Would you be in favor of another Anschluss between Germany and Austria?

**poiuytrewq0987** · 06-03-2011, 01:35 AM

Simple question. Would you support them if they desired another anschluss?

**~~The Journeyman~~** · 06-03-2011, 02:11 AM

Yes, but only if Germany is under Austrian authority. Then we can reclaim our beautiful national anthem!

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**~~SwordoftheVistula~~** · 06-03-2011, 02:47 AM

In theory, yes. In practice, modern Germany is so screwed up in mentality and politically, that it would only screw up Austria (still a reasonably sane place) by placing them under the control of the much numerically superior Germany.

Maybe Bavaria splitting off and joining Austria would make more sense.

**~~Joe McCarthy~~** · 06-03-2011, 03:04 AM

No. Germany is already too big. Mitterand had serious reservations about reunification.

**Oreka Bailoak** · 06-03-2011, 03:41 AM

No. Germany is already too big.

How are they already too big?

Germany shrunk over the last century from 696,265 km^2 to 357,021 km^2.
In other words they are half the size they were- most of the land taken from them.

Austria is only 83,855 km^2.

Your argument makes no sense to me.

**~~SwordoftheVistula~~** · 06-03-2011, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by Joe McCarthy

Mitterand had serious reservations about reunification.

A French communist...always a good source to look to

**~~Joe McCarthy~~** · 06-03-2011, 04:17 AM

Oreka, I'm sure you're aware that this question of Germany's size has a long history in European politics and that it has very little to do with land mass. There is no good argument for unification with Austria. It is a fetish of German chauvinists, Nazis of all nationalities, and idealists who think national self-determination is some kind of sacred writ.

**Loddfafner** · 06-03-2011, 04:19 AM

Isn't it redundant, what with the EU?

**~~Joe McCarthy~~** · 06-03-2011, 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by SwordoftheVistula

A French communist...always a good source to look to

He was a socialist with a background in Vichy. He was also France's leader. None of that is my point though. Mitterand's sentiments are symptomatic of a broader skepticism about allowing Germany to become too big, which adding Austria would only aggravate even more. The present arrangement is working fine. There's no reason to set the stage for possible future instability in Europe by merging Austria with Germany.

**Oreka Bailoak** · 06-03-2011, 04:42 AM

The present arrangement is working fine. There's no reason to set the stage for possible future instability in Europe by merging Austria with Germany.

I agree with everything you've said in your last 2 posts, except that I don't think Austria uniting with Germany would cause any instability in the Region short or long term.

Who is to feel instability? Italy? Czech Republic? I doubt they would be concerned about it.