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Last time the proposed tax was posted [1], a lot of people thought it was a distraction from Hungary's international relationships -- specifically its increasin

by theGimp 12y ago

Last time the proposed tax was posted [1], a lot of people thought it was a distraction from Hungary's international relationships -- specifically its increasing reliance on Russia. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8491882 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8491882

narag 12y ago
It doesn't seem wise to give people against you a reason to rise, gather, be visible and reward the protest with a decision reversal. Now you can expect similar demostrations whenever you step the line.
- spindritf 12y ago
  Or people feel satisfied with the cancelled tax and the energy for protest is safely released.
  - pestaa 12y ago
    Most of the protesters were civilized and informed. A few aggressors threw hardware at the windows, but I wouldn't say the overall tension against the Hungarian government has diminished.
- omeid2 12y ago
  Peopling gathering and protesting before decision makers with the expectation of change isn't something new, every protest is a little revolution, and they go back as far as history. So giving people a personal issue to protest can be a pretty fair tool to distract them from other problems at greater scale. Dooes Hungary's Government needs to distract it's people? that is another question.
- Fuxy 12y ago
  The difference between some protests and a revolution is listening to the people so backing down was a wise decision. If he wouldn't have backed down it could have easily turned into a revolution I'm certain this is not the only cause of people gathering in the streets it's just the last straw. The law was foolish but backing down was a good choice. This is a great example of a badly informed leader that doesn't understand this "internet" thing trying to squeeze more tax money out of its citizenry. Never attempt to tax or regulate something you don't fully understand.
crdoconnor 12y ago
That doesn't make a lot of sense unless there was some news released during the period of the tax which they wanted to bury. The denial of entry of a few people to the US doesn't really seem like it would qualify. Maybe they signed TTIP and I didn't notice...

by theGimp 12y ago

narag 12y ago

It doesn't seem wise to give people against you a reason to rise, gather, be visible and reward the protest with a decision reversal. Now you can expect similar demostrations whenever you step the line.

spindritf 12y ago
Or people feel satisfied with the cancelled tax and the energy for protest is safely released.
- pestaa 12y ago
  Most of the protesters were civilized and informed. A few aggressors threw hardware at the windows, but I wouldn't say the overall tension against the Hungarian government has diminished.
omeid2 12y ago
Peopling gathering and protesting before decision makers with the expectation of change isn't something new, every protest is a little revolution, and they go back as far as history. So giving people a personal issue to protest can be a pretty fair tool to distract them from other problems at greater scale. Dooes Hungary's Government needs to distract it's people? that is another question.
Fuxy 12y ago
The difference between some protests and a revolution is listening to the people so backing down was a wise decision. If he wouldn't have backed down it could have easily turned into a revolution I'm certain this is not the only cause of people gathering in the streets it's just the last straw. The law was foolish but backing down was a good choice. This is a great example of a badly informed leader that doesn't understand this "internet" thing trying to squeeze more tax money out of its citizenry. Never attempt to tax or regulate something you don't fully understand.

crdoconnor 12y ago

That doesn't make a lot of sense unless there was some news released during the period of the tax which they wanted to bury. The denial of entry of a few people to the US doesn't really seem like it would qualify. Maybe they signed TTIP and I didn't notice...