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accidentallfact
16 days ago
From what I've read, Franz Ferdinand was the only one with any say in the matter, who could foresee the result of the war. So there is really nothing new about this.
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decimalenough
16 days ago
The archduke, the band, or some other soothsayer who shares the name?
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accidentallfact
16 days ago
Yes, the archduke who got assassinated just before the war started.
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decimalenough
16 days ago
And what did he have to say about Trump's Iran war back in 1914?
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accidentallfact
16 days ago
Nothing of course. But he reportedly insisted that war with russia would lead to the rise of communism.
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