"Krone" commentary
Where is the summer slump?
A whopping 35 degrees in the shade. Traffic jams on the highways, especially at the borders. And the Austrians have only one wish: to be able to enjoy their vacations undisturbed, whether in our beautiful homeland or in neighboring countries.
What they certainly don't want during these weeks is to be disturbed by politics. That's why Austrians - probably with the exception of journalists - love their summer slump.
ON THE ONE HAND, of course, this is not a suitable strategy for solving the current problems, but merely a displacement mechanism.
ON THE OTHER hand, we are not being done any favors anyway - especially by politicians: The summer slump does not and will not come.
There is an assassination attempt on the Republican presidential candidate in the USA. EU troublemaker Orbán dares to launch a peace mission between Kiev, Moscow and Beijing.
And the wars in eastern Ukraine and the Gaza Strip rage on incessantly. So there is no peace on the international stage. And not even domestic politics wants to respect our desire for calm. The blue challenger is still leading in the polls for the upcoming election, forcing his rivals to engage in hectic pre-election activism. No summer slump far and wide ...
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