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Originally Posted by Slartibartfas
Feb, what was the difference between the state Austria and the Vaterländischen Front back then?
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Well Austria was a state and thus a subject to international law whereas the VF was a party organisation which - admittedly - tried to present itself of as the entire nation but those attempts were propaganda and ridiculous. The Vf was far from ever gaining the ideological mass support which was behind Hitler or Mussollini. They had the nazis and the socialists against them and this was from the beginning a very desperate struggle.
I remember a quote from Friedrich Torberg that went like:
"Answering on the question on the political attitude of the people Seipel answered: There are 40% Nazis, 40% socialists and 20% old christian-socials. Then the other one said: But what about the VF? And Seipel answered: That was exactly what I was talking about!!" (from: Die Erben der Tante Jolesch)