Martin Sellner, Identitär!: Geschichte eines Aufbruchs (Identitarian: Story of an Awakening). Verlag Antaios, 2017, €16.00, 279 pages (available only in German).
Martin Sellner is one of the most prominent figures in identitarianism and one of the most persecuted dissidents in Austria. A student of law and philosophy in Vienna, he is the co-founder and co-leader, along with Patrick Lenart, of the Austrian Identitarian Movement, and is also a leader in Generation Identity, a pan-European youth movement of non-violent political activism. For several years, the Austrian authorities have illegally raided his home, made baseless criminal charges against him, and tried to cut his funding.
Most recently, his Austrian bank told him, without explanation, that it had closed his account. As he explained, “today the fourth account, which I had never publicly announced, was closed, presumably under pressure from the Graz prosecutor.” [Author’s note: all translations are my own.]
In a YouTube video the previous day, Mr. Sellner noted that many of his possessions seized by Austrian authorities had still not been returned. This comes one month after the Austrian high court ruled that his property had been seized without cause in two illegal raids in 2019 and should be returned.
How did Mr. Sellner get to this point? This book explains the history of the movement and the thinking behind it. ...
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