Tyrolean FPÖ boss under fire: Video with a cardboard crown ensures outrage!

Tyrolean FPÖ boss under fire: Video with a cardboard crown ensures outrage!

TIROLS FPÖ boss Markus Abwerzger faces massive criticism about a recently published video on the Instagram account of the Freedom Party (FPÖ). In the clip he wears a cardboard crown of a fast food company and is accompanied by a strange selection of music. The text of the video reads: "POV: FPÖ on the way to the gate. It starts." This video received 15,609 likes in no time and provided controversy within the political landscape.

The critics point out that the video supposedly alludes to the viral "Burger King Guy on Plane" video, which stands in right-wing extremist circles for attacks on black people. Abwerzger and the FPÖ decisively reject the allegations and emphasize that the video only wanted to address the role of the FPÖ in the event of deportation of illegal immigrants. However, representatives of the SPÖ, ÖVP, Greens and Neos expressed sharp criticism.

criticism of political competitors

The SPÖ federal manager Klaus RASHEIM condemned the video as a clear allusion to racism and violence. In addition, Zeliha Arslan, member of the state parliament of the Greens, expressed that this is a trivialization of violence against black people. The Neos state spokesman Dominik Oberhofer also blamed the FPÖ social media representative for the provocative video.

The Tyrolean SPÖ also expressed great concern about the racist comments that accompanied the video. Right -wing extremists can also be found among these comments, which re -sparked the discussion about racism on social media. The FPÖ, on the other hand, announced that he would not make a further comment on the matter and sees itself as a victim of unauthorized accusations.

The background of racism in social media

The incidents related to Abwerzger illustrate a bigger problem: racism on social media has increased since the wave of refugees in 2015. Social media offer people a space for expression that is often used for discriminatory or racist comments. The inhibition threshold of sharing such content has decreased, which led to an increase in hate comments.

projects to raise awareness of racism on the Internet should encourage pupils to recognize and critically question racist fake news and hate Speech. Education initiatives that deal with these topics offer an important basis for sensitizing young people to the problem and taking action against racism on the Internet. The goal is to authorize potential victims and those affected and show them how they can defend themselves against discrimination.

The political and social reactions to the video by Markus Abwerzger once again show the tensions that cause such topics within society. It remains to be seen which consequences this incident will have for the FPÖ and the public discussion.