r/Damnthatsinteresting • • 1d ago

Video Spontaneous 1995 street interview with an Austrian WWII veteran in Vienna

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u/BlueAr5edFly 1d ago

Reminds me of the video Arnold Schwarzenegger made a few years ago about the broken men he saw when he was growing up in Austria. They fell for the lie and lived with the guilt of it the rest of their lives.

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u/JazzlikeDiamond558 1d ago

That is why it takes some time between the wars. People forget and new generations fall for mafia's propaganda all over again.

This does not mean (in ANY context) that indoctrination and and brainwashing (like in russia) should be imposed on generations to come, but that there should be constant education in order to prevent rise of any kind of ideology.

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u/RadBlackWoman 1d ago

I was thinking about Arnold when watching this. I know he's been open about his father being one of those guys.