Why German History is Different
2022 ж. 9 Қаз.
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Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free Gift
Your point regarding books taking one inward, as well as outward... so spot on.
Finally someone who understands the german soul and doesn't talk about beer, the Autobahn or WWII. Thank you for this video.
Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later. The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free Gift.
@@dove3853 piss off
Germany has changed both our mind and the state. The first Russian scientist Lomonosov studied in Germany in Marburg, Electorate of Hesse. Sincerely from Russia
Germany, first of all, is the country of Goethe and Schiller, Kant and Leibniz, Bach and Durer. Arts longa vita brevis, as the Romans said
He may understand a part of the german soul, but it is small part of the germany i live in. As are beer, the Autobahn. I can't say as wwII because it's the origin of that germany. I was raised within a kind of guild culture, where I learned in school that "we" startet two devastating world wars and killed millions of jews and others. That is a part of the german soul as well. And as he scratched in the video, another part of germany is in the rational decision making and deciding and i would love to see that even more. There are a lot of "Tüftler" or "Bastler" (small scale inventers or makers) who figure out solutions to problems, few people even thought about. What he forgot to mention in the video was some of the bad things 'invented' in the spirit of this time and which we have to fight to today, for example homoeopathy.
"The land belongs to the French and the Russians, the sea belongs to the British, but we (Germans) possess undisputed dominion in the airy kingdom of dreams" - Heinrich Heine paraphrased
I like this, particularly because it is an unlimited kingdom, that no one can invade or conquer!
Germans invented everything
@@christelwilk6166 hitler did🔥
Beautiful! Just fuckin' beautiful!
@@christelwilk6166It has already been invaded and conquered numerous time really, by political religious or material power. Maybe conquer is not descriptive enough here, more like killing or forgetting whatever of the kingdom dont fit them.
As a German-American, it took me a while to realize how special Germany is. Many in the United States only know Germany for the last century and have no idea about Germany’s past. For its influence, folklore, literature, and art. Thank you. Hopefully, this sentiment will change in the States eventually.
Even if I only knew the last century, I would still think they're amazing. Granted, WW2 was unfortunate, but Russia is now proving that could happen to anyone not paying attention, narcissism at grand scale when every country has it in certain individuals. But look how well Germany has *recovered*, and in such a positive direction: "Yes, WW2 happened. We're not proud of it, but we, the children of those who did horrible things, are definitely *not* hiding it, so that we may ensure it *never* happens again." The Enlightenment is strong in that one sentence alone, and *not* every country would *respond* that way. Germany is special, and in my opinion has atoned for its 10-year crime spree in its 1000-year history. That being said, I did not know anyone who died in the H*.
German american as in american and your great- grandpa cam from germany? Please, if you didn't grow up in germany don't call yourself german-american. If you did grow up in germany I'm sorry, but there are too many that say they are *any european country*-American because their great granddaddy came from that country while they have never been there, don't speak the language and know very little about it.
If you were born in the US, you are American. It is pathetic to hear 70 percent of Americans claiming they are German just because there was some German in their ancestors (every European had at least one German in their ancestors if you don't count Spain or South Italy). Plus you guys don't know that Jews were given the most German-sounding surnames in German speaking countries. So you may want to check whether you, the American, have German or German Jew ancestors.
I honestly believe that Germans are the only nation-successor of the Roman Empire in terms of contribution to civilisation development!
@@Parciwal_Gamingthe genetic heritage matters anyway
I'm german and to see someone that speaks with such a great choice of words about Germany and his culture is heartwarming. Thank you for your awesome video and all your work you put into this :)
Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later. The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free Gift.
@@dove3853 Christ = the Sun.
*Many of us outside of Europe who engage in various intellectual pursuits have great respect for the German people and its history. I love German intellectual culture ; be it philosophy or social sciences (too many great philosophers/thinkers to mention here), classical composers, writers, physicists, mathematicians, and scientists in general. I find that the sort of people who ONLY bring up the Nazi past are the ignorant, hateful, politically biased, extreme left wing, uncultured twerps who lack an in depth knowledge of the aforementioned in regards to German intellectual culture and its history. Cheers, mein freund.*
@@dove3853So easy to say these words. So difficult to actually be an authentic person. The question is whether those words lead to something that bears fruit. Wittgenstein, Hegel, Mahler, Schopenhauer, Beethoven, Nietzsche, Bach, Fichte, Steiner, Jung and on and on and on, were just some of those who ground on and on and deeper and deeper and whose work bore glorious bore fruit. But the words you write here are so easy to say and are empty unless worked with and have led so often to horrific bloodshed because of pathologically lazy arrogant misunderstanding Why? Because more often than not they are the diabolical result of the screwed up idea that "I've got it and you haven't". Which is worse than the worst kinds of racism and sexism and nationalism. Of course I could be wrong. But since you write that here under this brilliant video it seems to me that's what you think (that you know and others such as the guy making the video don't) Open your eyes freshly and look upon the world as a child would. Ask yourself who you really are. Quit repeating over and over again a mantra that you use to violently prevent you from looking at ABSOLUTELY ALL AND EVERYTHING THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON AROUND YOU. Wake up NOW and start being who you are. Not some fake facsimile.
