News from Austria

[rogin]

So, you wanna hear good news?

Our corrupt child chancelor was impeached on monday. The Vengaboys' "We're going to Ibiza" is number one in the charts and quickly turning into the new Bella Ciao, in memory of our corrupt Vice chancellor who after his stunt on Ibiza is now further embarrassing himself in late night facebook postings.

On thursday our truly awesome president (seriously it is like we elected Captain Picard or something) named an interim chancelor, the first female chancelor in Austria's history.

She's conservative but headed the supreme court of Austria and is as lawfull neutral as they get. It's the antithesis to the nazi populists, who ruled before.

To protest the nazi government people took to the streets every thursday for almost a year now. This thursday there was a giant party. The Vengaboys were playing! That is why Vienna is the single best part of Austria!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sGFjp62LYg&fbclid=IwAR1KgFibRnVbuABcbJ9TJzXWd7q_2CnUjQfQmngl2craBzmZZNIwKd4uVaY

Comments

[beer_good_foamy]

Wait, they dug up the ACTUAL Vengaboys? :D

I love that! Go Austria.

[rogin]

YES! They are playing in front of the Bundeskanzleramt! It was a thing of complete beauty!

This will be one lovely summer, before King Jeoffrey can return to his throne in autumn. Or maybe a miracle happens and he is gone for good.

[shadowkat]

YAY! Very reassuring news, thank you for sharing.

[rogin]

:) It's like everybody suddenly has room to breathe again. It's only a break in the fight, because there will be elections in September and from the European election it doesn't look like the extreme right has lost many votes.

But maybe a summer of actual experts governing the country instead of a megalomanic child, who has a 130 people PR force, paid by the tax payer, will change some minds.

There is also a chance that they will dig up some of the crimes that were almost certainly comitted by the past government.

[shadowkat]

I'm hoping some of what is happening in Austria will rub off on the US. Our situations are somewhat paralleling each other. Not totally, but I see a pattern.

Anyhow...this is good news.

[rogin]

In Europe Fridays for Future is a big thing now. It has led to a massive revival of green parties everywhere. And a lot of young people going to the polls. I hope that happens in the US too. Then Trump will be history.

[shadowkat]

Actually, I think Trump is going to get impeached sometime in 2020. They are waiting for two reasons a) want enough information and get enough people on board, and b) no Pence.

If he gets re-elected he'll get impeached in the second term. Just like Nixon. Just like Watergate. We've done this before.

[lynnenne]

Wow, that is GREAT news! Very happy to hear it!

[rogin]

Thanks. Sometimes good things just happen. Two weeks ago it all seemed so hopeless and Austria on a straight train to turning into Hungary.