The backward nationalism of the 20th century is still alive in today's Kolozsvár. Besides the general negative attitude of governmental bodies toward the Hungarian language and culture, it has occurred several times that ethnic Hungarians young people have been attacked by Romanian nationalist on the streets, the sole reason for these attacks consisted of the usage of the Hungarian Language. Romanian police is rather uninterested in these cases. This nationalism is unknown in today's western Europe.

This nationalism stems from political view that Europe knows from the first and second world war. The “patient” Europe should be cured from this deadly disease. The war in former Yugoslavia showed the devastating effects of this nationalism and blind hatred. The forceful Romanization of the autonomous population is a step back in history.

“A state which labours to neutralize, to absurd or to expel them destroys its own vitality; a state which does not include them is destitute of the chief basis of self government. The theory of nationality therefore is a retrograde step in history”.

(Lord Acton: Nationality 1862)