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"Germany is a country" - Delusional Cosplayers (infosec.pub)
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[–] SuperPengato@scribe.disroot.org 15 points 1 day ago

The previous emperor had rejected the 1848 attempt at unification from the Frankfurt National Assembly even though it planned on making him emperor of the Germans, because it was too progressive and he didn't have enough control over it, so I'm not 100% sure blood and steel was the only option.