Member of parliament Norbert Hofer (FPÖ) published his ideals on Twitter on Tuesday. These include commitments to Austrian democracy and neutrality, as well as to research and a fair social system. Shortly afterwards, a discussion flared up among users, but that has little to do with the content.
“I am committed to fruitful foreign policy relations, to Austria’s constitutionally enshrined neutrality, and to cosmopolitan policies in a united Europe of sovereign homelands,” it says at one point. He respects the “right to self-determination of the individual and the community and promotes direct-democratic decisions as a complement to representative democracy,” wrote Norbert Hofer in the previous point.
Work more than party program
His “Creed of Reason” consists of 16 ideals. For example, the third chairman of the National Council and former party chairman wrote about positive preconditions for families, a stable pension system, a sensible settlement policy and a “fair social system that helps those who cannot help themselves”. justified the publication of his creed by saying that he had long thought about his ideals as a personal guide. A politician’s job is “more than the party program”.
Individual users on Twitter immediately took the opportunity to wonder how certain points would fit into the FPÖ’s policy, whether Hofer was in the right party. In fact, Norbert Hofer used the content and vocabulary of the FPÖ party program for his theses. Examples are families as the “core of our society” and “homelands”. His credo is only less detailed than the party program. In partisan terms, it could be discussed how the FPÖ stands on Hofer’s added points, such as respect and protection of private life. Or that abbreviated summaries, as with the families, can be misunderstood.
Font debate ignited
Despite their comments on the content, Twitter users on Tuesday criticized the Comic Sans font in particular. This would mean that the politician could not be taken seriously and would show “which target group he wants to reach”. Comic Sans does not offer “the highest level of trust” and was developed in 1994 for speech bubbles in comic books.
The users also speculated as to why Norbert Hofer published his “Creed of Reason” in the first place. He probably wants to become chancellor, possibly as a non-party candidate. The next National Council elections are scheduled for the fall of 2024. Norbert Hofer has been active in politics for decades and was, for example, Minister of Transport in the federal government under Sebastian Kurz.
Source: Krone
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