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1After 25 Years, Have Hungarians Finally Realized They Live in a Democracy?Taorian'ny 25 taona, Nahatsapa Ho Niaina Tao Anatin'ny Demôkrasia Ihany Ve Nony Farany Ry Zareo Hongroa?
2Demonstrators in Budapest, October 2014.Fihetsiketsehana tany Bodapest, Oktobra 2014.
3Photo by Marietta Le.Sary avy tamin'i Marietta Le.
4Marietta Le is Global Voices' Hungarian editor and a staff member of Atlatszo, a leading transparency NGO in Budapest.Mpamoaka lahatsoratry ny Global Voices Hongroa sady mpikambana ao amin'ny mpitantana ny Atlatszo, Fikambanana Tsy Miankina Amin'ny Fanjakana any Bodapesta lohany amin'ny fangaraharàna, i Marietta Le..
5With a New York Times front page story and two minutes of laughter with John Oliver, Hungary rose to fleeting mass media fame, thanks to the Hungarian government's plan to introduce a special tax on Internet traffic.Miaraka amin'ny tantara eo amin'ny pejy voalohan'ny New York Times, ary roa minitra fihomehezana niaraka tamin'i John Oliver, tafiditra tao amin'ny lazan'ny mediam-bahoaka i Hongria, noho ny tetikasan'ny governemanta Hongroa mba hametraka haba manokana ho an'ny seraseran'ny Aterineto.
6Hungarians are always proud of international coverage on their insignificant country, no matter how it makes them look.Mirehareha foana ireo Hongroa isaky mahita ny fireneny bitika resahan'ny fandrakofam-baovaoa maneran-tany, na ahoana na ahoana ny vokatr'izany amin'izy ireo.
7From the shady meadows of marketing, they seem to embrace the terrible idea that bad coverage is better than none.Avy an amin'ny bozaka maloky ny haivarotra, toa aleon'izy ireo mieritreritra hoe resahana amin'ny ratsy toy izay tsy misy mihitsy.
8This describes perfectly their expectations about what people around the world might know, or might want to know, of the country.Mampiseho tsara ny andrasan'izy ireo amin'ny zavatra mety ho fantatry ny olona maneran-tany izany, na ny mety tiany ho fantatra, momba ny fireneny..
9To some people, the notion that Hungary, a Central European country that joined the democratic Western hemisphere in 1989 (and the Berlin Wall fell exactly 25 years ago), is aiming to become an ‘illiberal state', and that its Prime Minister is setting more or less authoritarian countries as examples to follow for his people, is nothing new.Ho an'ny olona sasany dia tsy zava-baovao ilay hevitra hoe i Hongria, firenena an'ny Eorôpa Afovoany, izay nanjohy ny ilany tandrefana demôkratika ny taona 1989 (ary 25 taona katroka izay no nirodana ny rindrin'i Berlin), dia manana hevitra ny ho lasa ‘firenena tsy malalaka', ary ny Praiminisitrany mamaritra ireo firenena tena tsy refesi-mandidy na eo ho eo ihany ho toy ny ohatra ho arahan'ireo vahoakany.
10But if you are not a liberal lunatic fighting for civil liberties in whatever country is threatening freedom according to your point of view, then you probably didn't know that the fall of this newborn democracy began long before these last few weeks.Fa raha tsy olona adalan'ny fahalalahana, miady ho an'ny fahalalahan'ireo olon-tsotra ianao, any amin'ny firenena rehetra izay tataovan-drahona ny fahalalahana amin'ny fomba fijerinao azy, dia mety tsy ho fantatrao fa efa ela talohan'ireo herinandro maromaro farany teo ireo no nanomboka ny fianjeran'ity demôkrasia vao teraka ity.
11When the current government came into office in 2010, one of their first orders of business was to change the constitution and the Media Act. In Hungary, if your party receives two thirds majority at national elections, you will never have to worry about convincing opposition party members to vote for your proposals in Parliament.Tamin'ny taona 2010, nahatongavan'ny governemanta ankehitriny teo amin'ny fitondrana , iray amin'ireo asa nataony voalohany ny nanova ny lalam-panorenana sy ny Media Act. Any Hongria, raha mahazo ny vato be indrindra, ny roa ampahatelon'ireo fifidianana solombavambahoaka ny antokonao, tsy mila miasa saina ny handresy lahatra ireo mpikambana ao amin'ny antoko mpanohitra ny hifidy ny tolokevitrao ianao any amin'ny Parlemanta.
