EAV star Spitzer: Haider was 'harmless' compared to Kickl!

EAV star Spitzer: Haider was 'harmless' compared to Kickl!

In an insightful interview, Thomas Spitzer, the head of the Austrian band, spoke first general uncertainty (EAV), about the political landscape in Austria. Spitzer commented on the German “Welt” and particularly took the role of the former FPÖ politician Jörg Haider and the current FPÖ boss Herbert Kickl. He described Haider, who is considered an outgoing and controversial political pop star, in retrospect as "harmless" compared to Kickl and criticized the current election results as shameful. "I am ashamed of that. Such a blatant election result," he said.

Spitzer's examination with Haider has a long history that dates back to his defamation process in 1992, in which Haider sued the artist at the time due to the EAV song "Archduke Jörgerl"-a process that Haider lost. Spitzer looks at this outcome with pride and sees him as part of his examination of Haider's populist rhetoric, which Spitzer describes as a method of "fueling fear, presenting guilty and staging himself as savior".

the heritage of Haiders

15 years after Jörg Haider's death, the later FPÖ boss Herbert Kickl has long since taken over his shadow. Haider, who led the FPÖ to great election in the 1990s and left the party in 2005 to found the BZÖ, is considered the pioneer of right-wing populism in Austria and Europe. His influence is still noticeable today, since modern policies by Sebastian Kurz and Hans Peter Doskozil take bonds at Haider's approaches. Haider is described as a "merciless populist", while Kickl is more considered an ideologist.

Kickl, who described Haider in 2005 as a "traitor to freedom values", remained loyal to the FPÖ and has now established itself as its boss. Haider criticized "elites", "hunting societies" and "foreigners" in the 1990s and presented himself as a "patron saint of little people". His implementations such as the minimum wage for state employees in Carinthia were groundbreaking and shaped political events to this day.

complexity of the political figures

Haider, who died in the night from October 11 to October 11, 2008 due to alcohol, left a complex political legacy. While he was very popular in his homeland Carinthia despite controversial debt policy, his personality is characterized by both positive and negative aspects. Spitzer sums up this complexity by comparing the views and strategies of the two FPÖ politicians and thus creating an essential light on the current political situation in Austria.

Overall, the question remains: How will Austrian politics develop under the influence of Kickl and in the shadow of Haiders? This discussion is of great importance in view of the current election results and the ongoing developments in the country.