Diesem Dank schließe ich mich von ganzem Herzen an !
I’ve always admired Germany and it’s people. This was a good watch. Shoutout to my German friends! 🇬🇧🇩🇪
Come back to eu ! Or free Scotland at least…
@@dinosaure_jr4595ewww Nothing German about the globalist EU you clown. EU is designed to be the tomb of the European peoples.
Greetings back to you🇩🇪🤝🇬🇧
I always loved the british humor, as well as their dedication to keep their culture present. Great architecture and interesting historical accomplishments and figures. I've always felt that we got a similar mentality. Too bad that so many refugees and tourists don't respect you the way you deserve. Also greetings 😊.
this page of german history is so pleasant and without hate.It's rare that someone talks so positively about the german past and their people
Ja ich weiss war ich bin. My dead. 34 years husband loved me....he saw something....and here,I had to go 55 years. Being almost thought of as a killer holocaust.....terrible....i was 3. When that took place. Thank you to give a true balance.....goethe. Schiller. Etc... and of course our father. Sustained me. Deutsch zu sein....nicht besser. Aber auch nicht immer schlecht. Mensch. Love your work
I'm English and my wife is Italian. It's very clear to us that aspects of our cultures depend on Germany and German cultural history. To hate Germany is to hate being European itself.
Everyone and every country has their dark days… it doesn’t mean their light doesn’t shine in other ways.
@@476233 So true!
Normalerweise erwartet man ja von Briten eher Hass und entmenschlichende Verleumdungen - und zwar nicht erst seit Versailles. Dieses Video ist okay.
This is a great video! Im not german but I am going to Germany for 10 months so I really want to make sure to understand its history, philosophy and culture. I feel that a lot of germans are ashamed of their origins and culture due to certain dark chapters in its history, but Germany and germans are more than that. Liebe Grüße aus Mexiko! 🇩🇪
Ich bin stolz Deutscher zu sein! Bienvenido!
🇮🇷Iranian❤ love❤ 🇩🇪Germans because they are of Iranian descent. Did you know that centuries before the German name, the Persians had 10 tribes, one of which was the German tribe Centuries ago, we had a land in Iran called Germania, which is now called Kermania, even before the current Germany, the river Rhine was called there, now there is an ancient fortress called Rhine.
@@arianjahani295270% of modern Germans have Slavic DNA, and only 30% germanic and a lot of the philosophers mentioned here are of Jewish origin. Persian first referred just to people from the region around Fars until the Arab invaders used it for every Iranian for simplicity. As both modern German and modern Persian language are of indogermanic origin referring to INDIA, you must feel a even stronger relationship/love to them.. but we both sure share more genetics with the countries that are surrounding us or conquered us like “Persians” got their genetic influences from Arabs, Greeks, mongols, Indians etc. Germans never called themselves german (Roman Empire did) and still don’t, but deutsch.
oh and of course the „German tribe“ (there were over 160- British, Belgian, Dutch (here you see the word deutsch again) are also descendants of them for example and their languages are also germanic ones) wasn’t a persian tribe once, there were movements and influences but if you want to see it that way you had to say all of us are Indian then, but going this far back u can just say we are all related with each other on this earth so whatever
We are not ashamed. Just annoyed by foreigners who dont take time to understand what world war 2 was really about.
I read medieval history and literature. I also wrote a couple of papers in my first year on German history. I’ve always felt that the true German spirit is hopelessly romantic. It amuses me to think how appalled the Germans of the past of would be if they knew how their descendants are perceived by other nations. The German efficiency would have been an absolutely ridiculous concept.
What are you talking about? Ever heard about German idealism (Hegel)? It directly relates to efficiency. You confuse romantism with dreaming. Also, you should have a look at the various international surveys about the most popular nations. Guess what country has topped them over and over again in recent years!?
A lot of the stereotypes on german work ethic are true, and as far as I can tell originated in Prussia. Even the beaurocracy of prussia was similar to how it is in germany today
@@vsl5455 Wtf, the Prussian bureaucracy was famous for its efficiency, that's the contrary of Germany today.
@@nightwish1000 may be true, but the amount of beaurocracy there is, is definitely a remnant of prussia. Things like the DIN and other regulations. Some of the laws that originated in Prussia even made it into EU law.
@@nightwish1000Prussia ruined Germany. Deal with it.
Ich bin absolut gerührt über diese wunderschöne Sichtweise auf diesen Aspekt der deutschen Geschichte
Für uns Deutsche, die sich gerne in Schuld suhlen, ist es oft irritierend wenn über uns positiv und wohlwollend gesprochen wird. ... Aber ich muss jetzt los auf eine Antifa-"Deutschland, du mieses Stück Scheisse"- Demo!
