I asked my dad about my uncle's disbelief and he said that unc was a good hearted soul but not very smart and I shouldn't pay too much attention to what he said because he didn't know very much other than what the union and his "fraternal brothers" told him and that they certainly had their own agenda.
Are you my uncle? He also had an animose toward Austrians generally and the monarchy specifically.
Nope. Not a Slav gene in my body.