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    Public frustration grows over Hungary’s oversized propaganda ads

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    2. LojZza88 on

      I cant blame them. When I went to Budapest last summer I was surprised how many anti-Ukraine/EU billboards, banners and ads they had everywhere, but especially on the outskirts (coming from the airport). I was thinking if the money they spent on the propaganda would go to the public services, maybe the city wouldnt look so run down.

    4. Mister-Psychology on

      It’s crazy how much funding the party has. It’s more campaigning than even what we see in presidential elections in rich Western nations.

      And all campaigns are begging the voters to make Hungary a poor totalitarian satellite state like Belarus. The big utopian dream is to not merely be the poorest nation in EU, but the poorest nation in their region.

    10. repoluhun on

      FYI most of the people aren’t falling for this stuff anymore, so they’re basically dumping money into a fire pit, that’s what makes it even worse. They also tried to blackmail the opposition leader with an illegally recorded sex tape(with a woman of age that consented, btw), but the guy just came out and said what happened so they couldn’t threaten him with the video’s release.

    11. BlueShadow2388 on

      I live here and these posters are littered throughout the country. seeing this makes me happy.

      Also, funny story about Fidesz. where i live they are reconstructing a railway between two cities. they closed the railway for 1 year and in that time they didn’t do any work, and now they came to an agreement so the work begins now and it will be done by end of June.

      So people were traveling with buses for over a year and nothing has been done.

    13. goldenhairmoose on

      Came back from Budapest yesterday. I couldn’t imagine the city so rich in histrory and culture could be so full of state propaganda. It felt like in rural Russia almost.

    14. bocsika on

      Hungarian National Debt Agency plans to acquire *** 10 BILLION EURO loans *** in 2026.

      Those ads are not paying themselves, we, taxpayers must pay them.

    15. Ascarea on

      > Public frustration grows

      Does it really? Or are these just a couple of bilboards torn up by two bored teens?

    16. 6gv5 on

      Good, but don’t offer them reasons to hit the cause with bad PR: clean that stuff as much as you can, or expect the inevitable “See? they claim to be environment friendly but look at what they do!”. Don’t forget they have the press and TV on their side so whatever suits their narrative will be taken out of context, amplified then used against you.

    17. SirTroglodyte on

      What’s more maddening is that 90% of these have the message of “They will take away your money!” like it’s the only thing people can be motivated by. It’s exactly what the Russian propaganda bots spewing on the internet. Coincidence?

    19. Exowienqt on

      I have seen ads that did not last a single day. People in Budapest just had enough, they are not taking this any longer. The rural areas are a different story, although there is significant shift away from Orbán in those areas as well.

    21. Woodcrate69420 on

      Can’t people see that plastering literally everything with the most outragous ads looks completely dystopian? Who wants to live in a place that’s covered with shitty hatemongering posters on every single surface you look at? At least ads try to sell you something, these are meant to make people angry every time they leave their house. The fucking Combine in Half Life 2 were more subtle with their propaganda…

    22. Zlevi04 on

      I hate all political ads in Hungary, like if you’re gonna attempt propaganda at least try a bit… just happy I don’t see the YouTube ads anymore

    23. MagicFetus696969 on

      I live in the building just behind, I see this wall if propaganda everyday on my way to work. Had the biggest smile today when I saw it this morning 😀

    24. m4jsterk0 on

      i hope for a change!
      it would send a strong signal to Fico as well .. and we could finally have change as well..

      i believe in you barátok!

    25. Nazamroth on

      The other day I saw that rarest of beasts: An opposition billboard. It was replaced by a McDonalds ad days later.

      Happened to catch some of the news yesterday. The level of insane propaganda is just… well, insane. Its the sort of shit you hear in the background in dystopian sci-fi games.

    26. some_belgiandude on

      I was there last weekend and it just baffled me how many huge political ads there were, and even more how many of them were still intact.