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Key FactsPeter Thiel Talk Canceled at Vienna Festival
Jun 2, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: freitag.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: freitag.de
- The planned discussion with tech billionaire Peter Thiel at the Vienna Festival was canceled due to mounting pressure.
- Milo Rau's festival theme, 'Republic of Gods,' explores new spirituality through staged divine figures.
- Thiel’s controversial political views and far-right associations prompted protests and withdrawal of other participants.
- The cancellation sparked debate on artistic freedom and cancel culture within a politically divided climate.
not to fight fascism and to think about resistance strategies— Geoffroy de Lagasnerie, explaining his cancellation of the discussion at the Wiener Festwochen by saying that one cannot fight fascism and think about resistance strategies.
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