President steps in over Islamophobic abuse of Austria's New Year Baby

Austria’s president was forced to intervene yesterday after the first child to be born in the country in 2018 was subjected to a torrent of racist online abuse when it emerged the new-born's parents were Muslim.

President Alexander Van der Bellen, a 73-year-old liberal green politician, pointedly issued his congratulations to the girl, who was named Asel after being born in the early hours of New Year’s Day in Vienna.

“Welcome, Dear Asel!”, Mr Van der Bellen said in a Facebook post, before reminding those who left racist messages that “all men are born free and equal in dignity and rights”, and speaking out against “hatred and agitation”.

Asel Tamga was named "the first Viennese baby" of the year and her photo appeared in many local media outlets, with her mother wearing a hijab head-covering.

However the newborn girl was greeted not with good wishes, but hundreds of extreme Islamophobic comments posted to the Facebook page celebrating the birth.

“I’m hoping for a cot death,” one user wrote on Heute news site’s Facebook page, it reported. “Deport the scum immediately,” another said. Another netizen wrote: "Does the woman have cancer? Or why does she otherwise wear a headscarf?"

The outpouring of abuse came just two weeks after the far-Right Freedom Party (FPÖ) was invited to become the junior partner in Austria’s new government, numbering among just a handful of far-right parties to have won power in the EU.

The decision raised concerns across Europe about the resurgence of far-Right populism and led to thousands of protesters rallying in central Vienna against the new coalition government which is led by 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz of the Austrian People's Party. (ÖVP) Among the banners were ones saying "Don't let the Nazis govern".

The FPÖ and People's Party were elected on the promise of implementing stricter rules for asylum seekers, after immigration proved a major concern for Austrian voters. The Freedom Party was founded by members of the Nazi party after World War Two.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/07/president-steps-islamophobic-abuse-austrias-new-year-baby/


The people that wrote messages like that, are simple vile scum.

Its fine to be critical of beliefs and wrongs done, but attacking people over the birth of new life with such vile messages, is appalling.

Didge wrote:Austria’s president was forced to intervene yesterday after the first child to be born in the country in 2018 was subjected to a torrent of racist online abuse when it emerged the new-born's parents were Muslim.

President Alexander Van der Bellen, a 73-year-old liberal green politician, pointedly issued his congratulations to the girl, who was named Asel after being born in the early hours of New Year’s Day in Vienna.

“Welcome, Dear Asel!”, Mr Van der Bellen said in a Facebook post, before reminding those who left racist messages that “all men are born free and equal in dignity and rights”, and speaking out against “hatred and agitation”.

Asel Tamga was named "the first Viennese baby" of the year and her photo appeared in many local media outlets, with her mother wearing a hijab head-covering.

However the newborn girl was greeted not with good wishes, but hundreds of extreme Islamophobic comments posted to the Facebook page celebrating the birth.

“I’m hoping for a cot death,” one user wrote on Heute news site’s Facebook page, it reported. “Deport the scum immediately,” another said. Another netizen wrote: "Does the woman have cancer? Or why does she otherwise wear a headscarf?"

The outpouring of abuse came just two weeks after the far-Right Freedom Party (FPÖ) was invited to become the junior partner in Austria’s new government, numbering among just a handful of far-right parties to have won power in the EU.

The decision raised concerns across Europe about the resurgence of far-Right populism and led to thousands of protesters rallying in central Vienna against the new coalition government which is led by 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz of the Austrian People's Party. (ÖVP) Among the banners were ones saying "Don't let the Nazis govern".

The FPÖ and People's Party were elected on the promise of implementing stricter rules for asylum seekers, after immigration proved a major concern for Austrian voters. The Freedom Party was founded by members of the Nazi party after World War Two.  


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/07/president-steps-islamophobic-abuse-austrias-new-year-baby/


The people that wrote messages like that, are simple vile scum.

Its fine to be critical of beliefs and wrongs done, but attacking people over the birth of new life with such vile messages, is appalling.

And they are cowards. They wouldn't say that to anyone's faces.

And they're stupid, to boot...

Too stupid to realise that such abusive Facebook/Instagram posts can often be traced back to their source, if necessary..

To get such a rush of neo-nazi abuse in such a short time, there's also a good chance it was organised from a couple of neo-nazi blogsites.

Vie scum and cowards sums them up.

Coward keyboard warriors. Good on the President. But no doubt he’ll now get the same attacks.

Who, in their right fucking mind, says vile things about a baby and to the proud parents of that baby?
Since when did celebrating new life become so hideous to people?

eddie wrote:Who, in their right fucking mind, says vile things about a baby and to the proud parents of that baby?
Since when did celebrating new life become so hideous to people?  

That's the fault of liberals eddie

You guys have forced each side to extremes of hatred and intolerance over the past 5 years

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

And they're stupid, to boot...

Too stupid to realise that such abusive Facebook/Instagram posts can often be traced back to their source, if necessary..

To get such a rush of neo-nazi abuse in such a short time, there's also a good chance it was organised from a couple of neo-nazi blogsites.

...or a 'false flag' pro Muslim propaganda exercise...!

Tommy Monk wrote:

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

And they're stupid, to boot...

Too stupid to realise that such abusive Facebook/Instagram posts can often be traced back to their source, if necessary..

To get such a rush of neo-nazi abuse in such a short time, there's also a good chance it was organised from a couple of neo-nazi blogsites.

...or a 'false flag' pro Muslim propaganda exercise...!

Dear Lord.

Tommy Monk wrote:

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

And they're stupid, to boot...

Too stupid to realise that such abusive Facebook/Instagram posts can often be traced back to their source, if necessary..

To get such a rush of neo-nazi abuse in such a short time, there's also a good chance it was organised from a couple of neo-nazi blogsites.

...or a 'false flag' pro Muslim propaganda exercise...!

Wouldn't be the first time

smelly-bandit wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

And they're stupid, to boot...

Too stupid to realise that such abusive Facebook/Instagram posts can often be traced back to their source, if necessary..

To get such a rush of neo-nazi abuse in such a short time, there's also a good chance it was organised from a couple of neo-nazi blogsites.

...or a 'false flag' pro Muslim propaganda exercise...!

Wouldn't be the first time

Yeah I just bet the baby was in on it too, right?

eddie wrote:

smelly-bandit wrote:

Wouldn't be the first time

Yeah I just bet the baby was in on it too, right?

Don't be stupid, it's a new born baby eddie I doubt it even knows its alive

smelly-bandit wrote:

eddie wrote:

smelly-bandit wrote:

Wouldn't be the first time

Yeah I just bet the baby was in on it too, right?

Don't be stupid, it's a new born baby eddie I doubt it even knows its alive

Sometimes smelly, I think you're like that.

eddie wrote:

smelly-bandit wrote:

Don't be stupid, it's a new born baby eddie I doubt it even knows its alive

Sometimes smelly, I think you're like that.

That makes no sense

smelly-bandit wrote:

eddie wrote:Who, in their right fucking mind, says vile things about a baby and to the proud parents of that baby?
Since when did celebrating new life become so hideous to people?  

That's the fault of liberals eddie

You guys have forced each side to extremes of hatred and intolerance over the past 5 years

Fuck off trying to misdirect with your non-existent "liberal" scapegoating...

You braindead racist fuckup twat..