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abaris · (This post was last modified: December 4, 2016 at 2:13 pm by abaris.)

At least we didn't elect a brown shitstain for president. The general elections will be the next hurdle.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38202669

Quote:Although the post is ceremonial in Austria, the poll had been seen as a sign of how well populist candidates might do elsewhere in Europe.

Which isn't a right evaluation. According to the constitution the office holds as many powers as the French president. The former presidents just didn't make use of them.

**Aegon** · December 4, 2016 at 2:18 pm

(December 4, 2016 at 2:12 pm)abaris Wrote: At least we didn't elect a brown shitstain for president. The general elections will be the next hurdle.

I think "orange" is a better color to use for that sentence

**vorlon13** · December 4, 2016 at 2:48 pm

did you know:

orange and brown are the same color?

saturation is different, that's about it . . .

abaris · December 4, 2016 at 3:38 pm

Interesting fact. In my country it really was about education. Only 22 percent above (the equivalent of) highschool diploma voted for the rightwinger.

TheRealJoeFish · December 4, 2016 at 5:10 pm

(December 4, 2016 at 3:38 pm)abaris Wrote: Interesting fact. In my country it really was about education. Only 22 percent above (the equivalent of) highschool diploma voted for the rightwinger.

That was essentially true in the US too:

FiveThirtyEight: Education, Not Income, Predicted Who Would Vote for Trump

Too bad our education system sucks...

**Minimalist** · December 4, 2016 at 5:54 pm

(December 4, 2016 at 2:18 pm)Aegon Wrote:
(December 4, 2016 at 2:12 pm)abaris Wrote: At least we didn't elect a brown shitstain for president. The general elections will be the next hurdle.

I think "orange" is a better color to use for that sentence

Austria has to be the one country in the world that should be cut some slack on that. They know about fascists.

abaris · (This post was last modified: December 4, 2016 at 6:30 pm by abaris.)

(December 4, 2016 at 5:54 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Austria has to be the one country in the world that should be cut some slack on that. They know about fascists.

As should Germany. Which has a much more stable and constructive democracy and party structure. We're more along the lines of Italy.

Here's another interesting bit. Urban vs rural. The blue regions fell to the rightwinger. The green ones to the green candidate. Van der Bellen was leader of the Green party, although now he ran as an independent.

OK, for some reasons I can't link to the graphic. That's the link that should take you there.

http://orf.at/wahl/bp16/#globus

pocaracas · December 4, 2016 at 6:28 pm

I'm glad to know that some people in the world can still use their brains.
Go Austria!

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