Hungary’s economy is struggling, operating theatres in hospitals do not have working air-con units in the 40 Celsius summer heat… and the government still burns HUF 15 billion (~EUR 38M) on a 30-min fireworks show to celebrate the foundation of the Hungarian state, 20 August 2024

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1. If blackmailing the EU is not working, Orban could ask uncle Vlad for money?

2. Source: [Link](https://telex.hu/belfold/2024/08/20/augusztus-20-nemzeti-unnep-magyarorszag-tuzijatek-operativ-torzs-programok-utinform-kozlekedes)

3. We all know Budapest is might and happy day Hungary!

4. Bread and circuses

5. I laughed until I realised it’s probably my money anyway

6. Pane e circo…

7. Hungary is dying. Bad demographics, youth leaving, indebted to China.

8. You know the old saying: Bread and circus.

9. They do be looking good tho

10. all hope was lost back in 2018

11. Let’s just say that I don’t think the Hungarian taxpayers funded this.

12. We can all have a Porsche on the drive but no food to feed the family!

13. Orban, trump, putin, jong un, le pen, mussolini, they’re all the same person. And he doesn’t give a fuck about people

14. well… OP did you spread the word and do your best so that Orban wouldn’t get voted?

15. Pretty much every country does this, the theory is that the population needs a bit of spectacle even when things are bad. Over here in the UK, things like Trooping the Colour don’t stop just because the economy is in the toilet