With a ceremony in the federal chancellery, the liberation government of national socialism and the end of the Second World War in Europe commemorated. Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) thanked all liberators in Austria and emphasized that “never more” should be more than an expression in times that anti -Semitism increases.
Austria had seen herself for far too long as victims of the national socialists. Today you are open and impartial against all chapters of your history, “the clear, but also the dark”.
In his speech, the Chancellor remembered the more than 65,000 Austrian Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust, as well as in Roma and Sinti, politically prosecuted, people with disabilities, homosexuals and all others who were dismissed, driven and killed by the Nazi regime.
Many Austrians also fell as soldiers in the Second World War. “They are also part of our history, and it is our duty to accept the story in all their contradictions,” he said. One must understand the entire size of the crimes in the name of national socialism.
“Never accept intolerance”
“Thanks and respect” Stocker stuck from everyone who fought for the liberation of Austria. “They actually bleed for the victory over a brutal dictatorship by anti -Semitism, racism and contempt for people.” This was “the seed for the resort of our country”. “Let us never accept intolerance, regardless of what form it shows,” Stocker said. “That is the responsibility that is the result of history.”
Criticism of the Russian message
However, the government accused the Russian embassy in Vienna, a “too short historical memory”, because even in the jubilee year the official representative of Russia was not invited to the national parties.
- Spö-Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler In his speech has never been forgotten which “monster” can once again awaken from our society when people believe they are superior to others and deny their equality and rights. “We may never get up again, we can never again question the value of a group of people, we can never let ourselves split and collapse for the authoritarian temptation. We must have the cracks that originated before they can fully split us,” warned the Vice Chancellor.
- Minister of Education Christoph returns (Neos), on the occasion of the memory, also heard the warnings of the survivors of hatred and exclusion of extremism, anti -semitism and racism. “We have to take these voices seriously and then act,” said Wiederkehr. There are still 14 contemporary witnesses that do tireless educational work in schools.
- Greens boss Werner Kogler Speaked on social media as a “day of joy” from 8 May, because he marks “the liberation of national socialist barbarism” and therefore the beginning of peace for Austria. However, this peace is not self -evident and must also be defended.
- FPö Boss Herbert Kickl emphasized the meaning of peace, freedom and democracy. In times when “certain forces want to increase war to a legitimate means of politics,” this is more active than ever. In addition to the cases of victims of the civil war and the Nazi regime murdered and pursued, he also reminded himself and continued to “injustice” to old Austrians.
Source: Krone
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