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the Austrian green party is fishing for right-wing voters who are disgruntled by the FPÖ many scandals. their policies are strange since they seem to want to ap
by DyslexicAtheist 6y ago
the Austrian green party is fishing for right-wing voters who are disgruntled by the FPÖ many scandals. their policies are strange since they seem to want to appeal to the right according to their conservative policy a lot more than to the left. This is counter the tradition of what is "normal" for a Green party in other countries. their ultra conservative approach gobbles up previous FPÖ voters that are disillusioned with the Ibiza scandal and the crowd that screams "ban burkas" or are obsessed with foreigners not "integrating themselves properly" especially brown people (it's ok to live there as a native English speaker you will never feel any of it).
Austria is the most West of all the Eastern EU countries so a lot of things that are not normal in Western Europe are so in Austria. The right is cosying up to Putin (who often gets invited to private events like weddings by Austrian politicians) and as close to Russia as Poland is to the US. Many Austrian high-end properties from skiing resorts to Vienna is in the hands of Russians, ... there is a good reason Austrian secret service was dropped as an ally to share information with from other FVEY-allied countries: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-security-idUSKCN1RL2CM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-security-idUSKCN1...
- pessimizer 6y agoThat you agree with the anti-Green posts is not relevant. Pretend the ruling was against a Green politician for doing the same thing to someone you like.
- ginko 6y ago>Austria is the most West of all the Eastern EU countries so a lot of things that are not normal in Western Europe are so in Austria What the hell are you talking about? Austria is squarely Central European. It was never part of the East in any way. And the Green party is most definitely not fishing for right-wing voters. Not to mention that Eva Glawischnig isn't even in the party anymore.