The dude was an anti-semite and the people are protesting against the fact that he still has a statue standing there.
Edit: there is a discussion (all over Austria) if you should remove all the „bad guys“ or place some educational content next to it to explain who the have been and what they have done, history and context and etc…long ongoing discussion in AT…
This is a statue from a former Viennese mayor named “Dr. Karl Lueger” who is being criticized for his antisemitic views / opinions. That’s the reason why the statue is often attacked by protesters.
Statue of Karl Lueger. Mayor of vienna Around ~1900.
He was very antisemitic, hence the vandalism.
Always been controversial, even talks about the city removing it completely. Nothing ever happened.
That is a statue of Dr. Karl Lueger. To make a long story extremely short: He was the mayor of Vienna from 1897 to 1910, and laid a lot of the groundwork for the city it is today (public transport, water supply et cetera).
UNFORTUNATELY he was also a raging antisemite whose views paved the way for what came later in the 20th century, which is why there have been discussions what to do about his memorials for years. “Schande” means “Shame”. It was sprayed on by unknown activists and decided to let it stand that way for now because cleaning it would probably just lead to it being defaced again.
Karl Lueger was major of vienna at 1900 and made positive changes. and was a raging antisemite and his party sometimes considered as role model for Hitler. First thing is why there is a statue, second why its defaced. There is an ongoing debate if it should be replaced or altered. As far as I know the current plan is to tilt it a few degrees and put up an information sheet.
In schort: Viennese protesting the statue of their former antisemitic mayor.
People notice trends in the US and, as usual, try to replicate them here.
To add more to this than a russian propaganda bot:
This is the statue of Karl Lueger who was the mayor of Vienna from 1897-1910. He was openly antisemitic, so mush that he put in a lot of effort to push anti-semitism on a systemic level:
– He called for a boycott of jewish businesses
– He wanted to ban jews from entering the country
– He was a proponent of having a „pure arian race“ and to get rid of jews.
– He wanted to KILL ALL JEWISH PEOPLE
It is safe to say he was a piece of shit, that would have gotten along with Adolf Hitler very well. It is safe to say he would have played a very active role in the Holocaust if he lived long enough.
So to summarize: He wanted to see all jewish people be murdered, and instead of realizing that he is a very problematic person he got a statue built of himself, and people (and users who put „squirrel“ in their username) pick up a shield and a sword to defend him and his statue.
Because multiple efforts have been made to remove this statue, which can be seen as a symbol of hate, have not been fruitful, some people resorted to vandalism.
You can argue vandalism is not ok, but if you think a can of paint is more disgusting than a statue of someone who literally wanted to see all jewish people whiped from existence, maybe your judgement call of moral values is a bit fucked.
Lueger was not honored by a monument for his antisemitism but for his activities to modernize the city, which have a lasting positive influence on the infrastructure of the city till now.
During his time as mayor, the city administration undertook major reforms and construction projects to prepare Vienna for its planned role as a European metropolis of around four million inhabitants. His term in office was marked by numerous major municipal projects, such as the second Vienna mountain spring water pipeline, municipalization of the gas and electricity supply as well as the trams, and the construction of large social facilities such as the Lainz care home and the Steinhof psychiatric hospital.
His tax reductions and expansions of the right to vote to lesser income men made him very popular.
His deeply ingrained antisemitism, a trait shared by many other politicians at this period, came into increased focus after World War 2.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Lueger
The dude was an anti-semite and the people are protesting against the fact that he still has a statue standing there.
Edit: there is a discussion (all over Austria) if you should remove all the „bad guys“ or place some educational content next to it to explain who the have been and what they have done, history and context and etc…long ongoing discussion in AT…
This is a statue from a former Viennese mayor named “Dr. Karl Lueger” who is being criticized for his antisemitic views / opinions. That’s the reason why the statue is often attacked by protesters.
Statue of Karl Lueger. Mayor of vienna Around ~1900.
He was very antisemitic, hence the vandalism.
Always been controversial, even talks about the city removing it completely. Nothing ever happened.
That is a statue of Dr. Karl Lueger. To make a long story extremely short: He was the mayor of Vienna from 1897 to 1910, and laid a lot of the groundwork for the city it is today (public transport, water supply et cetera).
UNFORTUNATELY he was also a raging antisemite whose views paved the way for what came later in the 20th century, which is why there have been discussions what to do about his memorials for years. “Schande” means “Shame”. It was sprayed on by unknown activists and decided to let it stand that way for now because cleaning it would probably just lead to it being defaced again.
Karl Lueger was major of vienna at 1900 and made positive changes. and was a raging antisemite and his party sometimes considered as role model for Hitler. First thing is why there is a statue, second why its defaced. There is an ongoing debate if it should be replaced or altered. As far as I know the current plan is to tilt it a few degrees and put up an information sheet.
[Disgraced: Whither Vienna’s Monument to Karl Lueger?](https://k-larevue.com/en/disgraced-whither-viennas-monument-to-karl-lueger/)
In schort: Viennese protesting the statue of their former antisemitic mayor.
People notice trends in the US and, as usual, try to replicate them here.
To add more to this than a russian propaganda bot:
This is the statue of Karl Lueger who was the mayor of Vienna from 1897-1910. He was openly antisemitic, so mush that he put in a lot of effort to push anti-semitism on a systemic level:
– He called for a boycott of jewish businesses
– He wanted to ban jews from entering the country
– He was a proponent of having a „pure arian race“ and to get rid of jews.
– He wanted to KILL ALL JEWISH PEOPLE
It is safe to say he was a piece of shit, that would have gotten along with Adolf Hitler very well. It is safe to say he would have played a very active role in the Holocaust if he lived long enough.
So to summarize: He wanted to see all jewish people be murdered, and instead of realizing that he is a very problematic person he got a statue built of himself, and people (and users who put „squirrel“ in their username) pick up a shield and a sword to defend him and his statue.
Because multiple efforts have been made to remove this statue, which can be seen as a symbol of hate, have not been fruitful, some people resorted to vandalism.
You can argue vandalism is not ok, but if you think a can of paint is more disgusting than a statue of someone who literally wanted to see all jewish people whiped from existence, maybe your judgement call of moral values is a bit fucked.
PS. here are some links about this statue and the person it is about:
– the person: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Lueger (important to select german as language as the whole section about antisemtism seems to be missing in english)
– the statue: https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000141086984/lueger-denkmal-in-wien-mit-schwarzer-farbe-beschuettet
Linke doing linke things.
Good’old facism
Tilt the statue 10 degrees
Sachbeschädigung happened
Lueger was not honored by a monument for his antisemitism but for his activities to modernize the city, which have a lasting positive influence on the infrastructure of the city till now.
During his time as mayor, the city administration undertook major reforms and construction projects to prepare Vienna for its planned role as a European metropolis of around four million inhabitants. His term in office was marked by numerous major municipal projects, such as the second Vienna mountain spring water pipeline, municipalization of the gas and electricity supply as well as the trams, and the construction of large social facilities such as the Lainz care home and the Steinhof psychiatric hospital.
His tax reductions and expansions of the right to vote to lesser income men made him very popular.
His deeply ingrained antisemitism, a trait shared by many other politicians at this period, came into increased focus after World War 2.
sensitive gen z or som
https://preview.redd.it/bugy7k8vi7ae1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4fc7065cd50d8a61022fd1a88d56f78412eb9772
I found this Picture a while ago in an old antisemitic Viennese newspaper
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