and Germany, the presence of Muslim communities overturns the inner order of Christian countries. […] It is not in the interests of Hungary to receive economic migrants. They bring traditions that are completely alien from Hungarian traditions.”
— Antal Rogán, Fidesz party parliamentary caucus 2015.01
Quotes source: MigSzol: Islamophobia and xenophobia are now official in Hungary
Is it surprising that some people feel legitimised and encouraged to express such bigotry after Hungary’s leaders have made similar statements? Of course not.
As MigSzol stated at the 21 March 2015 World Anti-Racism/Anti-Xenophobia Day: '...our Prime Minister is explicit in his exclusionary and isolationist plans for Hungary [....] intentionally provoking these exclusionary attitudes to distract people from their own political and economic scandals.'
We thank an anonymous MigSzol supporter for photographing this graffiti and emailing it to us. If you find graffiti like this, please email it to [email protected] with a description of the time and place.
As MigSzol stated at the 21 March 2015 World Anti-Racism/Anti-Xenophobia Day: '...our Prime Minister is explicit in his exclusionary and isolationist plans for Hungary [....] intentionally provoking these exclusionary attitudes to distract people from their own political and economic scandals.'
We thank an anonymous MigSzol supporter for photographing this graffiti and emailing it to us. If you find graffiti like this, please email it to [email protected] with a description of the time and place.
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