Wenn ich mal fremdwerben darf, Wätzold und Caligula haben einen sehr schönen Podcast über die deutsche Kultur, und wie diese über die Jahrhunderte geformt wurde, gemacht. Ist ein kleiner Kanal, aber ich finde ihn so gut, dass ich einfach mal froh bin ihn erwähnen zu können.
Ich finde auch
@@StockpileThomas1 ich finde diese Art an Fremdwerbung Ok da diese nicht aus dem Nichts kommt und mit dem Thema zu tun hat
Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later. The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free Gift.
Italian here. Germany and Italy are the more conservative and fragmented counterparts of England and France. Two germanic and two romance countries, they form a square in the middle of Europe, both geographically and historically/culturally.
England today is definitely to the right of Germany
Interesting thought I mean the Germanic tribes even called their alliance Holy Roman Empire
Italy and Germany are located central and were always the melting pots of European cultures and innovation. When it comes to music, science and art both countries (including Austria here) were probably one of the most important in the world. Fun fact: famous German artists and composers often traveled to Italy for inspiration.
I would add the Low Countries too (both the Netherlands and Belgium, and Luxembourg too ahah). I guess it's the Holy Roman Empire heritage.
Calling germany conservative feels like a joke.
I studied only 2 semesters in Minden (NRW) but every time I came across the Weser on my way to my faculty, I could see standing there a proud but humble statue, and on that statue inwritten it said "Gedenke dass du ein Deutscher bist", "Remember that you are a German". It was the statue in honour of Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg, Denkmal des Großen Kurfürsten, as I later found out, who brought peace to this region after the horrors of the 30 years war. Personally - these words have touched me deeply, since I had forgotten that I am a German for a long time due to historical circumstances and the fact that everyone hated Germany for what had happened during the 2nd World war. But especially now in times of having a hot war going on in Europe again after such a long time of peace, we need more Germans to be aware of their historical responsibility and awaken their natural sense of criticism towards injustice in this world. But it has to come from within the German soul itself, and not be fooled by false leaders like there once have been. Thank you for this magnificent documentary, I have never witnessed something similar by someone who is not German. And even in Germany it's a very, very rare view to find these days. God bless you my friend Greetings from the beautiful city at the Teutoburg forest in Bielefeld
Not to undermine you, but Bielefeld doesn't exist.
I love Deutschland from Greece. It's naturally very beautiful country. German literature , philosophy , history are amazing. 🇬🇷❤🇩🇪
Graeco-Germanic for the win!
Our Giants stood on the shoulders of Greek giants.
Greece is definetly one of my favorite countries. Visited it 3 times and hope for more to come. Greetings from a German friend.
...don't forget music. Germany gave us Beethoven, Strauss, Wagner, Bach, Handel, Brahms, and many others. TWO HUNDRED FIFTY years after the birth of Beethoven -- we can find movies about him. We can still appreciate his compositions. Now, for as much as some over in the USA with a very poor taste in music claim that Tupac (the rapper) was a "genius" (yeah right) -- will people make movies about that astronomically rated entertainer in the year 2300? Will they have heard of him [Tupac] 200 years from now? NO! Cheers.
🇮🇷Iranian❤ love❤ 🇩🇪Germans because they are of Iranian descent. Did you know that centuries before the German name, the Persians had 10 tribes, one of which was the German tribe Centuries ago, we had a land in Iran called Germania, which is now called Kermania, even before the current Germany, the river Rhine was called there, now there is an ancient fortress called Rhine.
As a german, I'm just proud that this is video isn't talking about german beer ;)
I’m drinking German beer now, salud from a fellow Mexican brother. 🍻
@@RevoltLePetit Salud back to Mexíco!
@Philipp - Funny you should mention that, I quite like Weissbiere and rauchbiere. Do you know the best regions in Germany for these beers? ;)
@@wiseonwords Depends on what beer you want to get. Nordic beers are more bitter and souther a bit more rich (I am vastly over generalizing). Some western beers tend to be sweeter and many eastern are "süffig". In Cologne you get the smallest beer glasses and in bavaria the biggest (obv. you can also choose the size to a certain extent). So honestly it boils all down to personal preferences, as there are not only regional differences, but so many different types of beer (Pils, Kellerbier, Schwarzbier, Bockbier, Helles, Weizen etc.). If you like "normal" and a bit bitter beer go for pils, if ou want to have it's taste in light go for helles, if you like sweet and rich go for Schwarzbeer or Kellerbier (which is a little closer to Pils again), if you like sweet rich and heavy (also percentage wise) go for Bockbier, if you like it a little bit sour go for Weizen.
@@wiseonwords You'd just have to come over and do some testing!😉
I came to Germany for a postdoc period. Do the mission and leave... But after a few years i realized how much more i feel at home here than anywhere else. This video is remarkable. All germans should be proud of who they are, because as it was thoroughly demonstrated here, they are much more than just Hitler and that period... I am proud to walk among them everyday. Liebe Deutschland.
