Anarchy in Austria: Hundreds of Residents Declare Themselves ‘State Deniers’

‘A new movement of “state deniers” has sprung up in Austria, where hundreds of people are refusing to accept the authorities of the state or any punitive measures handed down by state officials.
Hundreds of Austrians have declared themselves “state deniers,” who don’t accept the legitimacy of the Republic of Austria.
State deniers don’t recognize the authority of state organs, refuse to pay taxes or fines and instead of contributing to public coffers, they claim compensation from civil servants and government institutions.
The movement is particularly strong in Lower Austria, the northernmost and most populous of the country’s nine states. It gathered pace in 2014, with the formation of groups such as the One People’s Public Trust (OPPT), Freemen, Staatenbund (State Federation) and Terranier.
Austrian civil servants say they are exasperated by the movement, which they characterize as “paper terrorism.”‘
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