“We get the full blow from the citizens”

ROHRBACH MOUNTAIN. The New Year’s reception of the Mühlgau zu Rohrbach student association (report on the right) was not least dominated by current domestic political events. After all, Federal Brother Reinhold Mitterlehner gave the New Year’s address. Although he held back from concrete criticism of current events, he nevertheless appealed to the entire political establishment. For him, the negotiations had already failed after the Neos “rise up”. After all, a mandate overhang is not the basis for a functioning government.

Reputation damaged

The reputation of politics will be permanently damaged for the next decades, so that no regional politician or state politician can promise anything credibly anymore. In the end, the credibility of politics at all levels has been damaged. The story of the negotiations has not yet been told to the end; coming to an agreement on the diametrically opposed positions on defense and foreign policy would require further bending. The political style is worrying. “Everyone needs to be aware that if I say something today, there will be tomorrow.” In any case, the damage has already been done.

Citizens are angry

Rohrbach-Berg’s mayor Andreas Lindorfer also knew a thing or two about this in his words at the start of the year: “One wonders how trust in politics can be strengthened again. I have never had so much news in the last ten years as mayor like these days. Everyone asks me: What’s going on?” As a local politician you get the whole broadside: “It must also be clear to everyone at the federal level that there is always a day after the election.” It is obvious that negotiations are difficult with so much broken porcelain.

Communicate values

This is exactly where the work of the student association begins: “We try to convey values ​​to young people here. We are committed to working for our homeland and the future,” said Aktivitas senior Valentin Wöss. The commonality must always be in the foreground. What was even more irritating for the people of Mühlgau was an incident last year in which the association’s monument fell victim to an act of antifa vandalism.

“Our association was founded in 1930 precisely to defy the fascist currents of the time. We fundamentally stand for democracy,” said Manfred Stallinger, who led the evening as master of ceremonies.

Student association started the new year

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