He was extremely reactionary. But there are interesting things about reactionary figures (Huey long primarily). Bismarck was really, really good statesman and diplomat. I mean good in the skill sense, not the moral sense. Bismarck was the first master of Realpolitik. He created that web of alliances that causes all of the shit in WW1 to happen, ironically enough, as a measure against that war. Dan Carlin goes into some detail in his WW1 podcast series Blueprints of Armageddon
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He was extremely reactionary. But there are interesting things about reactionary figures (Huey long primarily). Bismarck was really, really good statesman and diplomat. I mean good in the skill sense, not the moral sense. Bismarck was the first master of Realpolitik. He created that web of alliances that causes all of the shit in WW1 to happen, ironically enough, as a measure against that war. Dan Carlin goes into some detail in his WW1 podcast series Blueprints of Armageddon