Hungary's weakness is to blame

The conservative daily Magyar Nemzet puts the present Slovak-Hungarian conflict down to the weakness and irresoluteness of the Hungarian government: "Hungary's political elite has been battling tirelessly against radicals, excluders and anti-Semites for two decades now. Yet Europe insists on seeing the current conflict as a dispute between Slovak and Hungarian nationalists. And this despite the fact that in Hungary not a single political group of any consequence has voiced approval of the right-wing extremists, while in Slovakia people in government circles talk of Hungary in a tone that only marginal, radical figures would dare to use here. ... But the main problem lies in the weakness and loss of authority of the Hungarian state. A nation that is neither able to defend its own interests nor has a strong sense of self-confidence will be despised by its neighbours. ...   It is high time we recognised this. Wake up, Hungary!"

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