March 16th, 2010

Jobbik pledges to be hard on crime

Hungary’s radical nationalist Jobbik party said on Friday it would focus on fighting “subsistance crime, also known as gypsy crime” if elected to power in the April elections.

Jobbik leader Gabor Vona presented Janos Volner, the spokesman for the banned paramilitary Hungarian Guard, as the candidate to head a new law enforcement ministry, which the party has envisaged in the next government.

Jobbik promotes order and will be determined to persecute all forms of criminal activity, including crimes by politicians or economic crimes, Vona said.

Jobbik announced in February that it is setting up a shadow government. Its members, in addition to Volner, are Marton Gyongyosi for foreign policy, Tamas Gaudi-Nagy for Justice, Lajos Posze for the Prime Minister’s Office and Geza Gyenes for health care.

Polls indicate Jobbik as one of three parties to get seats in Parliament after the general elections in April.

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  1. Viking says:

    would focus on fighting “subsistance crime, also known as gypsy crime”
    * So Magyar students killing Magyar students (Pecs) would not be combated?
    -
    * Magyar rapist and killers killing Magyar girls, like the one that killed Nora Horak, will not be caught, then they do not fit the bill of being Roma?
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    How many non-Roma are battered, raped and killed by non-Roma every year?
    Quite a few, but those ones we do not care about, just the Roma disturbing the non-Roma
    Anyone disturbing Roma is of course just performing their ‘Patriotic Duty’

  2. Cináed says:

    “subsistance crime, also known as gypsy crime”
    What’s wrong with this picture?

  3. Paul says:

    hey viking, how about you go live in borsod for a while? you can live in a workers paradise with your law-abiding, enlightened gypsy mates.
    take your elderly grandmother with you too, see how your friendly gypsies treat her. you might learn a bit about the real magyar-cigany relationship. its easy sitting back and criticising people trying to fix problems, whilst offering no solutions yourself. its even easier to pretend there are no problems at all.

  4. kovach82 says:

    I agree with Paul, my relatives live in
    Borsod/Zemplen county, it is no walk in the park.

  5. Viking says:

    “subsistance crime, also known as gypsy crime”
    What’s wrong with this picture?
    Cináed at March 16, 2010 12:19 PM
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    hey viking, how about you go live in borsod for a while? you can live in a workers paradise with your law-abiding, enlightened gypsy mates
    Paul at March 16, 2010 1:53 PM

    Cináed:
    The expression “gypsy crime” means in Hungary that only Roma commits this type of crimes and *all* Roma are criminals in waiting
    It removes the distinction between the individual criminal and the minority he/she belongs to
    It is seeing a minority as a monolithic collection, unable to change and not consisting of individuals
    It also, in Hungary, implies that Roma are genetically disposed to perform a certain type of crimes (but they normally get blamed for *all* crimes, so it is a bit stupid argument)
    -
    Paul:
    We do have relatives in that area and are well aware of the situation
    That is why I think I know what I write about
    The problems in the North-East is a ticking time-bomb and need to be addressed in a better way
    Having Magyar Garda type of people roaming the country-side, especially the Roma shanty-towns will keep a lid on it for a few years, but will create bigger problems in the future
    More and better trained Police Officers and more from the minorities and Local Officers
    .
    I am not planning to leave Hungary so I have a vested interest in a peaceful and prosperous future for Hungary, which is far away from the Jobbik-clowns’ wishes. Primitive revenge is what comes to your mind

  6. Cináed says:

    I lived in Miskolc and walked past a predominantly Roma area everyday. I never had a problem.
    -
    Actually, I miss Miskolc. I hope I get to go back one day.

