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Bildungskurier 1/2019 BildungsKurier Magazin der Landesbildungsorganisation der SPÖ OÖ • Nr. 1 • 70. Jg, März 2019 Österreichische Post AG • GZ 02Z032837 M • P.b.b. • SPÖ Oberösterreich, Landstraße 36/1, 4020 Linz „Es steht viel auf dem Spiel“ Europawahl am 26. Mai Seite 4 Foto: Daniel Leitner Foto: Hannes Heide: Landflucht: Gewalt: Ein Bürgermeister Kein Wachstum Es braucht für Europa ohne Zuwanderung neue Männlichkeit Seite 6 Seite 8 Seite 12 WOHNDERBAR. DieD Hypoy Wohnbau-Finanzierung STE N BESTEBE O NE fürfür IhrIh neues Zuhause. KONDITIONEN BEI DER REALISIERUNG VON WOHN- TRÄUMEN www.hypo.at [email protected] Tel. 0732 / 7639 54452 Wir schaffen mehr Wert. spoe_bildungskurier_190x130.indd 1 11.03.19 17:12 EntgeltlicheEinschaltung Punktlandung mit individuellem Service. Das finden wir #digitoll. Immer auf dem Sprung. Von einer digitalen Service leistung zur nächsten. Punktgenau auf DIE SPOR TFÖRDERUNG DER ENERGIE AG Ihre Bedürfnisse zugeschnitten. Unser eService Michael Hayböck für Strom und Gas einfach per Mausklick. Wir denken an morgen Skisprung-Weltcupsieger und Für uns steht der Kunde im Zentrum. Vincent Kriechmayr Abfahrts- & Super-G-Weltcupsieger digitoll.energieag.at Vorneweg Machtspiele vor Publikum Bernd Dobesberger • Chefredakteur ie österreichische Sozialdemokratie hat zum Jah- Hans-Peter Doskozil hat nun in der politischen De- reswechsel den 130. Jahrestag ihres „Einigungs- batte um die Sicherheitsverwahrung darauf beharrt, dass parteitages“ von Hainfeld gefeiert. Ein guter An- die SPÖ erstens keine Einheitspartei sei und er zweitens Dlass für ein paar Gedanken zu den The- weiterhin – auch medial – seine Po- men Einigkeit und Geschlossenheit bzw. sition zur Sicherheitsverwahrung von innerparteiliche Diskussion und Plura- „Gefährdern“ verbreiten werde. Das ist, lität der Standpunkte in der SPÖ. Diese „Das ist kein Aufruf fürchte ich, kein wirklicher Aufruf zur Gedanken haben zudem noch einen zur demokratischen demokratischen Debatte in der SPÖ. Es aktuellen Anlass. Stichworte dafür sind: Debatte. geht Doskozil wohl darum, eine mäch- Hans-Peter Doskozil und Sicherungshaft. tige persönliche Sonderstellung inner- Im Regelfall wurden Aufrufe zur “ halb der Sozialdemokratie für sich in Geschlossenheit und Einigkeit in den Anspruch zu nehmen. Andererseits vergangenen Jahren in der österreichischen Sozialdemokra- geht es auch darum, seine politische Meinung innerhalb tie von „Mächtigen“ eingesetzt. Ihre Politik und ihre Positio- der SPÖ durchzusetzen – auch gegen den Willen der Partei- nen sollten damit vor kritischen Diskussionen bewahrt wer- vorsitzenden. den. Geschlossenheit meint hier einfach, geschlossen die So ist innerparteiliche Demokratie nicht gemeint. Das Politik der Führung zu unterstützen. Und das widerspricht sind bloß die üblichen Machtspiele innerhalb der Sozial- dem demokratischen Charakter der Sozialdemokratie. demokratie. Inhalt 4 Europa: Wie viel bei der anstehenden EU-Wahl aufMinion dem Spiel steht,Minion erklärt der scheidende EU-Abgeordnete Josef Weidenholzer. PEFC zertifiziert Dieses Produkt stammt 6 Interview: Der oö Spitzenkandidat zur EU-Wahl, aus nachhaltig gedruckt nach der Richtlinie bewirtschafteten Wäldern Hannes Heide, legt im Interview mit „Druckerzeugnisse“ des öster- und kontrollierten Quellen dem Bildungskurierreichischen seine Umweltzeichens, Motivation dar. www.pefc.at DE Gutenberg-Werbering GmbH, UW-Nr. 844 PEFC zertifiziert PEFC zertifiziert