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> that Italy annexed and tried to screw over locals, As an Italian: partial and partisan historic summaries do more harm than good.
by peoplefromibiza 5y ago
> that Italy annexed and tried to screw over locals,
As an Italian: partial and partisan historic summaries do more harm than good.
- peoplefromibiza 5y agoto expand a little bit: the annexion of the South Tyrol area dates back to 1920, after the first World war. Skipping the previous heavy germanization of a Roman region, there was the forced Italianisation during the fascist regime in Italy, which is not exactly Italy screwing over locals, but a tyranny trying to screw over everyone, including Italians. South Tyrol has been ruled an independent region in 1946, after WW2 by the Italian authorities and definitely granted the status in the 70s of the past century by the UN. So they have been an autonomous region for at least 50 years. Quoting OP «nowadays the relation with the Italian gov. is quite good» can be translated to «they have been good for a long time». I know there are still irredentists who still see themselves as part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, but, honestly, I believe they should move on. Anyway, talking about it here it's completely off topic as per HN guidelines «Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.»