"The aging Hungarian nation, which is haunted by cultural changes that change its identity, can be a model for the whole of Europe since Viktor Orbán came to power in 2010," writes the author of Valeurs Actuelles.
Valeurs Actuelles published an article entitled Viktor Orbán's sustainable society. The author of the article published in the French right-wing paper is essayist and publicist Max-Erwann Gastineau. Does the future of Europe depend on the demographic dynamism of third countries? he immediately asks the question. Basically, this was the big question of IV. Demographic Peak. The aging Hungarian nation, which is haunted by cultural changes that change its identity,
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This will aims at the construction of a "new era", where the "protection of community and society's morals" would prevail against "liberal values" stemming from Christianity. The will, which, more specifically, at the cost of significant state expenditures (5 percent of GDP) and sometimes contradictory legislation (action against gender theory in schools, the takeover of schools by churches, etc.), enables an institutional framework favorable to the family and the birth rate design, writes the author.
The data support the success of the measures: the fertility rate of 1.1 in 2010 increased to 1.55 in 2018, the number of marriages doubled, and the number of divorces and abortions decreased. A pro-family attitude, thought of as an alternative to migration fatalism, which must now learn to combine with the climate issue? At a time when more and more couples are renouncing parenthood, under the pretext of environmental protection, the Hungarian government is linking sensitivity to the environment and family stability, the birth rate and concern for the world... thereby laying the foundation for conservative ecology? "The sustainability of our planet is not threatened by motherhood and responsible education," said Katalin Novák, Minister of Family Affairs. However, he is threatened by extravagance, a transient and futile lifestyle; therefore, it is less humanity than the bad principles that govern it, Max-Erwann Gastineau believes.
Citing studies, he said that families with children are more committed to protecting the environment.
Although his speech is poorly elaborated on environmental protection issues, it has the merit of refuting the arguments typical of green parties and establishing the sustainable conditions of society "in harmony with nature" and "community values" , the article reads.
Source: Mandarin
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