Oslo Bombing and Utøya Shootings

[ZuWo]

My thoughts are with the Norwegian people today.  I hope for justice and I mourn the dead.

It's hard to say something that isn't trite and inane, but I do feel for the people of Norway.  I just wish there was a way to do so that wasn't cliched and trite.

Yeah, Scandinavian society is probably the closest human beings have come to creating a utopia. It's shocking that something of this magnitude could happen there.

What happened in Norway is so tragic that I can't find any words to express how shocked I was when I heard about it, but what you wrote pretty much summarises a part of my sentiments. Apart from being appalled that so many people were killed brutally, I was also shocked that such a monstrous attack happened in Norway, a peaceful small nation which was not affected by terrorism before and is very similar to so many other countries in Europe.

[ZuWo]

New Austrian OGM poll:

3) Do you think that the FPÖ and right-wing parties are partially to blame for the Norway attacks ?

35% they are partially to blame
43% the attacks are used to blame the right-wing parties

http://kurier.at/nachrichten/4064576.php

These numbers probably reflect the political landscape in Austria: Autrians who support center-right or right-wing parties are not likely to think that the FPÖ and similar parties are to blame, while left-wing people tend to think these parties are - at least partially - responsible for the attacks (which I think they are not).

[ZuWo]

It's a dumb question. Why would an Austrian political party be responsible for attacks in Norway?

I think the question points towards the claim that right-wing parties like the FPÖ all across Europe have created a climate of hate against Muslims and left parties in general, a climate which is said to have laid the ground for the shootings in Norway. I've heard and read a lot of these claims but I would personally be wary about making such assertions.

[ZuWo]

Well, the NPD has finally weighed in on this one and they basically accused the "mainstream" parties of hypocrisy:

While Germany's political elite tends to "celebrate" the anniversary of the failed assassination attempt on Hitler on July 20, 1944, Breivik's actions are now suddenly supposed to be bad for some reason.

Seriously? Wow. One should not be surprised, but still...

I've checked their website and was surprised they described Hitler as a "dictator". Must have been hard for them to disguise their real feelings toward Hitler by insulting their secret great leader.