Heiko Recktenwald on Fri, 16 Jun 2000 05:48:12 +0200 (CEST) |
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[Nettime-bold] Re: <nettime> Fwd: Letter to Thomas Klestil |
Hey, > But I want to know why you are so sure that Haider is benign, > non-totalitarian, and non-racist. You have said all these things at > different stages. I am quite prepared to believe you. You have told me Dont become polemic, please. I just wouldnt call him "totalitarian" etc, and I just think he isnt terrible enough. > everything Haider and FPO is not. Why can't you tell me what he is or what > he stands for. If he is not totalitarian, does he hold or express liberal > or individualist values, conservative ones, green ones, red ones? What?! > Does he represent particular sections of the community that are > identifiable, or is the freedom party constituency drawn from across the > board? Are they nationalistic, or what? Can you give me any indication > whatsoever, or just keep telling me that "he's not such a bad fellow after > all"? > > They're not such a hard questions, surely. Bla, sorry, but you miss the point ;-) What he as a person says is absolutely irrelevant, what he said then and now, austria is a modern coutry. I am not a witch hunter. Its more a question of proportions, this whole austria thing. Nobody here in germany is for the boycott etc. Heiko > > Phil > > At 02:41 AM 16/06/00 +0200, Heiko Recktenwald wrote: > > > I have no idea what the judges in Austria are like. I was passing on a > > > message I received. That's why I don't give a shit. However, from what > > I've > > > >Well, my point was that in austria they have a very unique political > >culture, going to the courts, that just isnt an invention of Haider. > >As the text tried to suggest. Just a fact. Ask somebody from austria about > >that. > > > > > read of the Pelinka case compared to Haider's comments on the public > > record > > > in the past, I don't see how Pelinka could be fairly convicted. Haider > > > >I think, as I remember from the radio, he said something more. > > > >Lets see, how the next courts decide. > > > >And Pelinka isnt the poor victim as which he is described, sued by the rich > >Haider.. > > > >Quiet days in cliche.. > > > >Heiko > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Opinions expressed in this email are my own unless otherwise stated. > Phil Graham > Lecturer (Communication) > Graduate School of Management > University of Queensland > 617 3381 1083 > www.geocities/pw.graham/ > www.uq.edu.au/~uqpgraha > http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/philgraham/index.html > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold