A Muslim and a fascist walk into a bar in Vienna | openDemocracy
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The same prejudices I am confronted with in all aspects of my life were instrumentalized to legitimize their presence within a fascist group. Even the subjects they talked about ignited a feeling that is uneasy but familiar. The Great Replacement? I heard many politicians refer to it before. It is the racist theory that there is a conspiracy to depopulate white Europeans.
Racism has become an integral part of Austrian politics, where politicians would not shy away from utilizing Islamophobic tropes in exchange for votes. Every election season racist political campaigns would hang all over my hometown where it becomes an inseparable element of Vienna´s beautiful facades and infrastructure. But if it is the same racism, the same hate, why is it only acknowledged as a problem when it comes from the periphery?