ingemann
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« on: August 28, 2015, 01:40:59 PM » |
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I think the comparison of Wallonia and France with Austria and Germany are quite interesting, mostly because it show the difference. Wallonia outside the occassional occupation have never been under France, and is in my opinion much more cultural German than French. Austria on the other hand was the centre of German culture for centuries, a fully independent Austrian identity have only developed after WW2.
But where I think Austria and Germany differ, are what kind of states they are. Austria are the remnant of one of the old dynastic states which dominated Europe for a millenium, while modern Germany as a state (not as a nation) are a 19th century construct created to large extent by popular demand.
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