Among them are mostly people who have already attracted attention with relevant positions, such as actress Nina Proll, opera singer Elisabeth Kulman or the former Nordic combined athlete Felix Gottwald, but also new names in the context such as cabaret artist Gery Seidl and composer Christian Kolonovits.
The “zukunftjetzt.at” initiative opposes the curtailment of fundamental rights and calls on the government to “end the discrimination against those who think differently”. Specifically, all members of the National Council are asked to vote against compulsory vaccination and for a free vaccination decision at the parliamentary session next Thursday.
“There is a climate of fear”
Proll has been mobilizing against compulsory vaccination in interviews and via social media for months, Gottwald has withdrawn from Bundes-Sport GmbH in protest against the Corona policy and mezzo-soprano Kulman canceled a concert in the Musikverein because of the 2G regulation. Also taking part is actress Eva Herzig, who lost a role due to a lack of vaccination and publicly lamented this loudly. They are joined by her fellow actor August Zirner, the well-known traffic expert Hermann Knoflacher, the climate researcher Helga Kromp-Kolb, shoe manufacturer Heini Staudinger and the former Green Party leader Madeleine Petrovic, who recently presented a text at a rally of the vaccine-skeptical list MFG would.
A broadcast said that many of the supporters – 130 celebrities and 12,000 other people – had plucked up the courage to publicly comment on Corona policy for the first time. “The pressure to express opinions and conform is still enormous, and there is a climate of fear that was previously unknown in Austria during the Second Republic.” According to their own statements, the signatories see this as a great danger to democracy and social peace. Among other things, the protection of fundamental rights, a free vaccination decision and “a holistic understanding of health and a differentiated understanding of science” are required.
Source: Nachrichten
