Since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Romanian media and politicians have viewed the events exclusively through Ukrainian lenses.
Since then, we seem to have forgotten about skyrocketing energy prices, inflation, the accompanying rising unemployment, and the pandemic, which seemed to have stopped immediately after the first Russian shots. At least restrictive measures suddenly don't seem necessary. So much so that some of them will be withdrawn from March 8. Interest in domestic political events has also almost completely disappeared. With a little exaggeration, I could even say that this war was good for Romanian politicians - including the Hungarian political class in Transylvania - because it diverted attention from the serious daily problems caused by them, or more precisely by their incompetence.
According to this time, it is assumed that the expected profit from the delivery of the weapons shipments to help the "Ukrainian patriots" is attracting the attention of the politicians. Those who are motivated solely by profit in all their actions can be taken away by the community, whose representation they are supposed to provide, only they should have their own benefit. Yes, this is how it works, and not only in Romania.
Behind the "noise of battle" is the fierce political struggle for various places in the state administration, sometimes of only symbolic importance, but mostly, especially because of the information that can be accessed and used for private purposes, which represent real power. There is also a serious scramble for the positions of prefect – a kind of lordship. The ruling parties previously agreed that the party that nominates the county council chairman should also name the government representative, i.e. the prefect.
According to them, in addition to the counties of Hargita, Kovászna and Maros, the prefect could also be a RMDSZ politician in the county of Szatmár. But the government, which appoints its deputies, has changed its mind: it refuses to appoint an RMDSZ representative in the counties of Maros and Szatmár. And the RMDSZ - as someone who is happy that the "big boys" tolerate each other - takes note of this without saying a word. Tulip fans may think that the two posts are more than nothing. In English: they get by with a little. That is: they dare to be small. This is.
However, in internal, Transylvanian Hungarian cockfighting, they proudly show off their tense tendons. As was recently done by Ödön Szabó, the chairman of the RMDSZ in Bihar County, who – evidently in line with the real and imagined expectations of the Romanian and NATO allies – committed himself to the official Ukrainian position in a stomach-churning way. Obviously also indicating in this way that in loyalty - Romanian and NATO loyalty - he will overcome the opponent/enemy. Who for our people is none other than István Csomortányi, the president of the Transylvanian Hungarian People's Party, who previously dared to declare that Ukraine and Russia are both responsible for the war situation, and that we as Hungarians have nothing to do with the conflict, except that our fellow Transcarpathians, who are in trouble, are with us we need to help as much as possible.
What is this - from a Transylvanian Hungarian point of view - if not a classic case of licks up and kicks down?
