I'm sick of my country

[Whateverist]

Maybe Liechtenstein, but invading Switzerland is a terrible shlep. So many mountains, every adult is trained military reservist with an assault rifle hidden in the cupboard, they have all crucial roads equipped with remote controlled anti-tank barriers, and they have all the newest military technology. Better just borrow some money from them and go around, it's not much of a detour.

Shhhhhsh.  Don't tell the nationalists.   If sending them to Switzerland doesn't do them in, perhaps you can convince them that attacking Russia in the late fall would be good scheme.

If only Rummy and Cheney had marionetted W there.  Trouble is they'd stay well back from the frontline and use up as many troops as possible.  If only ..

[Alex K]

Things could be worse, Abs.  This could be your national anthem.

http://tinypic.com/m/jg1m5f/2

What on earth is that!

[Drich]

So, we had the first round of presidential elections today and it turned out the far right candidate came in first. That, to clarify matters, isn't a simple rightwing populist, that's a german nationalist with a past of being apologetic towards the Hitler regime. Now, the president isn't a very powerful office in Austria, but with the very real chance of a far right/right coalition after the next general elections, checks and balances are out of the window, with the possibility of changes to the constitution. In short, we're going down the Hungarian or Polish shitter next.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36124256

German nationalists.. What could possibly go wrong there?

If you guys do go off the rails again, maybe start with the middle east and North Korea this time. Think of all the oil and kimchee you'll have.

[Pat Mustard]

So can we expect Austria to invade Germany soon?

I'd start off with Lichtenstein first, then Switzerland. Those two countries will give you lots of money so you could just stop here and no one would probably fight back. I wouldn't do France because that's getting a bit close to the warmongering United Kingdom. If you want to expand further then best to then move into Italy and the rest of the EU will be secretly glad that you're removing a lot of the debt problems and stemming the flow of immigrants while publicly condemning you. Getting Greece at this point will be difficult because you'd have to invade by sea. And if you want to reach them by land you'd have to do Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia and they're a bit more practised at genocide and fighting. You also don't want to go too far east because you might turn a potential ally (Putin) into an enemy. But you could team up with them and Hungary to form an axis. Nothing like a common enemy to bring people together.

Anyway good luck with your expansionism and remember to have good looking uniforms, it always helps to create the right impression.

They could invade us, half their army is still Irish Jacobite, the other half being Savoyard.

[Brian37]

So, we had the first round of presidential elections today and it turned out the far right candidate came in first. That, to clarify matters, isn't a simple rightwing populist, that's a german nationalist with a past of being apologetic towards the Hitler regime. Now, the president isn't a very powerful office in Austria, but with the very real chance of a far right/right coalition after the next general elections, checks and balances are out of the window, with the possibility of changes to the constitution. In short, we're going down the Hungarian or Polish shitter next.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36124256

German nationalists.. What could possibly go wrong there?

If you guys do go off the rails again, maybe start with the middle east and North Korea this time. Think of all the oil and kimchee you'll have.

Yea, all you have to do is peddle a utopia, sell the idea that a god gave you rights and dominion over everyone and everything, which is what Hitler did. But don't feel bad, Muslims and Jews depending on location all think their respective god/s gave them the right to "defend" their territories.

But that is what all religions teach. Tribalism.  And as much as I love liberals of all religions, they forget that the tribalists in all camps use the very same books they do to come to very different conclusions.

[Minimalist]

Things could be worse, Abs.  This could be your national anthem.

http://tinypic.com/m/jg1m5f/2

What on earth is that!

A clip from Top Secret.

Here's another:

http://tinypic.com/m/jg1m52/2

[Minimalist]

The plot thickens.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/10/world/...c=rss&_r=0

Austrian Chancellor Resigns Amid Rise in Right-Wing Populism

[abaris]

The plot thickens.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/10/world/...c=rss&_r=0

Austrian Chancellor Resigns Amid Rise in Right-Wing Populism

There's much more to the story than they make it seem. He came under heavy friendly fire by his own party. Especially from the younger generation and the unions. They meant that the social in social democratic party should still have some meaning, as opposed to the policy Faymann persued. Not on his own accord, but probably because the conservative part of the coalition threatened to change horses and have another go with the extreme right.

They also report wrongly that Vienna has fallen to Hofer. Vienna is the only city where the rightwinger didn't score a majority. The green cadidate, one of the select few reputable politicians, did. He's also the rightwinger's opponent in the second round of presidential elections.

[Minimalist]

There's much more to the story than they make it seem.

They're dealing with American attention spans, you know.

[Minimalist]

Here's another beaut.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/05/...ampaign=im

Austrian Teacher Investigated After Telling Class Mohammad Was a Child Molester

Yet, that is the clear implication of the hadiths.