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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
This isn't American politics, but it's related, and at least it's a reason to be cheerful this morning. The Austrian election featured a "Trump-alike"; a right wing populist xenophobe who was gaining a lot of steam. But having seen what happened with Brexit and Trump, the adults in the room actually turned out to vote - 75% of eligible voters, in fact. Apparently, he ran on "don't let it happen here", and won.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/.../?cmpid=PM1216
It's as if people have been reminded that if they want a democracy, they have to get involved (I sound like I'm quoting Obama now). |
can't put into words what a relief this result has been. It was a bit unexpected to be honest, the right wing has been getting stronger for years now and after Trump and Brexit I wasn't exactly optimistic. Glad I was wrong! The good thing is that right wing support seems to have a clear plateau over here and the majority of the people are smarter than that. Just have to get them to the voting booth ... which really isn't a hard thing in Austria: unlike in the US, you don't have to register to vote - you are automatically registered if you're 16 or older. Plus voting really only takes a few minutes in our voting places.