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2011-12-23 Europe

Mead on Hungary's Slide Towards Authoritarian Gummint

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Posted by Steve White 2011-12-23 23:42|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Walter Russell "leftism is wrong, bankrupt, totally out the window, but no conservatism for me, thank you" Mead...

Posted by M. Murcek 2011-12-23 16:21|| 2011-12-23 16:21|| Front Page Top

#2 It has long been noted that Hungarians are very different in character from other Europeans. Being ruled over by Ottomans from 1526-1699 made the Hungarian Magyars and Slavs permanently testy, and they were much of the "muscle" of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

After Hungarian communists under Béla Kun seized power in Hungary in 1919, proclaimed the Hungarian Soviet Republic and commenced Hungary's Red Terror (Kuns "Caravan of Death"), a counterrevolutionary government was formed. In late 1918, Romanian forces invaded Hungary and later overthrew Kun's government.

Through most of WWII, the *multi-party* fascist government of Hungary was in alliance with Nazi Germany, until the Germans invaded in 1944.

After many years of Soviet domination, I am not surprised in the least about the return of the "Double Arrow", the Hungarian equivalent of the swastika.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-12-23 18:27|| 2011-12-23 18:27|| Front Page Top

#3 My history prof from 30 years ago, a former instructor in tactics from the Hungarian Military Acad, described Hungary's policy in the 30s and 40s as "based on the national dance: two steps this way, two steps that way". A country had to be careful when sandwiched between the Nazis and Soviets. The Nazis staged a Putsch in 1944 because the Hungarian govt was making all the right noises but wasn't doing much to be especially helpful to the Reich.

Posted by mom 2011-12-23 20:09|| 2011-12-23 20:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Where is Admiral Horthy when you really need him?/sarcasm off

Posted by borgboy 2011-12-23 21:08|| 2011-12-23 21:08|| Front Page Top

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