An Austrian far-right politician got caught red-handed. Or was he? Not in his worldview, as became clear during his resignation speech. The right-wing worldview holds that if you're fighting a vast and dangerous enemy, anything goes.
Strache will be Strache.
After the entire world watched as he tried to lay the groundwork for installing a Hungary-esque media landscape in his country with Russian help - https://www.spiegel.de/international/eu ... 67959.html, Strache complained in his Saturday press conference of a campaign "from abroad."
https://www.spiegel.de/international/eu ... 68329.html
This in particular caught my eye.
They do not depend on the exchange of reason and argument; they do not rely on open discourse. Rather, they depend solely on the mechanics of power. And once you get rid of critical journalists, according to this mechanical worldview, you are also freed of criticism. The threat, though, never dissipates. Furthermore, the fact that the right wing has had success at the polls and has been voted into government in many European countries is, according to this logic, by no means proof of the fairness of the system. Just as the failure of right-wing plans, such as Brexit, is no proof of their unsuitability. Everything is linked to larger, hidden powers that must be reacted to. It's not about shaping a political plan and choosing between political visions. Rather, it is about protection and imperative.