12You can just pass any bill you want.Afaka mandany izay lalàna tianao ianao.
13Citizens gave the government the mandate to change the laws - that's what a member of the governing Fidesz party would argue now, and true dat, as my developer friends say, people didn't say a word when it came to a new constitution, a new Media Act, or transferring money from private pension funds to state pension funds.Nomen'ireo olom-pirenena fotoam-piasàna ny governemanta ho afaka hanova ireo lalàna - izany no lazain'ilay mpikambana ao amin'ny antoko Fidesz eo amin'ny fitondrana ankehitriny, ary marina izany, araka ny lazain'ireo namako mpandrafitra rindrankajy, tsy niteny na inona na inona ireo vahoaka rehefa mikasika ny lalam-panorenana iray vaovao no resaka, lalàna vaovaon'ny Media, na ny famindràna vola avy ao amin'ny kitapom-bola tsy miankina mankany amin'ny kitapom-bola fisotroan-drononom-panjakana.
14They weren't even bothered by the fact that at some point, tens of thousands gathered on the streets and cried over the tomb of democracy under the name “One million for the Freedom of Press in Hungary.”Tsy sadaikatra akory izy ireo amin'ny tranga miseho amin'ny fotoana iray ka hoe misy olona an'aliny mifamory eo amin'ny làlana ary mikiakiaka eo amin'ny fasan'ny demôkrasia, amin'ny anarana hoe “Iray Tapitrisa ho an'ny Fahalalahan'ny Asa Fanaovana Gazety any Hongria”
15No one knew in 2010 or in 2012 that the government would amend the election law to facilitate its own way back to a two-thirds majority in 2014.Ny taona 2010 na ny taona 2012, tsy nisy nahalala hoe mety hovain'ny governemanta ny lalànan'ny fifidianana mba hanamora ny fiverenany hahazo ny roa ampahatelon'ny maro an'isa ny taona 2014.
16No one knew that it would crack down on NGOs running projects funded by the Norway Grant, a program designed to assist underdeveloped EU countries.Tsy nisy nahalala fa hanao famoretana ireo tetikasan'ny Fikambanana tsy miankina amin'ny fanjakana (ONG) izay efa an-dàlana, tohanan'ny Norway Grant ara-bola io, tetikasa natao hanampiana ireo firenena tsy mandroso loatra ao amin'ny Vondrona Eorôpeana.
17Do you live in a country where activists are terrified when they see a police car in front of their offices?Miaina any amin'ny firenena iray ve ianao, hoe matahotra mafy ireo mpikatroka mafàna fo rehefa mahita fiaranà mpitandro filaminana manoloana ny biraony?
18Hungarians do.Toy izany ireo Hongroa.
19As soon as the governing Fidesz was elected to its second term, the Government Control Office (a state auditing body) started investigating the spending of NGOs that had received Norway Grants.Vao lany tamin'ny fitondrany faharoa ny governemanta Fidesz mitondra ankehitriny, nanomboka nanao fanadihadiana ny fandanian'ireo ONG izay nahazo famatsiam-bolan'ny Norvège Grant ny Birao Mpanaramason'ny Governemanta (birao fanamarinana an'ny Fanjakana).
20Police raided the office of Ökotárs, a donor organization, looking for evidence of an alleged embezzlement and unofficial granting of loans to NGOs.Nanaovan'ny polisy bemidina ny biraon'ny Ökotárs, fikambanana iray mpamatsy ara-bola, hikarohana porofo ny lazaina fa fisian'ny fanodikodinam-bola ary fanomezam-bola tsy ara-dalàna an'ireo ONG.
21Lists of problematic organizations were drafted.Natao ny vakiraokan'ny lisitr'ireo fikambanana mampisy olana.
