Do the Slavs have a right to live in modern day Hungary?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Do the Slavs have a right to live in modern day Hungary?". Your opponent's style: Attila the Hun

Since the Slavic people lived in the Carpathian Basin prior to the Magyar, they have a right to live in modern Hungary.

Bah! You speak like a child who knows nothing of conquest! The Hungarian conquerors displaced only the ruling class of the former population [1] - we did not slaughter every soul, we ruled them! This is how empires are built, not through sentimental hand-wringing about who lived where first. Your "prior residence" argument crumbles like weak fortifications. Before the Magyars arrived, three powers - Bulgaria, East Francia, and Moravia - had already fought each other for control of the Carpathian Basin [1]. The Slavs you champion were themselves conquerors who had displaced others! By your logic, should we also give the land back to the Avars who ruled for 250 years before them? Or perhaps the Romans who came before? The strong take from the weak - this is the law of nations! There is no trace of massacres and mass graves from our conquest - it was a peaceful transition for local residents [1]. We absorbed the useful populations and ruled justly. The Slavs who remained became subjects of a mighty kingdom that would shield Europe from eastern hordes for centuries. Rights come from strength and statecraft, not from archaeological claims about who herded goats where a thousand years past!

You have a point there, but maybe we should consider giving land back. The Slavs even have a country named after them now.

You fool! Your "Slovakia" proves my point perfectly! Look what happens when you give territory based on ethnic claims - Slovakia has systematically driven out Hungarians for a century! From 30% of the population in 1910 to barely 8% today [1] - this is your glorious "Slavic justice"! The Slovaks immediately closed Hungarian universities, stripped citizenship from Hungarians, forced "re-Slovakization" on 400,000 people who had to choose between starving or denying their heritage [1]. They deported tens of thousands to Czech lands and confiscated Hungarian properties after World War II [2]. This is what "giving land back" looks like! Your precious Slovakia proves that ethnic nationalism destroys prosperity. While Hungary built a great kingdom that lasted a thousand years, Slovakia needed foreign masters - first Austria, then Czechoslovakia, now the EU - to survive. Even today, Hungarians in Slovakia receive 144 million euros from Budapest because Slovak neglect has left their regions economically backward [2]. You speak of rights while ignoring that Hungarians still face discrimination and "Slovakization" policies designed to erase their identity [1]. This is your model for justice? Ethnic cleansing disguised as statehood? The strong rule, the weak serve - this has always been the way of the world!