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But what really is the difference between this “award” and the ones handed out by the Socialists or (hypothetically) by Fidesz? Okay, there’s the fig-leaf of it coming “from the city” rather than from Demszky and the SZDSZ. But if you or anyone else really believes that makes a difference, I’ve got a bridge I can sell you. And again, I find it hard to believe you wouldn’t have had second thoughts - or even pulled a Blaszkó - if it was Tarlós (Demszky’s most recent opponent) giving out the gongs, and the other hacks lined up all worked for Magyar Nemzet, Hír TV and Demokrata.
So the net-net is that this “award” actually dishonors you and your fine body of work (especially now that whenever anyone googles “Csengery Antal award” this article will come up first) and you should just buck up and post it back to Demszky with a polite note saying you’re honored but not quite comfortable with the gesture - or (even better) chuck it into the river with all the other cheap medals handed out by previous discredited regimes trying to buy or pay people off. I will not, however, demand that you give back the wine you drank at the ceremony, which is on the house.
