Joerg Haider in historical perspective
It is a pleasure to announce that HABSBURGer Lonnie Johnson has contributed
an essay that will help answer the first question below. It will be posted to the list
later today. --Ed.
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 20:23:30 +0300
From: William S. Peachy <wpeachy@ksu.edu.sa>
1. Since there is thread developing on Joerg Haider in historical perspective, it
would be helpful, to me at least, to know exactly what Haider said and did to stir up such
reactions. What I've seen is only some vague reference to praise for the employment
policies of Hitler.
2. It seems it is largely the European reaction that's strange and needs explanation, not
so much the words or deeds of Haider. The history of European racism and facism before the
Nazi era may be historical concern here. Now with the anti-Moor/Muslim reaction in Spain,
the problems in France, Germany, the Balkan states, Russia over the last few years, should
Austria receive such exclusive attention?
William S. Peachy
Department of Asian Languages and Translation
College of Languages and Translation
King Saud University, Riyadh