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· Föderation EN Sa 29.03.2025 14:27:43 @Sanderde @QuantumAspect @noelreports @gemelliz Unfortunately, most Austrians did welcome the Nazis and didn't mind being part of Germany. No fun being communist or social democrat though. |
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Föderation EN Sa 29.03.2025 14:38:51 No doubt there were many Austrians that wanted to become part of Germany (like some Canadians want to become the 51st state). However, under pressure from pro-union activists there was a referendum held that was not secret ballot and therefore open to threats and coercion that resulted in a 99.7% vote for acceptance. The Catholic Church was against it, then Cardinal Theodor Innitzer was assaulted and made a statement in support. |
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Föderation EN Sa 29.03.2025 14:39:52 @nichni @Sanderde @QuantumAspect @noelreports @gemelliz Perhaps the people in Greenland would see things differently if a Greenlander had assumed power in the US and wanted to unite the US with his home country? |
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Föderation EN Sa 29.03.2025 15:09:47 @leeloo @Sanderde @QuantumAspect @noelreports @gemelliz Correct, I had forgotten that part. Also bear in mind that Austria must have been in a kind of existential crisis after the loss of the Empire after World War 1. |
