He was conservative in his views, and feared that the post Second World War socialist governments regarded the countryside only from an economic perspective.
But with opinion polls consistently showing that the Freedom party (FPÖ), a rightwing populist group whose success is built on anti-immigration views and and fears of Islamisation, was topping the popularity stakes, the 56-year-old did an abrupt U-turn.
There may be less of a risk, now, in exploring their present aspirations as future-related views, desires and fears.
The purpose is to bring the full range of concerns, views, hopes and fears of the interviewees with respect to the driving question to the fore.
Many of the wealthier Sunni middle classes here share that view and, fearing economic ruin, they have sided with the government.
Physicians ought to provide elderly patients with the opportunity to express very personal points of view, expectations, and fears, even though (as sometimes trivial points of view and concerns) these do not have a significant influence on professional medical treatment of health problems.
We need extra-curricular activities for them to express their views and their fears," he says.
In speeches and testimony, Mr. Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, is piecing together a theory about debt that departs from traditional views and even from fears he has himself expressed in the past.
These include: illness understanding, decision-making and information preferences, prognostic disclosure, patient goals and fears, views on acceptable function and trade-offs, and desires for family involvement.