PEFC zertifiziert 8 DiesesLandflucht: Produkt WasDieses gegen Produkt den DiesesBevölkerungsschwund Produkt DEstammt aus stammt aus stammt aus PEFC zertifiziert in ländlichen Regionen zu tun ist, beschreibt nachhaltig nachhaltig nachhaltig Dieses Produkt stammt 4 6 bewirtschafteten bewirtschafteten bewirtschafteten aus nachhaltig Wälderndie Migrations-Expertin und Wäldern und ElisabethWäldern und Gruber. kontrollierten kontrolliertengedruckt nach der Richtliniekontrollierten bewirtschafteten Wäldern Quellen Quellen„Druckerzeugnisse“ desQuellen öster- und kontrollierten Quellen 9 www.pefc.atImmigration: www.pefc.atWarumreichischen Umweltzeichens,humanitärewww.pefc.at Visa www.pefc.at Gutenberg-Werbering GmbH, UW-Nr. 844 Schutz für beide Seiten garantieren, zeigt die Sozialwirtschafterin Rebecca Kampl auf. 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Das ist für die Union überlebenswichtig. Nur ein starkes, soziales Europa kann Lösungen voranbringen. Josef Weidenholzer ohin wird sich Europa Die scheinbare Lösung: Wir ziehen es Der Autor entwickeln? Wir leben in durch, egal was es kostet. Zu dieser Poli- einer Zeit, in der alles mög- tikergattung gehören Orbán in Ungarn, Josef Weidenholzer Wlich ist. Die politischen Entwicklungen Kaczynski´ in Polen, Salvini in Italien und ist EU-Abgeordneter sind nicht mehr vorhersehbar. Die Politik die Vertreter der AfD in Deutschland. und Vizepräsident ist sehr schnelllebig geworden. Jüngstes Global agieren diese Figuren in Brasilien, der europäischen Negativbeispiel ist zweifelsfrei der Bre- den Philippinen und den USA. S&D-Fraktion. xit, den viele EU-Parlamentarier bis zu- Nach fast acht Jahren letzt nicht für möglich gehalten hätten. Keine Rüpel im EU-Parlament im EU-Parlament Sieht man sich in Europa um, so spricht Eine der wenigen Ebenen, wo die verabschiedet er sich in den Ruhestand. die Situation im Moment nicht unbe- Rüpel-Taktik sich noch nicht durchsetzt, dingt für einen Wahlerfolg der Sozial- wo die Dinge noch normal laufen, ist demokratie. In Deutschland, Frankreich das Europäische Parlament. Dort kom- und Großbritannien stehen die Parteien men wir ohne Ellbogen aus und bringen vor großen Problemen. Doch die Unvor- mit vielen Gesprächen gemeinsam et- der Roaming-Gebühren gesetzt. Diese hersehbarkeit der Politik rückt ein Wie- was weiter. Die vergangenen Jahre der Beispiele zeigen, Europa ist die letzte dererleben der 30er Jahre ebenso in den globale Instanz, die etwas weiterbringt. Bereich des Möglichen, wie eine positive Europa ist immer noch da, trotz der nati- Wendung für die europäische Sozialde- onalistischen Bremser im Europäischen mokratie. „Die Ellbogen-Politiker Parlament und in den Regierungen der wollen Europa Mitgliedstaaten. Durch sie wurde viel Ängste und starke Männer von innen zerstören. Zeit verloren, aber es bewegt sich etwas. Die fortgeschrittene Globalisierung Und wenn das EU-Parlament die nega- und ihre Folgen machen den Menschen “ tiven Kräfte hinter sich lassen könnte, Angst. Sie haben Angst, ihren Arbeits- wäre es noch aktiver, dann wäre noch platz zu verlieren, sie machen sich Sor- EU sind eine Erfolgsgeschichte, die leider mehr möglich. gen um die Zukunft ihrer Kinder. Die Äl- in den Medien zu wenig erzählt wird. teren haben Angst um ihr Erspartes und Wichtige Erfolge sind der Euro, den vor Instrumentalisierung viele haben Angst, weil Fremde in ihr zehn Jahren niemand für überlebensfä- der Kriegsopfer Land kommen. 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