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Hungarians proud of 1848 freedom fight, says Minister Varga
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Hungarians are proud of March 15, “the day when the world learned the Hungarian word for ‘freedom'”, Justice Minister Judit Varga said in Monok, the birthplace of 19th century Hungarian reform statesman Lajos Kossuth, on Monday.
Addressing a commemoration of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight, Varga said the revolution had many cherished heroes, including Kossuth, “whose name is also known overseas”.
“It’s impossible to mention Lajos Kossuth without talking about national independence and self-determination, freedoms and civic Hungary,” the minister said. “As the unshakable statesman he was, he fought bravely and persistently for our country and the free will of the people against imperial rule.”
Varga said it was thanks to Kossuth and his freedom fighters that Hungary it was still a free European nation.
“It’s free and independent because we must never let go of our independents even for a moment,” she said.
Most places celebrate success and commemorate the dead. 1848 was far from a success, in fact it was complete failure. Moving forward, other countries publicly commemorate the dead from WW1 and WW2 (irrespective of the nationalities of those soldiers that died ) – often through a Remembrance Day and a National Holiday. Hungary does not. It revels in its failures and always ramps up the ‘victim complex’ that permeates its very core.