'Enough of Covid dictatorship': Lockdown protest in Hungary attracts hundreds

Hindustan Times
Sun, 16 Jan 2022 21:20 UTC

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People demonstrate in front of the Parliament, during a protest against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) measures and vaccinations, in Budapest, Hungary, January 16, 2022.

Just over six million Hungarians have received at least two shots, and 3.3 million have also received the third booster.

Over a thousand people marched in Budapest protesting against Covid-19 inoculation at a rally organised by the far-right Our Homeland Movement, which has been campaigning on a fierce anti-vaccine and anti-immigration message ahead of April 3 elections.

"Vaccines should not be mandatory! We don't tolerate blackmail," said the slogan of the rally where people held up banners saying: "I am unvaccinated, not a criminal" and "Enough of Covid dictatorship."

Hungary's nationalist government has made Covid-19 vaccines mandatory only for teachers and healthcare workers.

Comment: "Only", well, surely there's nothing to worry about then...

With 10 million people and 40,237 people deaths from Covid-19 so far, Hungary has a vaccination rate of just over 60%, which lags western European levels.

Just over six million Hungarians have received at least two shots, and 3.3 million have also received the third booster.

New infections have spiked this week due to the Omicron variant but there are hardly any restrictions in place. The government now offers a fourth jab after a consultation with a doctor and a six-month gap.

Comment: We've reached a stage of ponerization where 'hardly any restrictions' includes apartheid and mandated medical procedures: The Psychorium: A needed new analytical tool in the study of pathocracy

Our Homeland, an offshoot of the former far-right party Jobbik, has allied itself with ultra-radical fringe groups in past years.

According to a December poll by Zavecz Research, Our Homeland had 3% support, which would be below the 5% threshold for making it into parliament at the April elections.

The ruling Fidesz had 38% support, while the six-party opposition alliance scored 39% in the poll, indicating that Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces a tough race for re-election after 12 years in power.

Comment: Following the holidays, lockdown protests really picked up apace and, at the same time, the propaganda media had begun to admit that the Covid statistics of the last 21+ months were 'misleading' and, as a consequence, the lockdowns were wholly unnecessary. Despite this, governments continue to enforce vaccine passports, mandates, lockdowns, and with the threat that they intend to tighten the screws even further:

• Protesters against vaccine passports breach Parliament in Bulgaria
• Dutch cafes & bars defy lockdown in protest against nonsensical restrictions
• Thousands protest against tougher Covid rules in France

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