ROAD MAP No. 4
AUTUMN 2012
Liechtenstein is a prime example
We have always dedicated ourselves in our Road Maps to the fundamental questions of political work. This time we will present an example of a successful campaign, which was based on strict adherence to tactical considerations. In recent months the EA National Group of the Principality of Liechtenstein under its intelligent and energetic National Leader demonstrated how, in individual tactical steps, a major strategic interim target can be achieved. By means of various country-wide campaigns the task was to grab the attention of the media by concentrating on a predetermined area - as homogeneous as possible - and over a fairly long period of time, thereby breaking the spiral of silence.
We base our precept on the assumption that bad news is also news. Thus, we have put the current unjust regime in a dilemma since, if the media stay silent regarding our information campaigns, they are indirectly admitting we are right. The public have read our flyers, our posters and banners, they have seen our golden Cross of Europe on stickers and balloons, on our website they have looked at the texts, films and lectures and in so doing have had the opportunity to form their own opinions at their leisure. And in many cases that is positive. If, however, the media begin to drool - as is now the case in Liechtenstein - many more people unavoidably become aware of us. And right now that is the main thing. The people must get to know: EUROPEAN ACTION is there, and it has very specific objectives.
The fact that the media are now hopping mad, because a certain Member of the Liechtensteiner Landtag, a typical do-gooder, who continuously repeats the same boring rhetoric, reels off antifascist litanies and then calls the police, is something that doesn’t greatly bother us. We are much more interested in the fact that the Liechtenstein public prosecutor's office has once again confirmed its official position that there is nothing legally wrong with our activities. At this stage in our political struggle this is critical: we have no interest that our activities are prohibited or that our fellow campaigners are brought to court. We operate very close to the limits, but we try as far as possible to avoid major losses, which serve no useful purpose.
If one day in the future the ruling political structure in Europe throws all its hypocritical liberal principles overboard and segues into an open dictatorship, tougher laws will naturally be adopted, which could to some degree make our 7 objectives illegal. In that case we would have to respond with an appropriate change in strategy.
Meanwhile, however, the precedent set by Liechtenstein should be adopted. With diverse, even unconventional campaigns – required is only that they have style and class – the objective is that attention is drawn towards the EA and with maximum energy ensure that the deathly silence is broken and that the taboos crumble away.
A wave of sympathy in the general population for EA cannot be restrained any longer as soon as the censorship and pent up fear are first broken. The clearer the crisis heading in our direction becomes, the sooner people will be looking for alternatives which we can provide them with. Initially consent is covert, or at least restrained, but at some point it will be more open. Therefore, it is necessary in a specific geographical area - or at a university, a cultural, economic or political meeting of any kind - to reach a larger number of interested parties through multiple and diverse actions, so that inevitably conversations ensues thereby breaking the spell.
The Principality of Liechtenstein has 17,000 households. After the recent media storm in three days 7,000 users from Liechtenstein visited our webpage www.europaeische aktion.org.
That is what we understand as successful work!
Our congratulations to Liechtenstein!
Bernhard Schaub
September 2012
