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It's like Austria. Sure, technically they're German, but they're their own thing
"Austria is German(y)" was pushed by a very specific group for a very specific purpose.
The word you want is Germanic. There is a very important distinction between the national and ethnic or cultural terms here.
Thank you, seriously wasn't trying to make fascist arguments, I promise. Just trying to make a comparison and why certain things can't always be grouped together
Goddamn don't let Austrians hear you just called them German