When every referendum initiative failed, we launched an alternative education referendum, we filled the country with our volunteers, and in two short weeks nearly 115,000 people voted for change in Hungarian education. We had just announced the result of the vote when we decided to take the matter further and organise a counter-consultation to the national consultation. We wanted to show that an overwhelming majority of Hungarians are fed up with government propaganda and want to deal with real issues.
We collected four hundred thousand. We did not just collect 400,000 blank propaganda forms. Four hundred thousand blank sheets mean four hundred thousand people. Four hundred thousand reflection, commitment, will, cooperation and action. All this individual action has created a powerful common symbol. It shaped a compass in the noise.
These two linked campaigns really needed all our will, resources and mobilisation. The nearly 100 polling stations, the 800 or so consultation points, the central organisation of thousands of volunteers, the complex national logistics of the two campaigns all demanded a great deal of effort and discipline from us…
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