With that mindset you do not walk among us, you ARE one of us
@@aristo404 für dem Geld gekommen, für dem Bier geblieben 😏
@@edusam666 *das not dem
Und Deutschland liebt dich
Danke
Being german myself, it's crazy how much of what i personally think, the values and views on the world i have, seems to be rooted indeed in Romanticism, something that wasn't really obvious to me before (randomly) watching this video. Thanks !
Ist bei mir genau so!! Ich bin 19 und hab das video jetzt mal nachts gefunden & gedacht ich hätts mir nur eingebildet, weil das Video soo viel bestätigt was ich mir die letzten monate aufgebaut habe innerlich. Voll abgefahren:oo :))
Nein 18 nicht 19. Aber immernoch mächtig prächtig
I've studied the German language, and that spirit is imbued in the very language. The language has crafted those lofty ideas & ideals, and was also shaped by it.
From an anthropological and historical point of view it makes a lot of sense that so many wild thinkers, nonetheless ones that pumped out the concept of dialectics, originated from Germany. A huge melting pot of Europe, constantly swaying between different more powerful nation states, etc. I was excited to see this video as I always had a similar thesis of Germany in my head. It really does seem like a different place. Great video as always, dude.
There are recordings of two series of lectures by Isaiah Berlin on youtube on Romanticism and what he referred to as the counter-enlightenment. They're fantastic for anyone interested in this subject.
@@ahahaha3505 Wow, exactly what I searched for the other day but couldn't find. A lecture on romanticism. Thanks a lot!
@@nonvalid962 Quick question, where was this filmed? i found he was probably in Homberg (Efze), Marburg and Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe in Hesse, as well as Jena (Thuringia). But is that all? What town was he in, in the first 9 minutes? Naumburg (Saale)?
I'm always curious how people look at dialectics as the pinnacle of philosophy. Especially when it's become little more than neo-religions that haven't yet even been even a net benefit to the world. Arguably the opposite.
Germany wasn't "a melting pot of europe"
You sir, get us Germans better than most of us get ourselves. And thanks for mentioning Jena. I studied there myself and I feel there's no single place better to visit to understand Germany.
Danke mein Herr....my American husband. Officer and attorney. Called me. My Little german patriot....he is in heaven now....and learned german....
I’m studying in Jena now and I’d agree … But only to a certain extent because I think too much is made of Jena’s historical achievements (and possibly not enough of the blunders of history) that it sort of holds the place back from significant progress and intellectual innovation nowadays.
and that is so sad! but even more sad is anti German propaganda which strangely is strongest in Germany than anywhere else (showing WWII atrocities on the TV 24/7 blaming todays generation for sins of the past) which makes German people to be like sheep! they follow the orders or ruling class to the last word! turn right, turn left, stand still and they all do! but if you accept everything you stand for nothing! and that itself is a tragedy! when freedom dies what is the point to be alive?
SCUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your father and grand father killed millions----------------in the name of pure German race lol ---------you and your nation is nothing more then a land of scums perverts mass murderers and greedy jew haters
@@jaroslawratajkowski3901 My father was born in 1957, my grandfather in 1935. He was nine years old when the war ended. He killed no one.
I love german history and culture! Sincerely, an American
KZhead:"DIE VERBORGENE GESCHICHTE" TEIL1 UND TEIL2///Die ersten 30Min reichen aus. 💥
I don’t, sincerely a German
@@the_guy_who_asked__ stop with the guilt. You know how much i hate my south asian countrys history ? Its nothing like yours
Me too as long as I ignore world war 2! Sincerely, a german PS: ww1 was not started by germany, as many people believe
@@iuopunderstandyourjokes9914Yep, but Germany did the mayority of the fighting because the Austro-Hungarian Empire was incompetent. Hell, they couldn't even defeat Italy (did you know that Italy had slums until the 1950s?).
As a non-german, appreciate your work. Germany is not only a place, but a concept. An only country's name that reminds me of not the German land alone but all the thoughts that have been thought in Germans' minds, when it's name appears to me. Mit freundlichen Grüßen ...
It makes me incredibly happy as a German that you shine light on Germany’s extraordinary history of science, music and art.❤️ There is so much more than WW2.
yeah, I'm sorry to bring this to you pal, but everything in this video leads to WW1 and WW2 in particular because those ideas had consequences. Rejection of rationality and French&English culture or rationality and empiricism leads directly to Hitler. He was not supported by the ignorant and uneducated, but by the intellectual elite. The idea of blood and soil, and Aryan spirit nonsense is direct descendants of those thinkers, poets, and artists that you like so much.
I always wonder why the best mathematicians and scientists were german, its like more than half of the names in my physics textbook are german speakers
@@tchaivorakfauresohnsieg9532 yeah it’s interesting.
