“When I was a student at university, I went to live in Budapest. I grew up in the countryside. In those days, I had a conservative right-wing way of thinking. At university, I met the other young people with whom I made this party, Jobbik. These friends grew to include more people, and as more people with these extreme-right views joined us, Jobbik became more and more extreme right. I was young, in my 20s, and we could continuously identify with these ideas.” PeopleThinkingWayMadeIdeasYoungViewsPartyStudentsGrewMetsGrew UpWingsUniversityConservativeExtremesWay Of ThinkingRight WingCountrysideBudapest Author:Csanad Szegedi
“The roots of anti-Semitism is a complex question - if I think about why I was open to these thoughts, it was because I had never met any Jews before and therefore I could believe all the stereotypes of these people.” PeopleIfsThinkingBelieveMetsRootsComplexesJewStereotypeAnti Semitism Author:Csanad Szegedi
“Before the change of regime in 1989, you couldn't talk about anti-Semitism, and after the regime change, people started to talk about taboo subjects. I was 8 years old in those days, and later, in politics and society, these extreme wright ideologies got stronger - the skinhead movement was started, a lot of ex-Nazis emigrated and financially supported these extreme right movements in Hungary.” PeopleYearsSubjectsMovementStrongerExtremesIdeologyRegimesNaziExesTabooAnti SemitismHungaryRegime Change Author:Csanad Szegedi
“I got into the situation where I was extreme right. It turned out that my mother is Jewish, my grandmother is Jewish. I am Jewish. So I can't hate Jewish people.” PeopleI CanMotherHateSituationExtremesGrandmotherMy Grandmother Author:Csanad Szegedi
“I went to see Roma people in Hungary, so I could understand them.” PeopleHungary Author:Csanad Szegedi
“The idea of Judaism as a flower, it a message for Jewish people, talking about the future. Many people associate Judaism with old and dry laws, and the Holocaust. But with this metaphor, Judaism for me is useful, pleasant, and fills me with good feelings.” PeopleIdeasFeelingsLawTalkingFlowerMessagesMetaphorPleasantDryHolocaustAssociatesJudaismGood FeelingPeople Talking Author:Csanad Szegedi
“The Jewish people have to get rid of their fears so they see the positive things and they need to dare to look at the world through their Judaism.” PeopleWorldNeedsLooksDareJudaismPositive Things Author:Csanad Szegedi
“I used my talent as a speaker giving lectures to young people at schools in Hungary and I speak against hatred and anti-Semitism.” PeopleGivingSchoolYoungUsedSpeakTalentHatredSpeakersLecturesAnti SemitismHungary Author:Csanad Szegedi