How Right-Wing is Eastern Europe?

[another_liberal]

To find just how right-wing Conservative the governments of Eastern Europe can be one needs only to look at this charming character, Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban. The following is excerpted from an interview he recently gave to Spanish television.

Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban.


Hungary's PM Suggests Multiculturalism 'Endangers European Values'


In an interview for Spanish television channel Intereconomia TV on Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban suggested that the policy of multiculturalism endangers European values, creating 'parallel societies' which threaten the values of freedom of speech, religion, equal rights, and gender equality.

The prime minister, known for his outspoken and often controversial commentary on the migrant crisis, suggested that if large numbers of migrants come to Europe and "retain their own communities based on different values," co-existence will mean forcing Europeans to accept these values as well, a summary of the interview published on the president's official website explained.

Saying that the rise of such "parallel societies" may threaten many of the "pillars of the European way of life" – the rights and freedoms that Europeans take for granted, Orban suggested that the only way to prevent this from occurring is not to let migrants in, "not to allow them to create parallel societies."

The prime minister, well known for his defense of European civilization and its Christian roots, reiterated in his interview that the continent's future prosperity and greatness will depend on nations taking their "traditions and Christian roots seriously." Moreover, the leader lamented what he said was a grave mistake: "that an affirmation of Europe's Christian roots [was] not laid down in the European Union's fundamental documents."

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Read more at: http://sputniknews.com/europe/20151024/1029047064/orban-hungary-multiculturalism.html

[Fred Sanders]

1. Canada has had multiculturalism as policy for 40 years....and look, ma, no cultural crisis!

As usual all the RW extremists have is FEAR and division to try to ascend to power.

[another_liberal]

2. Yes, and once in power . . .

They use the despised minorities as scapegoats for any national problems. deflecting criticism away from themselves.