Historical Context
I would not go into conspiracy theories—I will only state the facts. The strength of the Hungarian opposition cannot match the influence of the Hungarian organisations financed by George Soros. This is a background power. No one elected them, yet they continuously seek political influence. And, within the natural rules of a democracy, they exert pressure on political decision-making. But the money is channelled to these organisations—into these public forums—mostly through George Soros’s network of background power.
This not only happens in Hungary, but is a recognised phenomenon in other Central European countries as well. We do not usually talk about it, and on this occasion, too, it was brought up by President Clinton and not by us. Therefore, I believe that this is a good opportunity to finally talk about this issue, the issue of whom Americans finance in Hungary and why, and what influence they are trying to exert here.
I think that the clue lies in the fact that there are Americans—I would not say the United States, because it is a big country with many power groupings—who think that it would be good for Europe if millions or tens of millions of Muslims came to the continent. George Soros supports this view with arguments based on human rights considerations.
Hungary is opposed to this. And, I repeat, Hungary is not a significant country in terms of size. But its location means that once every thirty years it finds itself at the centre of world political attention. This was the case in 1956. The Russians withdrew from Vienna, from Austria, in ’55, and there was a revolution here in ’56, because we were on the periphery of the Soviet empire. In ’89, around the time of German reunification, we once again became a key country because of the German refugees.
And now we have once more become a key country, as we have stopped the flow of migrants. We did not volunteer for these roles—not once. Our geographical location pushed us into this position on the stage of world politics. This is the situation now, we must stand our ground here, and therefore we are now receiving more attention. But this should not frighten us. We should not be afraid of the limelight and hostile voices in the audience, because—and I repeat—if we yield to the pressure, in fifteen to twenty years from now we will not recognise our own country. Resisting this involves responsibility.
https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2016/06/european-union-fate-of-west-viktor-orban.html