tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post8568163592647145971..comments2024-03-20T16:05:23.293+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: Back To The HapsburgsDemetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-81403960922647535772014-01-08T22:09:39.820+00:002014-01-08T22:09:39.820+00:00If you Gogle ""Beerdigung Otto von Habsb...If you Gogle ""Beerdigung Otto von Habsburgs" you will see that he had at least a funeral fit for an Emperor. Apart from the Archdukes being in lounge suits rather than splendid uniforms , you could be back in the good old days, including the singing of the Imperial Anthem. In fact, the family continues to exercise considerable behind the scenes political influence. George von Habsburg was Hungarian ambassador for the negotiations to join the EU.<br />Otto was influential in the "picnic" on the Hungarian border which resulted in East Germans being allowed to cross the border, thus bringing down the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union. He was a big pal of Cardinal Ratzinger, later Pope Beneict.Edward Spaltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168350315689612490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-40666073432857775422014-01-08T19:28:36.281+00:002014-01-08T19:28:36.281+00:00I enjoyed that, a good start to 2014. Plus ça chan...I enjoyed that, a good start to 2014. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.com