I love your country. So many of my American friends/family made these jokes about the WW2 era but really, they’re totally off the mark. Only a few of them see the bigger picture. The history and culture of Germany is so much more than that. Such is ignorance!
Germany has hundreds of years of rich history but yet 12 years are made to represent it all, mostly because of propaganda but ignorance plays a part as well.
man i'm not german but i really appreciate germany it's a great example of resilience and i admire them
Ich auch. Berlin.
Your avatar certainly underscores your words. I don't think any Germans would choose the Munich Coat of Arms as their avatar (for obvious reasons).
@@Keiranful im fan of Bayern Múnich team , the avatar is cool for me, is just that.
@@Keiranful und warum ist das?
@@devilsolution9781 Patriotismus ist in Deutschland nicht gern gesehen. In anderen Ländern sehe ich oft Flaggen des jeweiligen Landes. In Deutschland? Kaum. Gleiches gilt für andere nationale oder regionale Wahrzeichen.
A lot of german poetry and writing in general before the world wars were about nature and mankinds relationship to, and sometimes struggle with, the nature around them. Look at Theodor Storms The Rider On The White Horse, for instance. It takes place at the north sea coast, up in Schleswig-Holstein. The region is, as coastal regions tend to be, notoriously stormy, but the north sea coast in particular is shaped by these storms. See, the north sea coast in Germany is marked by the Wattenmeer, an intertidal mudflat which stretches from southern Denmark all the way to the Netherlands. It is very flat water. So flat that, once every 6 hours, as the tides retreat, the seafloor is revealed to the sun, becoming land for some time, before, 6 hours later, that same tide rolls back in, turning it back into seafloor. This very biome, however, also brings with it great storms that sweep inland. The flat water cause the waves to build up, and a great storm pushes the water towards the land. In response, the locals there have taken to building big earthen walls, dikes, sometimes up to seven meters tall, to keep the water away from their homes. The Rider On The White Horse, in that regard, details the life of a young man named Hauke Haien. This young man lives at a small farm, right near one such dike. He'd known the weather there from an early age, grew up with it, was as rough, as weather worn as the coast itself. From a young age, Hauke Haien was withdrawn, preferring to read his fathers book about mathematics over the interaction with other people. He is, however, sure of one thing. The next big storm to breach the dike would come. It would happen in his own lifetime. The last such storm was 20 years ago. The one before that 50, and the one before that 60. It stands to reason, therefore, that the next such storm would come 40 years after that last one, which is to say, 20 years from now. When he eventually takes over his fathers estate, he takes out a loan. A loan he needs to build another dike. A new dike of his own design, which he believes will hold the storm. He intends to build this dike to reclaim more land. Land reclamation is common place, though rather expensive. Since this land can then be used for farming after some work to desalinate the soil, it is, however, almost always a return on investment. He builds this dike into the intertidal mud before him, intent to encapsulate it, pump any remaining water out, and make the land his own. Such, he shapes the land infront of him, forcing his will onto nature. As for his prediction, it holds true. The storm eventually arrives, just as his math told him it would. His new dike held firm, as he had predicted. He notes how the water rolling in onto his new dike moves slower, less aggessive, as though it were another water. However, the old dike, which had seen its fair share of storms already, breaks under the battering of the storm, a breach which he seals by throwing himself and his family into it, sealing the devastating damage in the process. Another example is "Trutz, Blanke Hans" by Detlef von Liliencron. It's a poem about Rungholt, a city that was, when Liliencron wrote the poem, almost mythical, though its remaints have since been found. Rungholt was a city on the coast of Schleswig-Holstein, which was sunk in the great flood of 1362, a flood also known as the Grote Mandrenke. The Great Drowning. It wasn't merely a flood. It was so extreme, so devastating, that it recarved the german coastline significantly. Entire islands were completely sunk and drowned by this flood. The city of Rungholt had been one of them. The poem tells the story of what happened that night. Of Rungholt, a mythologized city, so rich, Liliencron goes as far as comparing it to Rome at its peak. The people of Rungholt, they were proud. Each night, they go out onto the dikes, and shout at the sea, taunting it. "Wir trutzen dir, Blanke Hans, Nordseeteich!" "We defy you, Blanke Hans, North Sea Pond!" And yet, as strong as the Rungholtians deem themselves, the sea is stronger. Eventually, the great storm comes. As for Rungholt? The city is devastated. Destroyed. Gone. Each of the verses of this poem ends on the words "Trutz, Blanke Hans!". An exclamation. The way the people tell the sea that they shall still defy it. Except, the last verse is different. The last verse, after Rungholt has been destroyed, the land it once stood on submerged, doesn't exclaim anything. It asks a question. Trutz, Blanke Hans? And of course, let's not forget about the poem "Een Boot is noch buten". One boat is still out there. This poem, partially written in Plattdüütsk, Schleswig-Holsteins local accent, tells the story of a boat that gets caught out in a storm, and a village desparately hoping that the boat, and their brothers, sons, and husbands aboard it, makes it back to their village before the storm hits them. One by one, the other ships, mere fisher boats not meant to withstand a storm, pull back into the harbor, but one of them counts them all, and, to everyones concern, point out that one of the boats is still out there. Desperate, hoping the ship had merely lost orientation in the middle of the rain and storm, they build a quick beacon, and light it ablaze, hoping the light would give the crew the waypoint they needed to make it back to the shore. But alas, there is nothing they can do. The sea has claimed its tribute. It has chosen that boat as a sacrifice. It, along with its crew, is now destined to sink. They wait all night, but when the ship does not return the following day, even after the storm has cleared, and the sun shines bright, one woman, now a widow, accepts her husbands fate. Much like with Trutz, Blanke Hans, each of the verses ends on the same sentence. Een Boot is noch buten. One boat is still out there. Such is the relation of Schleswig-Holstein to its stormy shore. A source of food, sure, and a place that man can dare to try and conquer parts of. But equally so, while the shore is a bringer of life, it is also a bringer of death. Not every dike is plugged in time to stop the destruction of the souls it is made to protect. Not every boat makes it back to shore. Some of those who live on the coast are destined to join those who once filled the streets of Rungholt. Man can tame the sea. But he may never cease control of it.
