Not just because it's ugly and not without danger. But I'm not talking about plagiarism, I'm talking about real pens.
The news (or fake news) is spreading on the Internet: the left-liberal-led municipalities want to place pens in the polling stations whose ink disappears after a while. That means the cast vote will be invalid.
To be honest, I don't really believe it, but it's better to be safe than sorry. In order to gain an advantage, before filling out the ballot, they should know whether the elector is voting for them or against them. Because the ink doesn't know whether it's going to erase a bally or conservative X, right? Who dares to ask that in the secret ballot? And even if you ask and get an answer online, what do you say? "Are you a Fidesz-KDNP voter? Then you can only use this pen.”
Folly.
On the other hand, if the leftists have already given up on winning the election, the "Deep Ink" campaign can still take place. Then the only thing that matters is that there is a scandal. So that they can scream election fraud due to the mass of blank ballots and give ammunition to the OSCE observers: Look, in Hungary they are trampling the most important institution of democracy! In fact, they would succeed in achieving invalidity in so many districts that the entire election would become invalid.
I don't think that's likely either.
What makes you think, though, is the Referendum. The left-liberal side attacks the intention to protect children by the thousands , and if they manage to create enough invalid ballots, the Referendum itself becomes invalid.
All this is speculation, true or not, cannot be said in advance. Not likely, but not impossible. But even if it has no basis in reality, it doesn't hurt to be careful. After all, the epidemic is not over yet, and it is not without danger to pick up the pen that who knows how many people have used before us. The warning is reasonable if only for self-defense: Don't adorn yourself with other people's feathers, take your own with you, it won't cause any problems.
So far I have written about my doubts, but now I will write about my suspicions: the left-liberal side is probably preparing for electoral fraud. I'm not saying that, they said it themselves. It is true that the Fidesz-KDNP was accused of the intention to defraud, but it has already been proven that the opposition uses the tried and tested recipe of the Bolsheviks: Accuse your opponent of what you have done (or want to do).
Just a few examples so we don't talk in the air. What did Ferenc Gyurcsány in 2006, in the Prime Minister candidate debate? He denied the intention to introduce the visit fee, the daily hospital fee, and to reduce the number of hospitals and schools, and accused Fidesz of this. Then they carried out everything they were accused of.
Their favorite is to mention corruption. In the meantime, there are many corruption stories uncovered in the City Hall Gate, Kispest, Zugló and other left-wing districts. Blame the government and do what you accuse it of.
They also like to accuse the ruling government of stealing EU funds. but then what is it that OLAF is already investigating, specifically Katalin Cseh's companies? Or who stole 164 billion from the construction of subway 4? Well, right!
FIDESZ introduced a dictatorship. But in the meantime, in the fall of 2006, they terrorized the Hungarian people with methods typical of a real dictatorship, beating the protesters against them like a real police state.
FIDESZ abolished press freedom. This is what they shout from their thousands of organs, but they promise that if they win, they will silence the journalists who express opinions they don't like.
FIDESZ has undermined the rule of law. Really? But who are they who promise to abolish two-thirds laws with a half majority? Real democrats, aren't they?
We could go on and on, but why? Suffice it to note: what they accuse us of, they commit. So we have to pay close attention because they are talking about election fraud.
If they can, they will.
(Cover photo: MTI/Zoltán Balogh)
