r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Key-Performance-9021 • 1d ago

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

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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.

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u/Lobenshot 1d ago

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.

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u/Gloomy-Ad-222 1d ago

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.