The museums in Linz receive 3 million euros annually in subsidies from the public sector, and since last year directly from the city of Linz. Now the new budget is to be approved – but the FPÖ [the rightwing populist Freedom Party] hjas refused to approve it in the local council. What triggered this is an exhibition entitled “Wild Childhood”. The low point of tastelessness was offered by a lecture entitled “The child as an  erotic toy”.  

• FPÖ will not agree to any urban funding as long as only marginalized groups are catered to
• Exhibition with child pornographic content “disturbing and disgusting”
• Lush funding of the budget for the relevant left-wing cultural scene from the ÖVP [RINO-fake conservative] ministry
• Again and again bizarre and disturbing “art projects” are subsidized

Exhibition plays with child pornographic content

For the Freedom Party, one thing is certain: “Disgusting perversions that play around with alleged child pornography,” things that would not be right in a city museum – not even “under the guise of art”.

This is doubly spicy in view of the fact that  the “Lentos” Museum is known for serving “predominantly marginalized groups” with its exhibitions. The number of paying visitors is correspondingly modest.

The  current exhibition and the accompanying lecture (“The child as an erotic toy”) is “disturbing and disgusting for many parents”  and “is the last straw”.

Many Linzers who are interested in culture complained. For FPÖ Vice Mayor Markus Hein, himself a father of two, it is clear:  “An exhibition that shows undressed children as ‘erotic toys’ has no place in a city museum!”

Lush funding budget only caters to marginalized groups

Hein is also annoyed that despite the lavish distribution of tax money, those responsible “apparently can’t think of a better program”. His party no longer wants to participate in such cultural policy:  “As long as only marginalized groups are served, the FPÖ will not agree to any subsidies for the Linz museums.”

In the past, the  jungle of funding in Linz caused displeasure  on the part of the Freedom Paerty supporters. A year and a half ago, the budget for the left-wing cultural scene was even  increased by a quarter of a million euros [same as dollars]. In the summer, a vulgar display of female genitals under the title “Fotzen [ = the “c” word…..] Gallery” in the Kunsthalle was disturbing –  Wochenblick  reported .

Left-wing cultural scene promoted by ÖVP city councilor

What is particularly  piquant about the funding practice for a relevant left-wing cultural scene, which is often aimed at marginalized groups, is that the cultural department is the responsibility of the [fake-conservative] ÖVP.

The fact that the People’s Party [ÖVP] in the city prefers to support left-wing “art” projects rather than local or traditional costume associations is causing increasing misunderstanding not only among the FPÖ, but also among down-to-earth Linzers.

The order for the redesign of the organ  in the Pöstlingberg Church by the Diocese of Linz goes in the same political direction  . Valie Export, a member of the “Wiener Aktionismus”, was allowed to do this. The group noticed that some people at the “Uni-Ferkelei” [“college piggery”] in a Viennese lecture hall were allowed to relieve themselves in the name of art and also masturbated there.

The works of the native of Linz could also  be “admired” this year  in the Lentos .

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