Similar to Ceaușescu's destruction of villages, the goal is now the destruction of communities, only this time they are not using bulldozers, but legislation. Written by Kelemen Hunor.
It's an old mistake of us politicians that we can't always put it simply. We often get bogged down in administrative jargon, get lost in the details, explain the nitty-gritty instead of starting with the beginning of the joke. This is not a joke in the slightest, but let's start from the beginning.
The USR dusted off Băsescu's old plan and presented it to parliament in recent weeks. This is how they want to save Romania.
Eight of the current 41 counties would be created, completely changing the ethnic proportions and overwriting historical traditions.
In addition, the number of cities and small settlements would be reduced, settlements with less than 20,000 inhabitants would be stripped of city status, and villages would be required to have 3,000 inhabitants. And these are only the most drastic measures.
Years ago, Băsescu had this plan, he wanted to solve several "problems" with it:
among other things, the weakening of Hungarian communities.
But if we examine its roots, we can certainly trace the mastery of the USR back to Ceaușescu's half-century "systematization". This was the official name of the village destruction, and it had a similar purpose. Let there be fewer settlements in Romania.
Now they are not deploying bulldozers, but "only" legislation. But the goal is the same: the destruction of the community.
Why is what you planned wrong?
First of all, counties with a Hungarian majority or a significant Hungarian population would cease to exist. The consequences of this will be catastrophic:
Hungarian institutions may cease to exist, the use of the official mother tongue will be restricted, and administration will be more difficult and expensive for citizens.
They would push the Transylvanian Hungarians into complete political vulnerability. The problems affecting our community are only important to us. But why is it good for citizens of Romanian nationality if they have to travel hundreds of kilometers to do business?
This stupid plan clearly wants to atrophy the local community, and it would especially affect the Hungarians. Small Hungarian islands such as Szék or Szilágyperecsen, famous for its onions, would disappear from the scattering. The Hungarian majority would disappear in Árpásto in Besterce or Hosszúmező in Máramaros, and I could continue the line. In 2011, we prevented a similar initiative at the time. Because we had the power and influence to do so. Now we must again resist the forced centralization.
And for this we need the united support of the Hungarians.
Now, when we can again have a say in who will lead the country from the end of the year, let's think about our tasks and responsibilities. I ask everyone to decide with common sense, so that the whip does not crack on us, Hungarians this time either!
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