What would Eastern Europe be like if it was still around?
I'm not necessarily saying the monarchy, I'm talking about a multi-ethnic super-state under a capitalist economic system. Could it survive? Might Bosnians, Serbians, Croatians, Austrians, and Hungarians put aside their differences when faced with a common threat (ie. Communism, Islam)?
> Might Bosnians, Serbians, Croatians, Austrians, and Hungarians put aside their differences
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>>2097386
I would have thought the fact that it's issues pretty much started the first world war would be the answer. Diverse, supraethinic states just haven't had much luck, given each individual group wants ultimate power over its own state.
>>2097386
The fact that Yugoslavia couldn't hold up, I have serious doubts that this abomination will
>>2097386
Multi-ethnic European states can and do function, provided all the ethnicities are actually white and Christian. Just look at Switzerland, I don't see them breaking up. Austria-Hungary broke up not because of internal conflicts, but because of foreign interests.
>Yes Eurogoy, Austria-Hungary should totally break up and every little regional Slav ethnicity should form a separate country.
>But Bretons, Scots, Welsh, Ukrainians and native Americans shouldn't demand independence, you see it's TOTALLY DIFFERENT when Entente countries are involved!
>>2097622
>white and christian
Most of them are not even human
>>2097632
t. Francois-Schlomo Romanov, duke of Winterbottom
>>2097402
>Diverse, supraethinic states just haven't had much luck
Russia
Switzerland
Canada
China
Belgium
Spain
Finland
USA
Malaysia
Indonesia
Afghanistan
Britain
All of these countries exist, even if some of them are shitholes, yet I'm supposed to believe that Austria-Hungary just HAD TO dissolve?