FPÖ regional councilor Gottfried Waldhäusl is under fire after a controversial statement (“Then Vienna would still be Vienna”). However, he is by no means considering resigning. In a dispute, however, the threatened class defended itself. 16-year-old Una explains in the interview with “Krone”: “We speak German very well.” However, many in her class are confused by the media hype.
The carnival party on Friday in a Viennese high school will be remembered. Suddenly there were reporters. TV crews wanted. “That really surprised us. Many were confused,” says Una in an interview with “Krone”. The 16-year-old caused nationwide excitement with a question on PULS 24 to the liberal Lower Austrian county councilor Gottfried Waldhäusl. What does he say about the fact that with a strict policy in the taste of the FPÖ many of your class (17 out of 19 teenagers have a migration background) would not be here today?The answer of the blue state politician: “Then Vienna would still be Vienna.”
The other parties accuse Landesrat Waldhäusl of racist hate speech, but he doesn’t back down.
Karner criticizes “child harassment”
The school, meanwhile, was treated to xenophobic flyers and identities posters. The young people feel threatened. “But we were told we would be protected,” says Una. The head of police protection is Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP): “These are the ghosts that Herbert Kickl called. They also do not shy away from intimidating children.”
The SPÖ called on Waldhäusl to resign on Friday. The deputy mayor of Vienna, Christoph Wiederkehr (NEOS), spoke of an inhumane policy to shame. Lawyer Wilfried Embacher filed a report against Waldhäusl for hate speech. FPÖ leader Kickl declined to comment when asked.
“We grew up in Austria”
Una remains surprisingly calm. You and your colleagues would have received much encouragement. Also from the teachers. “They support us and say we are tough.” They didn’t want the escalation, but the platform had to be used. “Hopefully we can also start a discussion with this.”
That certainly worked. Education Minister Martin Polaschek (ÖVP) also thinks about integration in general and thinks language acquisition is the best way. No one will contradict him. Una says: “We all grew up in Austria. And speak very good German.”
Source: Krone
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