Hungarian right-wingers launch paramilitary wing

[Robespierre - P.R. of Debro]

Posted Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:04am AEST

A far-right party on the fringes of Hungarian politics inducted the first members of its new paramilitary wing on Saturday amid fears that its move will usher a resurgence of extremism.

The founding members of Magyar Garda, or Hungarian Guard, took their oath next to the presidential palace in Budapest with about 1,000 supporters of the Jobbik party in attendance.

Nearby, hundreds joined a counter-demonstration organised by anti-fascist groups, including Jewish and Roma (gypsy) rights organisations who want the authorities to ban the paramilitary group.

At the induction ceremony, many were seen waving the red-and-white striped Arpad flag, a historic flag reminiscent of the one used by Hungary's pro-Nazi Arrow Cross Regime during World War II.

Uniforms were also adorned with the emblem.

"The Magyar Garda was formed to execute a true (political) transition and to save the Hungarian people," Jobbik president and Magyar Garda founder Gabor Vona told the crowd.

Jobbik, known for its anti-Semitic, anti-Roma and anti-gay rhetoric, is a fringe far-right political party which is not represented in parliament, but is present in several municipalities across the country.

The paramilitary group says its aim is to "defend Hungary physically, morally and spiritually." Their members, among other things, will be trained to use weapons.

Most recently, supporters of Jobbik disrupted a gay rights rally in the capital in July, throwing eggs and bottles and injuring several participants.

Some participants at the counter-demonstration held up placards of black-and-white photos, showing Jews wearing the yellow star and being herded into trains to be sent to death camps.

International Jewish organisations have asked Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany to ban the Magyar Garda, whose formation they said was "an extremely alarming development" amid "rising anti-Semitism in Europe"

- AFP

abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/26/2015216.htm?section=justin

[Robespierre - P.R. of Debro]

I'm really,really disappointed.


EDIT:

Gyurcsány immediately reacted and asked the country's chief prosecutor Tamás Kovács to "closely monitor" the extreme-right Jobbik party and the Magyar Gárda "and act without delay in case of acts counter to the laws in force or the Hungarian constitution." In the letter, the Hungarian prime minister expressed his own feelings on the matter: "I share the opinion of those who say that the creation of the Magyar Gárda, based upon the facts and statements known so far, carries with it the direct danger that our most important common values may be harmed--the respect for human dignity, the right to everyday life without fear and the respect for each other's culture, descent and world view."

[Archaix]

1. Ban Jobbik
2. Ban the Magyar Garda
3. Have punch and pie.

I would expect them to at least do 2, because the UN take a very dim view of paramilitary organizations.

[Robespierre - P.R. of Debro]

possibly the only solution.

[Republicas Gloria]

So we can have a war against Hungary? Then Debro will take in the midst of the Civil War an army of communists and make the land communist again!

[Archaix]

I smell a story...

[Kardas]

archaix said:

I smell a story...

[deutschgarten]

Sniff sniff...

Anyhow, I cannot believe they haven't banned the paramilitary group. I think that political parties should not have the right to form their own militias, if only for the safety of people.

[Archaix]

I remember hearing recently that a BNP* figurehead got arrested when police found a store of crossbows -amongst other weapons- he'd been collecting for the 'fight'. When they say 'the fight', it's a hypothetical point in the future when all those Muslims we know and love decide to revolt, and the heroic BNP come to the rescue and say 'we told you so'.

Retards.


*British National Party (complete racists)

[Robespierre - P.R. of Debro]

Anyhow, I cannot believe they haven't banned the paramilitary group.

Well, they(magyar gárda) say that this is a completely peaceful organization, and they'll help at floods*, etc. In the meantime, they're "educating" themselfes for martial arts, how to use a gun, etc. On of their members cannot participate in the celebration, because he was shot in his leg.

*They're bastards, but smart bastards.

When they say 'the fight', it's a hypothetical point in the future when all those Muslims we know and love decide to revolt, and the heroic BNP come to the rescue and say 'we told you so'.

Almost the same here. The guardists are going to save us from our 'enemies'. Well, in black and brown unifors, of course.(remember the unifors of the SS and the SA...?)

[deutschgarten]

I see the old Hitler technique. Save the people from their problems and they'll follow you blindly.

[Republicas Gloria]

Archaix is it true that the guy was storing CROSSBOWS? If so he should go to jail just for being an idiot.

[Archaix]

It's a logical choice. here's why:
1. Probably get life for stocking up on firearms.
2. Can just say they're a family heirloom. All 30 of them.
3. Crusaders used crossbows (worked for them)

[Republicas Gloria]

Lets look at rates of fire... What 10 bolts a minute VS hundreds of bullets a minute from an RPK?

[Archaix]

Ah, but can you burn an RPK in a fire to destroy the evidence? See, these nationalists have thought of everything, bless 'em.

[deutschgarten]

[Republicas Gloria]

Lol. Well logically you can burn an RPK... douse it in oil and use a flamethrower.

[Archaix]

Oh yeah, one of those flamethrowers that everybody has. Actually, Americans might. In England all we have are matches.

[Republicas Gloria]

Lol, take 1,000 matches, tie them together, then have a fan blow the flames like a flamethrower? That is how they work... right?

[Archaix]

So this week on International Nations we've learned that in the racial fight that will inevitably ensue a high-velocity gun is preferable to crossbow only if you're prepared to dispose of the evidence with a homemade contraption made out of matches and cello tape.