Moin 😉 Just some extras: "de Blanke Hans"meaning the North Sea in English= the reaper. Scientist/ researchers have found out, that "de groode man draenke/ the great drowning" was actually a tsunami, hit the English south/east coast first, where some villages (like Dunwich) disappeared in the Noth Sea, went onto the Dutch coast, Germany, Danmark. Greetings from the Waterkant 😉
@@saba1030 I don't think i've ever heard of it being a tsunami, but it does make sense, considering the degree to which it literally recarved the coastline.
@@Chrischi3TutorialLPs A few years ago there was a documentary on this subject. Geologists, meteorologists, marine researchers, etc. have brought together all available data and found that the origin was probably a seaquake, which affected the entire North Sea region. Computer-aided calculation models of a tsunami were also carried out, the results were congruent. But unfortunately, for example, the Rungholter people have harmed themselves through the massive mining of the seabed for the purpose of salt production, so the waves have "rocked up" even higher.
Did they die when they threw themselves into the dike? Is that the dramatic ending?
This was rather a good insight on Nature vs. People in the medium of poetry, and was a very interesting comment. You should publish some books honestly on the region of Schleswig-Holstein, examining this theme more in detail. I would love to read it, as I want to learn more about German history.
beethoven originally named his 3rd symphony "Napoleon" as he was an enthusiastic follower of the french revolution. but when he heard what napoleon did he took the first page, ripped it apart right through the word napoleon and instead called it "eroica" the heoric.
Even as a German myself, I learned a lot about the essence of our culture and what we perceive as sort of "normal" but is very different from other European cultures Thank you ❤
me too!
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Is that why you emigrated?.,
@@richardsjohnston6098 who said that I emigrated?
@@aquarius4073 No german's did a few times..Although no degree as of yet(i do think to go back to it) I do know something of both British and slightly world history.
A massive history lesson for us Germans. You should get it translated into German. :-) Unfortunately, you did not mention Alexander von Humboldt and the open vision of the world.
Eigentlich sollte das jeder Schüler in Deutsch, Geschichte, Kunst und Religion gelernt haben. Jedoch muss ich sagen, dass ich diesen Inhalt des Videos im Gymnasium intensiver behandelt habe. In der Realschule war dies zu oberflächlich. Jedoch haben die Mitschüler in meiner Realschulklasse weniger Interesse an diesem Thema gehabt.
It would make sense for the video to mention Charlemagne also but 🤷🏻♂️
Talk for yourself!!! Was redest du jeder normal gebildet Deutsche wusste das schon. Es gibt einen Grund warum wir uns als Land der Dichter und Denker bezeichnen.
man hatte das vielleicht alles einzeln unabhängig voneinander aber die Überschneidungen und Abhängigkeiten werden selten ausreichend dargestellt. Fächerübergreifender Unterricht ist leider oft noch nicht so richtig in den Schulen angekommen. Darüber hinaus ist es wie immer geplagt vom föderalen Schulsystem und den unterschiedlichen Lehrplänen und dann noch von den individuellen Lehrern.
@@shanghai72 Abitur 1,6. Und du so? Schon mal drüber nachgedacht, dass man diese komprimierte Darstellung bräuchte, um manches besser einordnen zu können?? Aber gut, dass du offenbar in der Überheblichkeitsklasse gut aufgepasst hast.
"they were pregnant with mystery, they were midwife to history" what a most beautiful rhyme!
