Around 100,000 Hungarians rally for democracy as internet tax hits nerve

[Denny Crane]

(Reuters) - About 100,000 Hungarians rallied on Tuesday night to protest at a planned tax on data traffic and the broader course of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government they saw as undermining democracy and relations with European Union peers.

It was by far the largest protest since his center-right government took power in 2010 and pursued moves to redefine many walks of life, drawing accusations of creeping authoritarianism, although it was re-elected by a landslide this year.

 

[Denny Crane]

Gotta love free people protesting taxes.

 

[Natebishop3]

But have they started dressing like Indians and pitching their phones into the nearest harbor? THAT's when things will get interesting.

 

[Denny Crane]

The video I saw of it this morning, they were throwing computer monitors and other parts through the windows of government buildings.

So it is a lot like throwing tea in the harbor.

 

[Natebishop3]

The video I saw of it this morning, they were throwing computer monitors and other parts through the windows of government buildings.

So it is a lot like throwing tea in the harbor.

Well there you go... Good for them.

 

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29846285?ocid=socialflow_twitter

Hungary internet tax cancelled after mass protests

 

[MARIS61]

I'm amazed anyone lives there.

The name alone should be a tipoff.