• @DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe
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        110 months ago

        Simply not true, historically. Switzerland has long been a cultural and ethnic crossroads between France, Italy, and Germany, which is why their official languages are French, Italian, German, and Romansh (a regional language).

        This lie was, however, commonly repeated by the Nazis to try and justify an invasion on nationalist grounds.

          • @DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe
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            310 months ago

            Never said you were, but there are quite a few of their propaganda efforts that simply became accepted “truth.” Calling blonde haired and blue eyed people Aryan or German, for example, even though we have plenty of evidence those traits exist in non-Germanic peoples.