Austria Rejects Far Right Trumpism

[bobabode]

"BERLIN – The center-left candidate handily defeated his far-right challenger in Austria’s presidential election on Sunday, boosting the political establishment in Europe as it sought to contain the fallout of Donald Trump’s victory in the United States and thwart the spread of nationalism.
The far-right Freedom Party’s Norbert Hofer conceded defeat on his Facebook page less than 30 minutes after polls closed and following projections showing a surprisingly strong lead for Alexander Van der Bellen. The 72-year-old statesman and former Green Party politician was winning by 53.3 percent to 46.7 percent with nearly 100 percent of the votes counted.
The result was an unexpectedly clear victory for Austria’s beleaguered political establishment — one suggesting the aggressive tactics and Trump-style campaign deployed by the Austrian far-right may have hurt more than they helped.
Sunday’s election, in fact, was a rerun of one in May in which Hofer lost by 31,000 votes, a result he successfully contested. His defeat on Sunday by a far larger margin, observers said, may suggest European voters’ unease with the comparisons of their politicians to Trump. It also seemed to rob the momentum from far-right leaders in France and the Netherlands who have called Trump’s victory part of a new “world order” that they were hoping to join in elections next year." WaPo

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...=.caa593c4ecc9

Sehr gut.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Sehr gut.

Bestimmt (certainly).

[Tom Joad]

Jesus Fucking Christ.

The corporate media can't even report the results of a European election without taking a cheap shot at Trump.

Trump is not "far right".

He's the most liberal Republican President since Eisenhower.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Bestimmt (certainly).

Weihnachten kam früh für das österreichische Volk.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Weihnachten kam früh für das österreichische Volk.

Nice folks and awesome country. Vienna is probably my favorite of the German-speaking cities (Munich's a close second) and the skiing, scenery and food in Tyrol is great.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Nice folks and awesome country. Vienna is probably my favorite of the German-speaking cities (Munich's a close second) and the skiing, scenery and food in Tyrol is great.

Pop's outfit, 10th AD/3rd Army ended their tour in the Werdenfelser Land. We have a photo of him up on the Zugspitz with his fellow soldiers drinking scnapps.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Pop's outfit, 10th AD/3rd Army ended their tour in the Werdenfelser Land. We have a photo of him up on the Zugspitz with his fellow soldiers drinking scnapps.

That must have been one hell of a respite after fighting their way across Europe - a very beautiful area. I had a number of projects in Garmisch and I'd often schedule my jobsite meetings so they'd end in time for a half day of skiing in the afternoon followed by a nice Weissbier at the Osterfeldkopf.

[Tom Joad]

Never been there.

But I've seen the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AePRD1Ud3Lw

[HarmanKardon]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Never been there.

But I've seen the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AePRD1Ud3Lw

"Never been there" is so typical of Americans...

Adolf Trump is not far right? Take some lessons in German history...!

[HarmanKardon]

Austria is a beautiful country for sure, I went skiing in the Austrian Alps several times in the eighties.

Politically Austria has been partly very reactionary in the last decades so Hofer's knock out means a lot of us German neighbours.

One of the most perverted Austrians since the decline of the Barking Monster was Jörg Haider, see Wikipedia. This contemptuous Arschloch died on October 11th, 2008 in an accident in a village, driving drunk and much too fast. He got too far right...