I dont think i have ever seen a video capture the german soul and culture as well as this one. Truly amazing work with lots of effort behind it. 10/10
I never really thought this myself, the fact that Germany had something of an inferiority complex before WWI. It was a very different place before unification: I knew this, but I never made anything of this outline. This video colored in such an outline. An incredible viewing experience: your work, thought, and life are appreciated
It connects another dot for me that I read once: Revolutions of thought always come from the insecurities of the hinterlands and never from the centers of power. Rome was built upon the ideas of Greece as the United States that of Briton. I love Marx and believe to my core that Capitalists hamstring themselves if they ignore him, but I disagree that the dialectic of history is simply the struggle between material conditions. Ideas matter and new ideas rarely come from the comfortable and the content. I don't like the implications of conflict that highlights as surrendering to fatalistic dualism is itself nihilistic and limiting.
I think identity crisis was more of an issue than inferiority complex.
Also something I think it left out that’s important to add , is many Germans felt robbed of Western Europe because charlemagne who was leader of franks (Germanic tribe) came to rule and unify modern day Belgium, Netherlands , Luxembourg, France, Germany then later became king of Lombard’s (modern day Italy) before 1000 AD, but over time and after Charlemagne’s death the unified country’s revolted (probably for good reason) and ever since a large percent of Germans felt they deserve what they “lost”. Needles to say Charlemagne is sort of a icon in Germany like the four fathers of America all put into one dude
@@BigpapamoneymanMVPtypebeat That may be the case, but "Deserving what they lost" is a remarkably adolescent orientation to life, and just as dangerous behind the wheel. In the US, Southerners create a Myth of the Lost Cause to mask that history had to scorch their earth because of what they refused to give up. How the modern Right still resonates with the Civil War and the added Myth of Vietnam betrayal by elites and politicians, even though Vietnam was destined to be lost as it was unjust on our side. Lost cause and stolen rights is the core of Fascism and Germany was for a few suicidal decades stuck in a murder suicide pack due to their childishness. Are we now in the same?
@@artemismoonbow2475 it's a bit like the saying about great art/music coming from desperate times. Struggle may hold a lot of people down, but there will always be the ones that get their drive to create through this exact struggle
I stumbled into this video by mistake and fell in love with the reduced pace of telling the story. Excellent content - thank you so much for this beautiful video.
Germany is also home of the most influential scientists like Gauß, Leibniz, Hilbert, Kepler, Born, Cantor, Riemann, Alzheimer, Einstein, Heisenberg and so on. The list is very extensive. It is not just about literature, art, music or philosophy. Many of the greatest scientists came from Germany and revolutionized medicine, physics and mathematics.
So far, I never knew there are actually people in the English-speaking part of the world who are able to understand German culture and national identity. Thank you so much for bringing light on this topic in such an understanding way!
Thank you Lewis. I'm from India. Thanks to your efforts and KZhead many like me are able to learn and enlighten ourselves so much. Wish you were my professor, a friend or a neighbour to be the least. Please do more of this. I love your content and you have taught me better than the Univ of Delhi professors in my master's. Some of them had PhDs from Cambridge and UK: but they were the worst teachers who weren't interested to teach but rather to boast themselves as thinkers/academicians/intellectuals. I happened to watch your video on Benjamin during 2017. Year later, I still feel I'm fresh, young and same listening to each of your brilliant video essays. Thanks for existing. Love and hugs from South India.
If you want to learn more about my people and our culture, search for videos on You Tube with William Toel. He is American and talks in English ( then translated into German) the responses/ questions from the participants of those meetings are translated into English for him. It will change your perception of us Deutsche and the Anglo-American world profoundly.
Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later. The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free Gift.
@@dove3853lol bollocks.
@@elisabethgrund-schneider4223danke Schön , Frau
In Southwest Germany, there is a satirical rhyme: Der Schiller und der Hegel, der Uhland und der Hauff, die san bei uns die Regel, die fallet gar net auf - (Friedrich) Schiller and (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich) Hegel, (Ludwig) Uhland and (Wilhelm) Hauff, they are just ordinary here, they don't stick out.
Was ein absolut geniales Video. Habe selten erlebt, wie die deutsche Seele so gut von außen festgehalten, reflektiert und hinterfragt wurde. Danke!
Finde ich auch bemerkenswert. Ganz ehrlich ich habe noch keine deutsche Doku dazu gesehen. Wer kann eine empfehlen?
That was awesome- what a great, passionate declaration of love to Germany! For me as a German it felt like a warm shower after a hard long day, and indeed it was very unexpected to be frank since it doesn't happen often that someone presents the positive properties and sides of Germany- thank you very much for this great video!
Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later. The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free Gift.
are there christian bots now wtf @@dove3853
As a French chap said; We all believed in Darwinism and master races and the mastery of the European. Until that German was rude enough to apply it to Europeans!
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@@stronkgermanium5198 most Austrians are German
This is true and not without a certain sarcatic humour.
@@stronkgermanium5198 ruler of Germany, with a German party and German ministers.
@Kosmos Garden Source?
