Péter Márki-Zay: Without a change in culture, Hungary will not only be dirtier, it will always be poorer
We noted with envy that Germans litter less.
“We visited Ulm of the future, H’s partner city in Germany, where we talked to journalists at the Danube Festival and Hungarians living abroad about Hungary’s future in Europe.
We found out with envy that the Germans litter less, separate selective waste in a disciplined manner, and almost every plastic bottle and glass has a deposit fee – which we would have introduced in Hungary as an election promise.
Without a change in culture, Hungary will not only be dirtier, but will always be poorer than Western Europe – as long as the government continues to separate Hungarians with lies and make them believe that it has given taxes and utility reductions to the richest, and the consequences of record corruption will ultimately not be borne by them. will be paid.
Viktor Orbán can do anything in Hungary today, and unfortunately he does. Treated with state and party propaganda, the Hungarian people accepted without a word his ban on smoking in closed spaces (fortunately) or even the nationalization of pension fund assets (unfortunately). This power could be used irresponsibly and responsibly – as shown by many good and bad examples in history. How much better were the countries that had enlightened, Western values, and honest leaders who worked not only to enrich their families, so their country became poorer and poorer.”
Opening photo: AFP / Attila Kisbenedek