22Thirteen NGOs, mainly focused on fighting corruption and promoting democracy, were put under special scrutiny because of their activities.ONG miisa telo ambinifolo, izay mifantoka manokana amin'ny ady amin'ny kolikoly sy mikatsaka ny demôkrasia, no napetraka ho araha-maso akaiky noho ny asa ataony.
23The Ökotárs raid happened on a Monday morning.Indray Alatsinainy maraina no nitrangan'ny bemidina nanjo ny Ökotárs.
24Days later, former European Commission president José Manuel Barroso visited Hungary to receive an honorary doctorate from Corvinus University.Andro vitsivitsy taorian'izay, nitsidika an'i Hongria ilay filoha fahiny tao amin'ny Kaomisiôna Eorôpeana José Manuel Barroso, ary nahazo mariboninahitra “docteur honoris” avy tamin'ny Anjerimanontolon'i Corvinus.
25One of the “listed” NGOs, which had offices just behind the university, was surrounded by law enforcement forces sent there to protect the special guest.Nodidinin'ireo mpitandro filaminana nalefa tany an-toerana mba hiaro ilay vahiny miavaka ny iray amin'ireo ONG “tao anaty lisitra”, izay nifanila birao tamin'ilay Anjerimanontolo.
26Emails started flying around about a new crackdown, now at a grantee organization.Nanomboka nandeha niparitaka ny imailaka momba ny fanampenam-bava iray vaovao, ankehitriny tao aminà fikambanana iray voatohana ara-bola.
27Hours later we received an email from a frightened NGO worker.Ora vitsivitsy taorian'izay, nahazo imailaka avy tamin'ny mpiasa iray aminà ONG nahazo fampitahorana izahay.
28She cried when she got home after spending hours fearing a police raid at her office.Nitomany izy rehefa nandeha nody taorian'ny nandaniany ora maro niaretany tahotra ny ho tongavan'ny mpitandro ny filaminana ao amin'ny biraony.
29Her daughter drew her a heart and wrote “Happiness never leaves” inside the shape.Nanao sarinà fo ho azy ny zanany vavy ary nosoratany toy izao ny tao anatin'ilay sary “tsy hilaozan'ny hafaliana mandrakizay”.
30As an NGO worker I often worry that citizens are worn out by us constantly sounding the alarm over the grave of Hungarian democracy.Amin'ny maha mpiasan'ny ONG ahy, matahotra foana aho hoe lasa leo anay mampaneno ny anjomara fanairana matetika e amin'ny fasan'ny demôkrasia Hongroa ny olom-pirenena.
31But the Internet traffic tax, “netadó” in Hungarian, changed people's stance towards what the government has been doing for many years.Fa nanova ny fijerin'ireo vahoaka ny amin'ny zavatra nataon'ny governemanta nandritra ny taona maro izay, ilay haba amin'ny seraseran'ny Aterineto, “netadó” amin'ny teny Hongroa.
32For the first time, it wasn't only lunatic activists who protested.Sambany no tsy hoe mpikatroka nentanin-kafanam-po irery no nanao hetsi-panoherana.
33Young and old were on the streets of Budapest, with memes drawn by hand.Samy nandeha teny amin'ny làlan'i Bodapesta avokoa na ny tanora na ny lehibe, nitazona “memes” (kisary maneso) natao tànana.
34People belted out chants about servers, Twitter and Facebook.Nihira hira mikasika ireo lohamilina, Twitter ary Facebook ny vahoaka.
35They wore Guy Fawkes masks, despite this being forbidden by law.Nanao sarontavan'i Guy Fawkes izy ireo, na dia voararan'ny lalàna aza izany.
36Finally, it looked like a whole new generation understood that they have to stand up for their rights.Nony farany ilay izy, toa ny taranaka vaovao no nahatsapa fa tokony hitsangana hiaro ny zony izy ireo.
37It not longer seemed like a question anymore - people finally could see that all the measures taken by the government were aimed at a certain goal: state capture.Tsy niendrika zavatra hafa intsony ilay izy - afaka hitan'ny vahoaka amin'izay nony farany fa hoe misy tiany hahatongavana daholo ireo fepetra noraisin'ny governemanta rehetra: ny fakàna am-pitaka ny fahefam-panjakana.
