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Austria avoiding being split like Germany after WWII is a masterclass in geopolitics.

• insane_dreamer 2y ago
  Casting itself as the victim of Germany was a smart move.
  • numewhodis 2y ago
    they are the control group "that doesn't 'have to' feel guilty" ...
  • fakedang 2y ago
    I mean they were the victim of Nazi infiltration. Dolfuss was assassinated, the Anschluss vote was practically a rigged vote and I'm sure Kurt Schussnigg was not pleased with the outcome.
    • aprilthird2021 2y ago
      And they also stole tons of land and businesses from the Jews who they helped expel into concentration camps they helped staff. Many of the famous cafes in Vienna itself, which show up in almost every writing about the city, were stolen from expelled Jews