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But didn't 'Red Vienna' lead to a blue(rightwing) Austria? Considering the red wonderland painted here in the comments, the strong shift to the right of the re
by 1337biz 10y ago
But didn't 'Red Vienna' lead to a blue(rightwing) Austria?
Considering the red wonderland painted here in the comments, the strong shift to the right of the rest of the country suddenly makes sense. We shouldn't forget that an alliance of ALL Austrian parties, including the consevatives, were barely able to defeat the right wing candidate.
- holri 10y agoI see no relation from Red Vienna to right wing. Rising of right wing is a global emergence now. In Vienna the right wing candidate had a massive debacle in the last election.
- pvg 10y agoThe rise of the Austrian right wing predates the 'global emergence' by quite a bit. And you can probably connect it to 'Red Vienna' although not directly as a response to progressive policies.
- muzfuz 10y agoCorrelation is not causation :) The Austrian right is far more popular in the countryside than the cities - which is not a new thing, non-urban areas have historically been more right-leaning. It's the same problem we continue to see in other countries - progressive cities and conservative regions. That said, because progressives have been so successful in Austria, even the right wing is very socialist in some ways. It's just that they want all those benefits for Austrians only.