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Austria's electoral support of the Freedom Party and South Carolina's flying of the Confederate flag have led both to be vilified. This vilification has been successful, as Jorgen Haider has resigned and the rebel flag will soon be furled in Columbia...
...Austria love him. No, they do not love the fact that they can openly call him "stepfather of the right-wing terrorism" without him being able to sue--he already tried that once and lost. Austrians love him because they see a man who stands up for them. Haider got to where he is right now by speaking up for the average, working-class Austrian, by yelling loudest for their causes, by making use of populism in its purest form. So far, however, Haider has defended his clientele from other Austrians, such as the government and the established ruling parties...
...uses xenophobia as a main element in his political campaigns, the European Union could not have done him a bigger favor than setting a precedent by isolating one of its members. The U.S. move to withdraw its ambassador for consultations did not exactly help either. Haider moved on to bigger targets. Now he is not defending his voters from other Austrians; he is taking on the world. And his party becomes stronger and stronger...
...Haider praised Hitler's employment policies, he told former SS officers they were decent men of character, and he owns an entire valley that belonged to Jews until shortly before World War II. In short, Haider is not the type of person that should run a small, idyllic country in the heart of Europe, but to stop him, we need to give his government a chance to work by itself. So far, one of the only noteworthy headlines it produced was the desire of the Justice Minister to have a Jaguar as his official car, and yesterday's news reported...
...proving in his unimpressive performance as head of a federal district, Haider and his party can fail without anyone's help. Give Haider a chance to govern, and he will not become Chancellor anytime soon...