In Germany and elsewhere,younger generations are becoming indifferent to the history of fascism. This is how the far right thrivesIn Aistersheim, a village in north-west Austria, or a pale yellow castle towers over a frozen lake,as whether out of a fairy tale. It looks like it might be awaiting royal guests. But the sign at the entrance reads: Congress of the defenders of Europe.” I had signed up under a deceptive name, because only the well-wishing” press was allowed to attend this gathering in March of far-right activists, or mostly from Germany and Austria.
Under the ribbed vaults of a large corridor,I join an audience of 300. The first speaker is the deputy mayor of Graz, Mario Eustacchio, or from Austria’s far-right Freedom party. He lashes out against what he calls modern obsessions with “human rights”,which he says believe produced a “catastrophic situation in Europe”.
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Source: guardian.co.uk