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In a significant move, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on September 17, 2025, his intention to designate Antifa as a “major terrorist organization.” This decision follows the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, allegedly by an individual with left-wing affiliations. While Antifa is a decentralized movement without a formal hierarchy, Trump described it as a “sick, dangerous, radical left disaster” and called for investigations into its funding sources (The Guardian).
Following the U.S. announcement, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that Hungary would designate Antifa as a terrorist organization, citing a 2023 incident in Budapest where Antifa activists allegedly assaulted attendees of a far-right event. Orbán criticized the European Union for not taking similar action and urged EU officials to align with the U.S. stance (AP News).
These designations have sparked debates about the balance between national security and civil liberties. Critics argue that labeling a loosely affiliated movement as a terrorist organization could infringe upon free speech and assembly rights. Supporters contend that such measures are necessary to address the violent actions of certain factions within the movement. As discussions continue, the implications of these designations on domestic and international policies remain to be seen.
References
- Reuters: Trump designates anti-fascist Antifa movement as a terrorist organization
- AP News: Hungary, following Trump, will designate antifa a terrorist organization, Orbán says
- The Guardian: Trump says he plans to designate antifa as ‘major terrorist organization’
- Al Jazeera: Hungary urges EU to classify antifa as a ‘terrorist’ group
Human avarice is once again put on display. The victims ultimate are us as we continue to destroy the environment we live in. When will the balance shift when we can actually honestly answer that he environment is more important that the jobs created by eroding said environment. It is not happening yet, and certainly not in Hungary where they are erecting a sludge dam to keep more the toxic outflow away from people.
“Hungarian workers are building a dam 620 metres long and up to five metres high to contain the toxic red sludge that flooded out of a breach in the wall of an industrial waste pond last week, killing at least seven people.
The dam is intended to hold back any subsequent spill that might flood the town of Kolontar, the hardest-hit area in last Monday’s spill, and nearby communities.”
Notice that the media, even CBC, is going great lengths not to call the containment area a “tailings pond” which of course is precisely what it is. Is it a coincidence that because we have a couple of hundred of these ponds up in northern Alberta we do not want to link the two ideas together in the public’s mind?
“If a wall fails, a new wave of red mud could ooze north. The mud is the toxic byproduct of the industrial process that refines raw aluminum ore (bauxite) into alumina (aluminum oxide), which is then made into aluminum.
But if that happens, officials believe they will have enough time to evacuate Devecser, about four kilometres north of the pond. Devecser residents were told Saturday to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
“This hasn’t changed,” Dobson said. “We are still on guard in case of any more spills.”
“Officials believe…” How nice. We should be able to get you out of harms way before you and your family are submerged in caustic red doom sludge. Peachy! But wait, company officials are sorry.
“MAL Rt., which owns the alumina plant, expressed their condolences Sunday to the families of the people killed and hurt. At least 120 people were injured, several seriously.
Hungarian investigators are trying to determine whether carelessness was a factor in the spill.”
Somehow I do not think that MAL Rt. is particularly sorry. I mean I bet they are sorry that their stock and profits are going to take a hit, but as to being genuinely sorry for the loss of human life because of their malfeasance? Highly unlikely.
Care to argue against tougher environmental regulations?
Start with the jobs angle and the economy…
You see this sequence of events happen repeatedly. Government tries to help people, investor class loses favoured status, takes toys and goes home, economy retracts and ideologues decry high taxes. Government lowers taxes on business, cuts social spending and the people are unhappy and elect someone to enhance their disenfranchisement.
It is happening in Hungary right now.
“A far-right party in Hungary is on the verge of winning second place in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, appealing to those hard hit by the economic crisis and angry about the presence of Gypsies in the country.”
Black shirts? How original.
Huh, hard economic times and the scapegoating of a section of the population coupled with the rise of a far-right political party? Nothing could go wrong there.
Must be those hard economic times and you know those damn Socialists simply cannot manage money.
“The Socialist government led by technocrat Gordon Bajnai had to make painful budget cuts to rein in the deficit under a financing deal led by the International Monetary Fund, which rescued Hungary from financial collapse in 2008.”
Ohhh, hello IMF. (Where was the mention of the meddling by the IMP in the CBC article? The quote in green is from Al Jazeera.) The IMF would certainly not impose conditions that make it hard on the government to actually run the country would they?
“In Hungary, under IMF tutelage, liberalized trade, tightened money supply and rapid and ill-considered privatization have led to greatly increased unemployment and a redirection of resources away from education and social services and to wealthy bond holders.
Carol Welch, International Policy Analyst at Friends of the Earth, said “The IMF has a consistent record of environmental and economic destruction and poverty exacerbation. We
have to expose this and stop the Fund’s attempt to establish a permanent austerity program for the poor countries.”
Ah yes, the old “We get Free Trade, you get Financial Austerity” ploy in action, it is nice to see the naked pillage of an economy and abuse of a sovereign nation all in the name of capitalism.
Shorter version: Hungary has hard times, IMF fraks things up even worse, people coerced into electing a proto-fascist capitalist dictatorship. Good Times!
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