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It also hurts to read that the protest of far-right party Die Rechte in Munich was attended by a grand total of five people, against 200 counter-protesters, and an earlier protest by the same was disrupted by a state TV moderator who mocked the chief neo-Nazi for arriving on a not at all German Toyota. Meanwhile in Budapest, Jobbik held a rally, while state TV kept up its demonisation of the refugees till the end, constantly complaining about their stench (seriously, what do they expect from people who couldn't wash themselves for a month?).

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Sat Sep 5th, 2015 at 07:05:56 PM EST
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I highly recommend you watch this nine-minute video. Shot by the Index.hu journalists who joined the trek along the highway, you can hear some of the heroes of Friday in their own voices.

The subtitles are in Hungarian but all the interviewed speak English. The one part where there is a lot of Hungarian and some Arabic is from 5:00 in, that's when the buses arrive. The man in red jacket explains that the first six buses won't stop because they will pick up the trek along the railway tracks (the one from the train stopped at Bicske) because they are in even worse health. Later the two Syrians in yellow baseball hats debate whether to board the buses or avoid another trap by walking on. Later the Hungarian interpreter relays the demand that all bus drivers confirm in front of cameras that the buses are really going to the border.

Also, for example the shot of the guy at about 1:05 is priceless.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sun Sep 6th, 2015 at 06:44:13 AM EST
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Impressive.
by Katrin on Sun Sep 6th, 2015 at 01:50:15 PM EST
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And now in English on YouTube:

The comments have already been swamped by trolls.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sun Sep 6th, 2015 at 05:43:16 PM EST
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And now the Austrian Facebook-organised convoy meant to break thew law about helping the escape of refugees is en route to Budapest. Altogether 251 cars.

Who will be whom they'll pick up at Keleti station? Most of the few hundred refugees currently there are Afghans and Pakistanis who didn't buy a train ticket out of uncertainty about their situation: they know Germany made an exception about the Syrians.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sun Sep 6th, 2015 at 08:17:18 AM EST
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