As is typical of Orban, this is an excellent and important speech. Those who choose to watch it should pay close attention to the nuances. How for instance, to call the EU a communist and authoritarian institution without saying it exactly like that. His plan for the EU is also brilliant. And probably the only one that can work. Also his references to empires who have attacked or attempted to destroy Hungarian nationhood included what he called, “The Empire of the half moon”. One might easily surmise he meant the Crescent Moon based on numerous speeches in the past where Orban takes a clear stand on Islam.
RAIR has a condensation of some of the speech’s main elements here.
But really you need to see it in Orban’s own words.
Special thanks to the translator who took a lot of time and effort to make sure this translation is accurate. Also because the translator is aware of the increasing likelihood of personal damage to those who assist with counter-revolutionary actions in the West, and is therefore anonymous.
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Kathleen Szirtes
I am not of Hungarian descent but many of my friends and colleagues are.
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For more context, this speech commemorates the Hungarian fight for freedom against the Habsburg monarchy. Orban forms his speeches to stir the stubborn Hungarian pot, making sure nothing settles to the bottom.
https://welovebudapest.com/en/article/2025/03/14/march-15-bank-holiday-events-2025/
Some more colour to Orbán’s speech:
https://jonathanturley.org/2025/03/24/a-new-world-order-with-european-values-the-unholy-union-of-globalism-and-anti-free-speech-measures/
Those people have more guts and glory than most any nation I can see.