A quote from Ian Buruma in The Los Angeles Times, 3 October 2008

To see the rise of the Austrian right as a revival of Nazism would be a mistake. […] There's certainly a case to be made that if people are anxious about their national identities, the sovereignty of their governments or the demographic and social complexion of their societies, such fears are best heard in the political arena. As long as people express their concerns, however distasteful to liberal ears, by votes rather than violence, democracy will not be seriously harmed.