  7. BIG JIM says:

    You had better hurry. Kolompár wowed that if Jobbik wins the election, they all give their Hungarian citizenship and leave.
    Kolompár, our kicsi, lopós cigány may want to leave no matter what because he has a hard time accounting for 100 million forints he got to help the gypsies. Those who wonder how he is taking all that harassment for the 100 million forints he “allegedly” stole should be relieved knowing that Kolompár is ready to take on his martyrdom the same as King, Gandhi and Mandela.
    Kolompár’s devotion to duty is something else…

  8. Viking says:

    Kolompár is ready to take on his martyrdom the same as King, Gandhi and Mandela.
    Kolompár’s devotion to duty is something else…
    BIG JIM at March 16, 2010 6:26 PM

    Are you quoting from Gábor Zázrivecz’s (aka Vona) speech yesterday?
    Are we going to read his speech in bits and parts now for 4 weeks?

  9. wolfi says:

    I have made a little quiz:
    Do you believe in your nation’s superiority over others?
    Do you believe in your religion’s superiority over others ?
    Has some other country or group stolen something from you (preferably more than 50 years ago) which you think should be returned ?
    Do you think gay people should either be “healed” or punished for their behaviour ?
    Do you think Jews are all criminals ?
    Do you think (insert some minority group here) are all criminals ?
    Do you think women should be servants to men ?
    Are you for stateregulating all businesses and against free enterprise ?
    Do you want a strong military force ?
    Do you think every body else is against you ?
    If you answered yes to all or most of these questions … (to be continued)

  10. wolfi says:

    If you answered with a lot of “Yes, of course” then you belong probably to one of the following groups:
    a) Hitler’s Nazis
    b) The Ku Klux Klan
    c) The Islamic Iranian Republic
    d) The French Front National

    or
    e) Jobbik!

  11. justasking says:

    @ Viking;
    Well I answered no, no, yes, no, no, no,piss off, no, yes, no.
    I can hardly wait for my new label :)

  12. Curious George says:

    @justasking – for someone who’s so forthcoming in answering all of Wolfi’s questions in rapidfire sequence, you should consider changing your nick to justanswering.

  13. justasking says:

    @ Curious George,
    Dude, you really should focus…I was talking to Viking!

  14. justasking says:

    @ George;
    Shit, I should focus I thought that post was from Viking and not dinkel fritz :( (

  15. olga says:

    @ all
    Re Vona’s promise that he will fight “subsistance crime, also known as gypsy crime”
    Well ain’t Budahazy lucky that he is not a Roma?
    I think that goes under the heading of ” Count your Blessings”

  16. Viking says:

    Well ain’t Budahazy lucky that he is not a Roma?
    olga at March 19, 2010 2:43 PM

    But how do you know?
    Who knows who his mother was screwing?
    Normally the people screaming the most…

  17. olga says:

    @ Viking
    How do I know Budahazy is not Roma? Dedeductive reasoning
    If he were Roma, he would be guilty .Not Roma , therefore innocent
    I know he has been convicted of crimes thus you may consider him a convicted criminal but I know there was a conspiracy and he was framed. Moreover the pending charges are a joke and granting him immunity saves the taxpayers money.All good
    If you have further doubt, JOBBIK platform is to “go hard on crime” The very fact they are protecting him is evidence of innocence and because you are a bit slow: innoncent = not Roma
    I think they are also a party that champions for the “Wrongly Convicted” and by amazing coincidence they found the first victim amongst their own
    I understand why you will always be a”foreigner” You, unlike the Queen of Paranoia, BJ, Law and others have an innate understanding of such metters and unfortunately you don’t
    So please NEVER Question my assertions. Elle and I get pisssed of about things like that. If you wish to resond, an apology will be accepted

  18. @Olga: Just when I think you hit rock bottom, you surprise me with getting even lower. I do not believe that hate and malice you show here for your own people has anything to do with this list. On the contrary, you came here with some unresolved issues, such as the hatred of your patriotic Hungarian father who probably embarrassed you with his integrity, Hungarian accent and open condemnation of Communists in neo-liberal Canada. Posting these things is a sick way for you to get back at your father. It may cost more but I would recommend a shrink instead. You have socialized medicine in Canada and it may not even cost you. Please take my advice for your own good because there will be a time when you wish you could take every one of your posts back but it does not work that way.

