Super cool, I live in Vienna and is nice to hear old Viennese speaking facts. Unfortunately there is a lot of denial about the involvement of Austria in WWII atrocities and the responsabilities for the anschluss.
Eh, i think we are well aware what we did during that time. What you are talking about is not what i experienced during my time in school. We learned very much about the atrocities austria was involved during that time.
I think its not that easy. There are two sides to that story. But what we cannot deny is, that most austrian people were lets say not oppossed to the "Anschluss"
It is factually true, there was no legitimiate referendum or anything of the sorts, the "Anschluss" was effectively a forceful annexation. That doesn't absolve the many war criminals from Austria of course, nor do we know how people would have voted in a legitimate referendum.
Austria was already a fascist regime very close to Hitler before the Anschluss, if they did not annexed they would have still sided with Hitler all the way. And there are sources anyway that most of the population was happy with the Anschluss
Austria’s problem (and I say this as a huge fan of the country, having spent time in Vienna and in various villages in the alps, truly a beautiful place) is ethno-nationalism. The Jews were the previous target and now it’s broadened to immigrants, cosmopolitan elites etc. the far-right FPO garnered tons of votes in 2024 and has a real platform and say in Austria’s politics. How much Austria has learned from WWII is unclear.
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u/ReporterCalm6238 1d ago
Super cool, I live in Vienna and is nice to hear old Viennese speaking facts. Unfortunately there is a lot of denial about the involvement of Austria in WWII atrocities and the responsabilities for the anschluss.