Furthermore, much of the population of Carinthia seem to be leaning towards the far-right (more than ever). Carinthia’s longstanding fight against immigration has turned more and more ugly along with their politics. I can no longer go to places in Carinthia without being dragged into a political argument about some radical point of view which often includes the opinion that America is worse than the Third Reich. The disturbing thing about this is that it is not just the older generation who have extreme far-right opinions (this could be understood to a point). It is the young people who seem to have been radicalized and motivated by such political demagogues like Strache and his racist political party. These are very troublesome developments.

Whoever reads this may think I may be overreacting, or perhaps wrong in my analysis. I can only say I wish i was wrong. I have had hundreds of political discussions in Carinthia and have spent over three years of my life there. I love Carinthia and there is no other person more disappointed than me about how this beautiful place is changing into something unrecognizable.