Catharsis
By: Dina Duende
Tags: Politics, Jozsefszajer, LGBT, European Union, European Parliament

Catharsis

Note: This text includes sensitive language.

Not a fan of gossip, in fact those who know me would probably suggest that I despise gossips, especially these coming from the media but I cannot help myself notice some news I read this morning. I think about it and somehow in an odd way cheers me up.

“Hungarian Politician Resigns After Brussels Party Is Raided by Police Jozsef Szajer, a top politician with the conservative Fidesz party, will leave the European Parliament after attending a gathering in Brussels that violated coronavirus restrictions.”(NY Times, 01 Dec)

This so far is shameful enough, knowing the strict Covid-19 restrictions in Belgium and the awful pandemic experience the country has. However, reading further, we understand that this same outspoken MEP is a right-wing senior of Fidesz party led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban. What is more, as every right-wing pop up addition (who somehow found a seat at the European Parliament?), Jozsef is also openly against homosexuality and his party changed the Constitution text of Hungary through new defined description of marriage as a union between a man and a woman and by doing this, it is blocking same-sex marriage couples adoptions.

Now, before I continue, it is important to underline that holding onto conservative values is absolutely acceptable to an extent that doesn’t harm other groups’ democratic freedom. The part not acceptable is NOT practicing what you preach. Yesterday, Jozsef Szajer was arrested by the police during a gay-gang with another 20 men (two of which MEPs) in one of those private bars, which knowing Brussels well, I shall suggest is nearby Gare Du Nord.

So, what is keeping-the-good-tone NY Times actually saying?:

Conservative Jozsef was in the middle of a homosexual orgy!!!

Apart from this, on the notice of the police arrival, he tries to escape through the window, crawling on the pipeline with bloody hands. Later on, ecstasy pills were found in his bag. Now let’s take into account what ecstasy do to men… Although he denies taking any drugs, the choice of tablet tells us other sure thing: he was passive.

Before this text goes in odd directions, I would like to conclude that this story is already swept by the info waves of the internet and no one will have a second thought about it tomorrow. Therefore, no one, even Jozsef, should be worried.

What I want us to remember is this fable that shall speak to all these dear radical conservative preachers and those proclaimed-or-not right-wing activists, and deniers of personal choice as a human right — whether they are in the EU parliament or in your local pub. With this I nominate: all the anti-gay rights, anti-immigrants, anti-vegans, anti-feminists, racists, climate change deniers and all the rest of the loud herd. This is an anecdote for those who with their public scream cover the shame which denies what they desire.

in this case, a good cock.

This seemingly shaggy-dog story should not be violated and transformed into harsh public shaming. No matter what the person has done previously, we should always have a brief or not so brief discussion from a more compassionate point of view:

Was growing up in Hungary easy for Jozsef? — a pro-nationalistic hyper-masculinity environment where in order to enter politics you have to respond to a certain macho criteria? Has he reached the point of self-hatred and self-denial when he wasn’t able to participate in a strict society as his true self? Did this result in unexplainable bitterness and maybe envy for the personal freedom of the LGBT community? Do you judge other people’s identity only when you have a problem with your own?

I leave these questions for homework. Bye.