“We are in the crosshairs: since the dollar liberals and dollar media goes forward, we cannot stop either and we need everyone’s help,” announced István Kovács to Magyar Nemzet. The founder of the Megafon Központ explained that the attempts to influence the Hungarian elections from American democrats along with George Soros’ Open Society Foundation is just the beginning. “It seems that this is getting more aggressive because after the elections, increasingly outrageous things are occurring instead of the situation being settled,” he said.
An even tougher stance
The founder of Megafon emphasized: “we see that this unnamed power is not just financing parties but also directly funding the media and its various projects… Maybe for us Megafon guys the most striking thing is the Telex academy – you can’t help but notice the similarities. Unlike them, Megafon is a grassroots, Hungarian initiative that serves the interests of the Hungarian people,” he said comparing the two mediums.
He highlighted: Megafon is not a political party, in fact it is independent both institutionally and financially. He noted that interest, support and love from active, right-wing Hungarians has been very high since the start – and it's clear that the other end of the spectrum only gets this kind of support if its brought from abroad.
“We will take an even firmer stance against this, we will yank off the covers, we will go after them, and we will tell everyone,” stated the founder. He added that what happened with Megafon in Hungary is unprecedented. He believes this is an organization independent of parties but dealing with politics in a professional way.
That is why the label of political action community is accurate because it is the best description of what Megafon has become in the past two years
– he said.
He also said that several hundred average, ordinary right-wing people from high schoolers to retirees have completed the Megafon training. “Perhaps, even more importantly than this, they bravely express their opinions,” he added. Interest in Megafon is growing so it is no coincidence that they are increasingly caught in the crossfire of the left-wing media.