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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had a pretty good visit with my dad, but later that evening he called me to complain that my 17 year old son still has not read the book about Hungarian history that my dad bought him three years ago and that it hurts his feelings.  He wanted my son to read the book and give a report on it. My dad told me that we are pushing away anything having to do with Hungary and this is painful to him.

For context, my dad is a very right-wing conservative Hungarian nationalist who likes Viktor Orban and the "Our Homeland" movement which is even more right-wing than Orban is.  He is also racist and anti-Semitic and doesn't hide it.  It's impossible to discuss current events with him because he starts screaming and no one can get a word in edgewise. He is convinced that Hungary is the greatest nation in the world and there is a worldwide Jewish conspiracy against Hungarians.  Think Gus Portokalos from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but a million times worse.[/quote]

This isn’t petty. It’s fascinating. Granted I’m on your side and don’t think you should force your son to read what sounds like Nazi or Soviet Communist propaganda. However, there must be a reason your dad is the way he is. Assuming he was raised behind the Iron Curtain and faced the hardships that came along with that, it’s curious he’s still supporting it.

Anyway, still on your side PP. I’m sure my questions would turn him into a loon for an hour but what an interesting petty complaint for this thread![/quote]

It defies logic.  He was raised in Soviet-occupied Hungary.  He was a student during the 1956 revolution.  He tried to escape the country a couple of times and was caught each time, but then he finally succeeded and came to the US in the late 1960s.  He hates communism and socialism.  He’s a Trump supporter and he is against providing any aid to Ukraine.  He likes Putin!  He differentiates between the Soviet communists of the Cold War era and the current Russian leadership.  Evidently the Soviet communists were mostly Jews but Putin and his people are not and that makes all the difference!  He will forever be angry about Hungary’s loss of territory after WWI and swears that Hungary will get those lands back someday.  He is a walking grievance machine.  It’s no wonder his grandkids don’t really enjoy spending time with him! [/quote]

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