Jean-Marie Le Pen: Hungary has become a model maker and a leader in the struggle to protect Western civilization
I look at the Hungarian government with sympathy and compassion for the constant attacks. Interview.
“Let’s talk a little about Hungary, where you were last invited by István Csurka several twenty years ago. How do you see our country?
I had a good relationship with István Csurka, we respected each other as European patriots, even if we did not agree on everything. I am grateful to him for experiencing the reality of the Hungarians in person. This could not have happened through books. A lot has gone since then. I look at the Hungarian government with sympathy and compassion for the constant attacks. I see Hungary as a model-maker and a leader in the fight to protect Western civilization. For my part, I wholeheartedly support you. The mobilization of the now dormant forces of Western Europe or even boreal Europe may depend on your perseverance. I am convinced that efforts must be made to get closer to the Russians, who, throughout history, have posed a threat but have now become indispensable in the common struggle, even if they are weak. Russia is still the largest country in the world today, with a population of only 140 million, of which it loses one million a year. Are they able to protect their territory? So the West and Russia are in similar shoes. There is no doubt that we can defend ourselves in a military sense, by military means. However, we do not have the mental capacity to fight with unarmed women, children and their masses. So, in turn, our disappearance is coded. Today, the common enemy makes the peoples of Europe friends. As the sons of another European nation would say: Gott mit uns.
When he visited Budapest in 2003, he warned Hungarians about the European Union. He said: do not have excessive illusions and beware, because this is a structure that has a good chance of getting on the path of the Soviet Union because it is extremely bureaucratic and trying to deprive nations of their sovereignty. How do you see all this now, twenty years later?
I see that my prediction has unfortunately come true, at least in part. But we must not lose hope, as life always begins tomorrow.
How do you see the formation of a new national faction in the European Parliament, of which the Hungarian Fidesz, the Polish PiS and the French National Concession can also be members?
The idea is good, I tried to create one myself at the time. Unfortunately, then, some of the party’s domestic political situation and independent national grievances and debates ran the experiment. I think we should always be able to recognize the greatest danger and choose wisely who we are fighting against. However, I am afraid that human nature does not change much and we can only trust God.
Overall, are you optimistic about the future of France and the European Union?
If we do not experience all the leaks immediately, that is, we do not end asylum, family reunification, jus solit, dual citizenship, in other words, we will not return to the form of national protection. That’s it. The fight is in our heads, and I’m afraid we’ve been defeated there. ”
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