Austrian rightist Haider killed in car crash

Saturday 11th October, 03:40 PM JST

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CavemanLawyer at 05:43 PM JST - 11th October

The party’s subsequent inclusion in the government led to months of European Union sanctions as Haider’s statements were seen as anti-Semitic or sympathetic to Adolf Hitler’s labor policies.

Labor policy? You have got to be kidding me!

I suppose if Adolf Hitler once ate corn flakes, then eating corn flakes must be evil. And since all Nazis had noses, I suppose we should all cut off ours! And we had best avoid their sewage policy too no matter how effecient it might have been. --Cirroc
coulrophobic at 06:21 PM JST - 11th October

Another national socialist will take his place.

Europe is full of them.
jeancolmar at 06:26 PM JST - 11th October

CavemanLawyer: There is a big difference between eating corn flakes and instituting totalitarian and racist labor policies. Haider knew what he was doing when offered more than faint praise for the Third Reich. As a driver I have a natural sympathy for anyone who dies in a car wreck; but I will not miss the man.
CavemanLawyer at 06:33 PM JST - 11th October

instituting totalitarian and racist labor policies.

Did he do that? Is that what he supported? Details please. --Cirroc
SushiSake3 at 08:58 PM JST - 11th October

I somehow doubt he will be missed.
WilliB at 01:10 AM JST - 12th October

The "antisemitic" accusations about Haider are basically smears. His party (the FPÖ) advocates a control on immigration. And rampant immigration into Austria is not from Israel. The big elephant in the room that everybody tries not to mention is of of course islam. Immigrants from other countries can and do integrate. The huge problems with non-integration, crime, and load on the welfare systems comes from non-integrated (and arguably non-integratable) muslim immigrants from North Africa etc.
CIAstationchief at 03:38 AM JST - 12th October

or i am just imagining things.this austrian bastard will be replaced by other socialist.
coulrophobic at 03:54 AM JST - 12th October

Another Eurofascist will take his place.
FandB at 03:58 AM JST - 12th October

Austria did well and economic growth was steady under this guy.

He wasn't like Hitler, far right can be called extreme but rarely a Nazi.

i bet he didn't have terrorist buddies!

F&B
bebert at 12:56 PM JST - 12th October

What a tragedy for Europe. He will be missed, but we must appreciate what he did for Europe. He was the first European populist to break through the Euro-socialist ceiling and get into a national government. Even the old guard like Le Pen are in his debt.

Rest in Peace, Mr. Haider.
SuperLib at 01:11 PM JST - 12th October

Looks like the guy's only crime was that he was European and not the leader of Iran. Too bad....he would have been a very popular Iranian leader for global liberals.
WilliB at 01:55 PM JST - 12th October

There is NOTHING antisemitic in his FPÖ party platform. How ironic that the nazi smears are lobbed against someone who wants to stop the rampant islamic immigration into Europe -- an ideology that is antisemitic to the core. To read vile neonazi propaganda of the worst sort, all you need to do is visit radical islamic sites like "Radio Islam". But not peep in the media about that.