38Still, many think the Internet tax proposal was just “disinformation” - false information spread in order to distract the public from important events.Mbola misy ireo maro, mieritreritra fa “vaovao tsy marina” fotsiny ilay tolokevitra hanasiana haba amin'ny Aterineto - miparitaka ny loharanom-baovao diso mba hanariana dia ireo vahoaka tsy ho amin'ireo tranga tena manan-danja.
39This is a concept we remember from the times before 1989.Fomba fanao izay tadidintsika avy tany amin'ny vanim-potoana talohan'ny 1989 io.
40It's spooky to think that the Berlin Wall fell just 25 years ago.Mampatahotra ny mieritreritra fa 25 taona lasa monja izay no nianjera ny rindrin'i Berlin.
41We have entered a period of Hungary's history when the government is aiming to limit citizens' rights to the same extent as then, and now almost explicitly and exclusively to their own benefit.Tafiditra ao anatin'ny vanim-potoanan'ny tantaran'i Hongria isika, izay tarigetran'ny governemanta ny mametra ireo zon'ny olom-pirenena, toy ny nataony hatrizay, ary ankehitriny aza tena hita mibaribary sy mazava be fa ho an'ny tombotsoany samirery.
42The Prime Minister decided to freeze the Internet tax proposal after the second protest, when tens of thousands gathered on the streets of Budapest shouting not only “Free Country, Free Internet” and that he should resign, but also that they were not going to pay taxes to a corrupt tax authority.Nanapa-kevitra ny hampihantona ilay haba amin'ny Aterineto aloha hatreto ny praiminisitra, taorian'ilay hetsi-panoherana faharoa, raha nifamory teny amin'ny làlan'i Bodapesta ny olona an'aliny, tsy nihiaka fotsiny hoe “Firenena Malalaka, Aterineto Malalaka” sy hoe tokony hametra-pialana izy, fa koa hoe tsy handoa haba amin'ny fanjakana feno kolikoly izy ireo.
43The PM explained that the Internet tax is not new, merely an extension of the already existing special taxes on the telecommunication industry.Nanazava ny Praiminisitra fa tsy vaovao io haba momba ny Aterineto io, fa fanitàrana fotsiny ireo haba manokana efa teo, nampiharina tamin'ny sehatry ny fifandraisan-davitra.
44Although discussions about the Internet tax have died down recently, we're still expecting a “National Consultation” about it in January.Na dia nangingina aza ilay resaka haba amin'ny Aterineto teo aloha kely teo, mbola azontsika andrandraina ny hisian'ny “Fakàn-kevitra Nasionaly” momba azy iny amin'ny Janoary.
45People might be worn out by living in a badly managed young democracy, but they can't be misled for ever.Mety ho leo miaina ao anatinà demôkrasia tanora ratsy tantana ny olona, fa tsy ho azo entina hankany amin'ny hevi-diso mandrakizay kosa izy ireo.
46I hope Hungarians always knew what was going on, but that they just had a lot on their minds, had to focus on making ends meet.Mino aho fa nahafantatra ny zavatra niseho hatrany ireo Hongroa, fa be zavatra noeritreretina fotsiny izy ireo, nila nifantoka tsara tamin'ny fomba hahatratrarany ny faran'ny volana (fivelomana).
47Maybe the Internet tax really has converted citizens' disappointment with almost everything in the country into action, forcing them finally to stand up against corruption.Mety hoe nanova tanteraka ny fahadisoam-panantenan'ireo olom-pirenena ilay haba amin'ny Aterineto, ka tafaraka tamin'ny zavatra rehetra eo amin'ny firenena ary nampitroatra azy ireo handray fepetra, nanery azy ireo hitsangana nony farany hanohitra ny kolikoly.
48On Sunday Hungarians held a rally, demanding that the Tax Authority president resign.Ny Alahady, nanao famoriam-bahoaka ireo Hongroa, nangataka ny hialan'ny Filohan'ny Fitantanana ny Haba.
