In a contribution to the anthology “150 Years of Fraternities in Austria” published in 2009, Walter Rosenkranz listed “fraternity members as top performers” between 1918 and 1938, including men with explicit National Socialist sentiments. In an interview with Rosenkranz, Puls 4 info chief Corinna Milborn emphasized Johann Stich, who had joined the NSDAP in 1930, was later appointed National Socialist Attorney General because of his work as an “old fighter” and was responsible for numerous death sentences without due process. Also on the list: Mirko Jelusich as “editor of the German-Austrian daily newspaper”, an anti-Semitic newspaper that already in 1933 bore the subtitle “Main newspaper of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party Hitler Movement”. Rosenkrantz called it a “mistake” that there were people in his list of “high performers” despite these Nazi connections, “because I probably took it from a source without thinking.”
Wallentin would not sign a law with Binnen-I
Tassilo Wallentin would not sign a law written with Binnen-I if he were elected Federal President. “According to Article 8 of the federal constitution, Austria’s official language is German Krone-Columnist. “It gives the impression that the law in question is only aimed at a limited group of addressees. All transsexuals and those who are sexually ambiguous are excluded. That would be unconstitutional,” said Wallentin on the sidelines of the presentation of his book “Here and Now – How We Can Save This Country “.
SOS Children’s Villages gives tips on how to teach children about democracy
The election for the Federal President on October 9th is a good opportunity to discuss in the family what elections mean. The SOS Children’s Village has put together tips on how to practice democracy with children in everyday family life and encourage their motivation to participate and actively shape their own environment: http://go.apa.at/Z6EEahKI