  19. wolfi says:

    @lopott holmi vissza jár:
    Mark or whoever his hiding behind this silly nick (typical for Nazis – real Nazis, not mü something)
    Your postings show the complete stupidity of the jobo clan here – That’s one of the good things about you loonies that you don’t realise how you’re telling everybody in your own words:
    Hello world, look at me, I’m the typical Nazi shit, I scream at the top of my lungs against Jews, gays, Roma, Liberals, the communist Obama …, anyone who couldn’t be a member of the Ku Klux Klan …

  20. Viking says:

    I understand why you will always be a”foreigner” You, unlike the Queen of Paranoia, BJ, Law and others have an innate understanding of such metters and unfortunately you don’t
    So please NEVER Question my assertions. Elle and I get pisssed of about things like that. If you wish to resond, an apology will be accepted
    olga at March 20, 2010 2:12 PM

    Olga,
    You are totally correct and I humbly apologize and promise I will NEVER Question your assertions on anything so Hungarian as being innocent regardless the accusation, as long as one belong to the Right Side

  21. CaptainBlood says:

    Viking and Olga the dynamic duo. Olga has lost the plot whichever land she happens to come from.
    I thought Viking was more down to earth but it appears not.
    Olga, you need a holiday, or a long rest in the countryside…preferably not here where all your problems could surface again.
    Maybe you need exorcising to get rid of some of those demons that lurk just below the surface.
    Perhaps you have taken to the bottle and are hallucinating. Even worse you could be indulging in space weed from exotic lands.
    Why not stick to housework, mowing the lawn, feeding the cat, and watching daytime TV.
    These things are better for your health rather than mixing it with the pirates on this site.

  22. olga says:

    @ Viking and Captian Blood:
    Viking You are baxk on my Christmas list
    Captain Blood “ Re:Why not stick to housework, mowing the lawn, feeding the cat, and watching daytime TV.”
    What do you think caused me to take to the bottle, hallucinate and indulge in space week from exotic lands? Duh !

  23. Viking says:

    Well, it seems like Jobbik not only will be tough on crime, also getting into their open meetings is troublesome:
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    http://index.hu/belfold/2010/valasztas/gardistak_alltak_utjat_a_hajduhadhazi_romaknak/
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    It is my surprise that the Police were not asked to help these Roma come into the open Jobbik-meeting, then excluding any one on racial grounds even is against Hungarian law
    .
    But the election campaign is not finished yet, so there will be other opportunities to visit any open Jobbik-meeting
    .
    Jobbik starts more and more to show off its violent tendencies then they use their illegal Magyar Garda to refuse people to come in
    Exactly how the Nazis used its SA in the 30s
    (before the SS killed them off, being too obviously gay)

  24. Pete H. says:

    Viking,
    I am trying to imagine a scene in any other democratic country where a political party has a partisan uniformed guard. And now be used to exclude members of a minority.
    And how is it that this illegal organization, the Garda, can get away with this?
    I am curious to see if some of the Jobbik parliamentarians will show up in the Hungarian Parliament wearing their Garda uniforms. If they do, Hungary will be subject to intense international ridicule.
    Wake up Hungary! You’ve got s malignancy that needs to be taken off.

  25. Viking says:

    And how is it that this illegal organization, the Garda, can get away with this?
    Pete H. at March 21, 2010 7:42 PM
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    It is the same problem as September 2006, it is official election time and the Police do not dare to do anything that could be seen as ‘limiting’ to any political party
    .
    Jobbik was quick to deny the charges, then if substantiated could lead to sanctions from the independent Election Commission
    .
    Anyway it would be hard to prove anything in these situations and Jobbik can always blame over-zealous Garda-members and promise to either better inform what should be allowed or not, or just say it is not formally a Jobbik-problem
    -
    The question is if this will start a trend in Hungary or not, to visit Jobbik-meetings, by ‘unwanted’ people?