49Among the speakers was András Horváth, the “Hungarian Snowden”, who just a year ago leaked documents proving that the Tax Authority constantly excuses networks of companies involved in tax fraud, and that corruption is “embedded in the system.”Tao anatin'ireo nandray fitenenana i András Horváth, ilay “Snowden Hongroa”, izay vao iray taona lasa izay no namoaka antontan-taratasy manamarina fa mahita fanalàna tsiny ny tambajotran'ireo orinasa tafiditra ao anatin'ny fanaovana hosoka amin'ny haba foana ny Fitantanana ny Haba, ary “tafiditra ao amin'io rafitra io” ny kolikoly.
50The leaks ignited only a few protests, with only hundreds showing up.Nampitroatra olona vitsivitsy fotsiny ilay fanaborahana, olona an-jatony monja no nampiseho izany.
51But with the US government now banning certain Hungarian officials from travel to the US, we learn that even they had information on high-profile corruption in our country.Fa amin'izao fandraràn'ny governemanta Amerikana ny sasantsasany amin'ireo mpiasam-panjakana Hongroa tsy afaka mankany Amerika izao, fantatray fa na dia zareo aza manana loharanom-baovao mikasika ny kolikoly avo lenta mitranga ao amin'ny firenentsika.
52Zsolt Várady, the founder of Hungary's first social network which was once larger than Facebook, announced that he would launch a new social network for people who want to make a difference in Hungary.Zsolt Várady, ilay mpamorona ny tambajotra sosialy Hongroa voalohany indrindra, izay lehibe noho Facebook tamin'izany fotoana izany, dia nilaza fa hanao tambajotra sosialy iray vaovao ho an'ny olona izay te-hanova zavatra any Hongria izy.
53He said Hungarian citizens' mindset will need to change in order to change the mindset of the political elite.Nilaza izy fa mila manova ny fomba fisainany ireo olom-pirenena Hongroa mba hanova ny fisainan'ireo mpanao politika mitondra .
54And it is not just high-profile corruption that is on the table.Ary tsy resaka kolikoly avo lenta fotsiny no nipoitra an-databatra.
55Speakers at the Sunday event raised the idea of a systemic change in Hungary's taxation.Nandroso hevitra ny hanovana matetika ny fomba fakàna haba any Hongria ireo nandray fitenenana nandritra ny hetsika ny Alahady.
56Tax evasion has been talked about as a “national game” but now even citizens seem to demand a change in course.Noresahana sahala amin'ny “fanatanjahan-tena nasionaly” ny fandosirana fandoavana hetra, fa ankehitriny, na ireo olon-tsotra aza toa lasa mitaky fiovàm-pamindra.
57Speakers called on the crowd to start talking to their neighbors about problems with petty corruption.Niantso ny vahoaka ireo nandray ny fitenenana mba hanomboka hifampiresaka amin'ny mpifanolo-bodirindrina ireo olana amin'ny resaka kolikoly madinika.
58They told them to visit the local Tax Authority branch and ask office workers there if the president of the Authority has resigned yet.Nilaza tamin'izy ireo mba hitsidika ny biraon'ny Fitantanana ny Hetra ary hanontany ireo mpiasa birao ao raha efa nametra-pialàna ny filohan'ny Fitantanana ny Hetra.
59As a conclusion, I can only repeat the words of Zoltan Békési, a Hungarian artist and entrepreneur.Ho famintinana, mamerina fotsiny ny tenin'i Zoltan Békési aho, Hongroa mpanakanto ary mpandraharaha .
60It's been 25 years that we've been playing the game of democracy.Efa 25 taona izay no nilalaovantsika ny resaka demôkrasia.
61It's about time we started taking it seriously.Fotoana tokony hanombohana hijerena tsara azy io amim-pahamatorana izao.
62Marietta Le is Global Voices' Hungarian editor and a staff member of Atlatszo, a leading transparency NGO in Budapest.Mpamoaka lahatsoratry ny Global Voices Hongroa sady mpikambana ao amin'ny mpitantana ny Atlatszo, Fikambanana Tsy Miankina Amin'ny Fanjakana any Bodapesta lohany amin'ny fangaraharàna, i Marietta Le..