FPÖ youth ensures scandal: political messages in children's book

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In Styria, a children's book, which was published by the FPÖ youth, ensures considerable discussions. It came out that several copies of this controversial book were distributed to students last week. This information became known through reports from teachers in a messenger group. The books are said to have been distributed at two middle schools in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district, but the educational directorate apparently did not notice these incidents.

The content of the book stands out through political allusions that are presented in a playful way in the form of animal characters. The main characters include "Andreas Quakler", a "slightly overweight duck" that the "desert vulture" promotes as an enrichment, and the "thieving worsts", which supports wind turbines and in question the habitat of domestic birds. Again and again the political message is hidden in an artistic language, while the characters act against the supposed threats from the animal world.

distribution and reactions

This method of FPÖ youth, which does not appear for the first time to spread political messages to children, caused a sensation in Carinthia in September. At that time, similar books were distributed during a family -friendly event, which was taken up by the local press. Florian Pacher, the GP board of the FPÖ in Pörtschach, justified the measure with the intention of creating an “counterpoint to dragqueen readings in kindergartens”.

However, criticism came promptly from politics, especially Peter Kaiser, the governor of Carinthia. He described the book as "political human warning" in "stupid comics" and expressed concerns that this means that children are being used for political purposes. These statements illustrate the explosiveness of the topic and the different perspectives on it.

The Ring Freedom Youth Styria (RFJ) confirmed to the media that they also distributed such a book in Graz, but only as part of the election campaign. They also assured that there were no distributions near schools. This could have serious legal consequences, since the school teaching law expressly prohibits the distribution of political advertising material on school premises.

The discussion about the spread of this children's book raises fundamental questions about the role of political education and the influence of parties on young people. It remains to be seen how the responsible authorities will react to these incidents and whether further steps are necessary to prevent the spread of such content in schools.

For a detailed view of the case, further information can be found in the report on www.profil.at