Egger ad Puls4: “Invitation to a talk show inevitably legitimizes the attack on Minister Edtstadler”

2024-05-08 13:20:11

The invitation of the well-known extremist David Sonnenbaum to the Puls4 talk show “Pro and Contra” was a massive transgression of boundaries

Vienna (OTS) – “This talk show invitation inevitably legitimizes the attack on Minister Edtstadler. Especially against the background of a mood in which we are experiencing more and more physical attacks on politicians in our neighboring country Germany, this is a fatal sign. I am sending it Those responsible in the Puls4 editorial team are urged to reconsider their invitation policy. If an attempted physical attack on a politician and federal minister results in the person being offered a platform on a discussion program, then such actions are made socially acceptable. And of course Sonnenbaum also took advantage of this invitation to spread his crude views for almost half an hour, “a recipe that encourages copycats,” said People’s Party media spokesman Kurt Egger, commenting on the invitation of the anti-Israel extremist David Sonnenbaum to the talk show “Pro and Contra” in response to his attempted attack on Constitutional and European Affairs Minister Karoline Edtstadler at a conference against anti-Semitism.

“I understand the media’s desire for provocation and sensations, but this is also about social responsibility. It’s not as if Sonnenbaum is a blank slate. After all, he has already been mentioned often enough in the past as a ringleader in the radical actions of the Group of the ‘Last Generation’. In other words, and please allow me this thought experiment: Could a member of the ‘Identitarian’ group have expected an invitation after such an act?” says Egger, who further emphasizes: “The Increasing radical forces on the fringes are a major problem in our politics, but the media must not shirk responsibility here either. In times of general brutality, in which some politicians openly fantasize about wanted lists and insane asylums, one should take a very close look. who you want to give a stage to.” (Ending)

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