Népszabadság - Hungary | Monday, March 17, 2008
Hungary's return to civilised coexistence
Despite the rioting of several hundred right-wing extremists, Peter N. Nagy noted a slight easing of tension between the two political camps on March 15, Hungary's National Day marking the Revolution of 1848. "There's a good chance that we're returning to the world of political civilisation. One can still see two different civilisations that don't understand each other, but the messages that are being thrown over the wall are no longer of a destructive nature. ... Although today's speech givers keep trying to push their opponents into the past, at least they no longer call for their annihilation or expulsion, but instead unambiguously place the emphasis on the rule of law and non-aggression. And this is new."
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