He was quite a statesman. He united the squabbling provinces of Germany into a single state. He's commonly confused with Hitler, which I think is the source of the misplaced hate. He has a very good following among history nerds.
It makes sense for Liberals to like Bismarck. He was able to effectively navigate Germany, and Europe more broadly, further into modernity without having to reconcile with its internal contradictions or social tensions.
it's not that bad of a point but why would anyone want to associate with Bismarck
Maybe Ro Khanna just really, really hates Namibians or smth?
Kaiserboos.
He was quite a statesman. He united the squabbling provinces of Germany into a single state. He's commonly confused with Hitler, which I think is the source of the misplaced hate. He has a very good following among history nerds.
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There’s an interesting saying, can’t remember from where, that says fascism is just colonialism and imperialism brought into the domestic stage.
It's Robert Paxton's 'Anatomy of Fascism' I think.
lebensraum in europe was begining under the kaiserreich with land consolidation & immigration to east prussia while buying up land & kicking out poles
Which is widely regarded as a bad move
It makes sense for Liberals to like Bismarck. He was able to effectively navigate Germany, and Europe more broadly, further into modernity without having to reconcile with its internal contradictions or social tensions.