Let it be clear that "neutrality" just means helping to maintain the settler-colony entity occupying Palestine and capitulating to their Western siblings no-problem while not saying much publicly about the U.S. State Department list of definitely-ontologically-bad-countries-and-resistance-groups list.

Yes, this too applies to Switzerland, Andorra, Ireland, Lichtenstein, Malta, Monaco and so on.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

~~Australia just classified Iran as terrorists because Israel told them to.~~

[–] Samsuma@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i thought this was about Austria lol. Also "[Euroanglo-Zionazi] told them to" is just code for US telling them to do so. The attack was obviously a psyop that allowed headlines like "Why Iran Hit Australia" and "Revelations Iran was behind antisemitic attacks show IRGC tentacles have reached Australia" to churn out. Clear as day consent manufacturing to justify yet another imminent bombing campaign on Iran.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

My bad I'm misreading the comment chain

[–] Samsuma@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

lol np

[–] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 days ago

I think neutrality just means that they won't payroll the US military industrial complex directly. Aside from that, Austria stays together with the other nations of the Western block.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago

sehr gut

[–] highduc@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 days ago

Good for them.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 3 days ago

I feel like EU countries who are neutral are going to run into issues when the EU creates a union military.

[+] kepix@lemmy.world -10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"look at me, im austria, and i didnt got fucked last time russia invaded europe, im gonna stay out of this"

[–] GiorgioPerlasca@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Your comment contains several historical inaccuracies and simplifications:

Modern Austria as a state did not exist during the Napoleonic Wars, when Russia participated in anti-French coalitions. The Austrian Empire was then an active participant in the events.
During World War II, Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938 (the Anschluss) and effectively became part of the German state until 1945.
The term "Russia invaded Europe" is an oversimplification. The Russian Empire and the USSR participated in pan-European conflicts, but usually as part of coalitions and with specific political goals.

A more accurate historical position could reflect:

Neutral status of Austria after 1955
Austria's participation in pan-European institutions
The complex history of relations between the Russian/Soviet state and European countries

I recommend avoiding simplistic interpretations of complex historical processes and interstate relations.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago

Also the Russian feudal empire is hardly similar to the current Russian capitalist state, which had an 70-year socialist state sandwiched in between.

[–] kepix@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

theres nothing complex about it. russians came and stole everything that wasnt nailed down. everyone on lemmy can fuck their russia/china bootlicking ideologies. i dont care about your idealistic and pc history storytelling bs.

austria wants to be the next switzland, basicly a free "i dont give a fuck" card.

[–] GiorgioPerlasca@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

The phrase "Russians came and stole everything" is a harmful generalization attributing collective guilt to the entire nation.

The comment does not specify either a time frame or specific historical events, which makes an assessment impossible. The text is clearly ideological in nature, not historical, which makes it difficult to evaluate it objectively.

Relations between countries (including Russia, China, Austria, and others) are complex multidimensional processes that cannot be reduced to simplistic images of "victims" and "aggressors."

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