The ÖVP (right wing) demands new elections and jumps off the coalition board with the left-wing SPÖ. Here is a quote of an ORF article on the reliefing news that the drama finally came to an end today. One question, what have ÖVP and SPÖ done so far? Right, they only kept fighting about who was hindering the other.

FPÖ als lachender Dritter. [...] Vom Regierungsstreit habe vor allem die FPÖ profitiert, die sich “als Protestpartei” präsentiere und mit ihrer “Schwarz-Weiß-Malerei viele erreicht, denen das Geschehen ohnehin zu komplex ist”, so Palme. via ORF article .

Rough translation: FPÖ as the laughing 3rd. [...] The FPÖ, who presented themselves as the “protest party” and reached out with their black-and-white thinking to those who think happenings are too complex anyway, had cashed in on the fights in the administration by ÖVP and SPÖ, said Palme.

So here’s the thing for the upcoming election. People don’t seem to care too much about politics right now, so they are just going to vote for the party who addresses them the most. Black-and-white thinking, if you ask me, does not qualify as reasonable resource. People also happen to not think about the decisions they make in life. So, keep in mind that pretty much everyone gets to vote. Intelligent and dumb.

You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public. Scott Adams, The Dilbert Future US cartoonist (1957 - )

Looks like the quote could also be changed to “You can never underestimate the stupidity of FPÖ voters.” I don’t mention BZÖ on purpose. Har Har…

Usually I try to keep politic thoughts out of this blog, but I couldn’t help…