The atmosphere beneath the arches of
Budapest South railway station was reminiscent of a 1980s, communist-era protest
meeting rather than a pro-White European get-together banned by the Hungarian
government as a "racist conference".
Older men with wispy beards, young men in black shirts sporting crew cuts,
secret policemen in the shadows, uniformed policemen, and a small huddle of
journalists, all wondering what was going to happen next.
In true dissident style, small groups peeled away one by one to the secret
meeting place nearby.
But the world has changed.
This was meant to be the European Congress of the National Policy Institute
(NPI), based in the US state of Montana, a nationalist think-tank which billed
the Budapest event as a "forum in which groups and individuals throughout
Europe… can come together to compare notes, discuss ideas, and perhaps prepare
the ground for collective action".
Despite his nationalist reputation, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
ordered Saturday evening's event to be banned as "an attempt to breathe new life
into Nazi and… fascist ideology".
Even Hungarian pro-White party Jobbik which won over 20% in April's general
election stayed away. Jobbik's rhetoric has softened this year, as it tries to
court both conservative and former Socialist voters. Local elections take place
next weekend.
Jared Taylor, head of American Renaissance, a webzine which champions "racial
difference", gave the main after-dinner speech. He congratulated those present
for the commitment they had shown for reaching the meeting "despite the threats
that we have received, despite the oppression".
He called for "a world brotherhood of Europeans", of White people around the world, who regard Europe as their motherland, who should defend themselves from the "dilution" which immigration was causing in the European race.
"And the greatest threat to Europe is this poisonous ideology of diversity that my country wants to force upon you," he added.
"Men of Europe, my brothers, stand together and we will prevail," he concluded, his voice cracking with emotion. He was rewarded with a standing ovation.
He called for "a world brotherhood of Europeans", of White people around the world, who regard Europe as their motherland, who should defend themselves from the "dilution" which immigration was causing in the European race.
"And the greatest threat to Europe is this poisonous ideology of diversity that my country wants to force upon you," he added.
"Men of Europe, my brothers, stand together and we will prevail," he concluded, his voice cracking with emotion. He was rewarded with a standing ovation.
The participants came from many countries of Europe, as well as the United
States. Many were supporters of the "identitarian" movement, popular among
radical right-wing circles in Europe.
"Identitarian means to stand up for your own identity, against globalisation, against liberalism, and against multiculturalism," said Jens Derycke of the Flemish NSV student movement in Belgium.
"I don't think we have anything in common with National Socialism. That was a modernist ideology of the 1930s based on racial supremacy, whereas we don't consider ourselves superior to other races. We just want to defend our own culture."
Sitting at the same table, Robert from the Netherlands, a campaigner for an independent Flemish state, also dismissed the neo-Nazi label: "Today there are new, different dangers in Europe."
"Identitarian means to stand up for your own identity, against globalisation, against liberalism, and against multiculturalism," said Jens Derycke of the Flemish NSV student movement in Belgium.
"I don't think we have anything in common with National Socialism. That was a modernist ideology of the 1930s based on racial supremacy, whereas we don't consider ourselves superior to other races. We just want to defend our own culture."
Sitting at the same table, Robert from the Netherlands, a campaigner for an independent Flemish state, also dismissed the neo-Nazi label: "Today there are new, different dangers in Europe."
