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Austria, the world's good Samaritan Positive thinking in red-white-red That crisis columnist can still experience it. For a long time, Austria was considered a country with a bias towards evil: a country with a dense population of Kryptonazis and child harems in potato cellars, breeding ground for dubious politicians like Hitler and Haider and stronghold of the feared Vienna grant ("olle Menschn samma zwider, i mecht s' in die Goschn haun"). These times are over. With a large deployment of traffic lights and Conchita Wurst and Lifeball, Austria has managed to become known worldwide as a good Samaritan among nations. Austria is open-minded, charming, cosmopolitan, tolerant, especially when it comes to homosexuality. As accepted in the new Austria was same-sex love lastly in ancient Greece. Rather would an Austrian shoot himself in the knee than take the word "Schwuchtel" into his mouth. Now it's time to consolidate this freshly acquired image. We could try to chase the Americans their image as world champions of positive thinking away ("If life gives you a lemon, make lemonade out of it"). Economically downsize, no problem, we'll turn Austria into an epicenter of global joy. Impressive politicians set a good example and boost the morale of the population. Faymann and Mitterlehner explain in the morning TV that a few hundred thousand unemployed are much worse than a nuclear war; Häupl gives out free happy tea at City Hall Square. And the Education Minister digs up a lot of new vocational schools to train happiness coaches and motivation masters ("My son graduated with a degree in well-being from Krems." "That's nothing yet. My son is being habilitated in Applied Happiness").