I remember while learning about literary and artistic movements avross history in elementary school and how I always found myself most drawn to German romanticism. I loved reading the fairy tales collected by various people. The amount of influence Germany had on Serbian culture during the 18th and 19th century is greater than many understand. Grimm brothers were adored by our own "philosopher of nationalism", Vuk Karadžić, who collected Serbian folk tales and folk songs and regularly sent the to the Grimm brothers. He held their picture constantly at his desk and some of Grimm fairy tales are inspired by Serbian fairy tales (Rapunzel, Hanzel und Gretyl, Cinderella). The connection is deep, and the affinity towards the irrational ideologies within Serbia most certainly stems partially from this deep connection to Germany.
Never heard of this. Intriguing
@Kosmos Garden More like probably French
To be clear many fairy tails and myths are being seen and shared throughout multiple cultures. It’s hard to find a beginning. Sometimes we believe to find the point of where it all stems from just to find a source even older years later.
The connection is very strong, this is true since we Caucasians have a common past as we protected the west from the east in an alliance of many Caucasian tribes for non less than 60, 000 years. Hugs and greetings from Germany
Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later. The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free Gift.
Thank you so much !!! This almost made me cry. There are so many (german) yt channels out there pretending to show german language, culture, history, people and their behavior, most of the time in a negative, mocking or disgraceful way. Thank you for making a difference and giving me hope. Much love from germany 🤍❤💛
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Thank you for a wonderful overview of this part of german history! One of the best videos I have seen lately! Looking forward to your further works!
As a German, the educational content in this video is impressive. Such a video should be a leading structure in our school education about Germany.
Genau stimmt
Wir lernen das gerade in Deutsch
Wir haben auch so ziemlich genau das in der Schule gelernt. Zu Teilen in Deutsch, zu Teilen in Politik.
Does anyone know where he was in the video? I’ve been in Germany a lot as I’m from the Netherlands but it sure looks lovely to go there some time.
@@magical5181 He was in Marburg ans Kassel. Thats for sure
Beautifully shot, poetically told, and extremely interesting insights. I did struggle a little halfway through due to information overload and think some of those topics could have been their own videos, but really glad I got the opportunity to watch this. I have lots to think about and reflect on!
What a trip. I stumbled upon this video and am in awe how you told a coherent story including Rome's defeat, 30 Years War, Martin Luther to romanticism pointing out the important turns in time that are still defining the culture of my homeland. The production level is extraordinary. Thank you for taking people on this journey. I truly appreciate and enjoyed it. I gladly donated.
This was a great video. Well done. It's really appreciated that you filmed this on location in Germany. Thank you.
I love this shorter videos filled with the history of art, philosophy, etc. Great work, i really enjoy this channel
Thank you very much for your excellent video! You presented an historical, philosophical, and social aspect alike in a very knowledgable, entertaining, and moving manner. I totally look forward for more of your videos!
The best documentary I’ve ever seen on KZhead. I done my dissertation on the counter enlightenment and Spengler and I loved watching this come together in the video. Fantastic!
Spengler is associated with the counter enlightenment? That seems strange. Decline of the West was a bit of poly-sci analysis/prediction and part historical/anthropological taxonomy, but both aspects seem firmly rooted in enlightenment principles.
Another amazing video- your thoughtfulness and attention to detail (especially with that camerawork) is impressive every time
As a boy of German descent with a lot of German friends this is a great video. I want to go back to Germany already to visit all my friends again I miss them so much!!!
I love your passion and your capability to walk us through german history that great! Also your filmography skills are astonishing.
Wow, it really feels like you explained what I sometimes feel better than I ever realized it myself. Thank you so much for this, it's going to take days until I actually processed it I guess. Thank you!
First time finding this channel... This is fantastic content, amazing that it's free to watch. Keep it up!
Very well done! Maybe interesting in the Herder context is, that the German word for Experience is Erfahrung - the German word carries motion/driving/travelling... to make experiences.
You have such a unique and beautiful style of narration. Bravo sir
This was one of the most amazing and eye opening videos i have seen on youtube in a long time if not ever. Thanks for making it.
I live in the southernmost part of Brazil, where thousands of german immigrants came to along the XIX century, since 1824. Their descendants are millions now. Although immigrants from other countries also came later, mostly from Italy (the northern region of Veneto) and Poland, it's clear that the germans had the deepest influence in our lives. And some negative comments I've heard about the german character contrast with the impression I have from the german descendants that I've always met. I don't know if they are different because they haven't suffered the traumas of the XX century in Europe, or if the criticism towards germans is simply unfair; but I know that germans here are the sweetest people, very peaceful, orderly, fair, honest and compassionate. They are constantly trying to do the right thing.
Re critical comments and different experiences of German descendents vs Germans, it's a little from column A and (especially in the Anglophone world) a lot from column B.
do they speak german or portuguese?
@@bananenmusli2769 They used to speak a german dialect among them and portuguese with others. Some old people in small german towns couldn't speak portuguese. During WW2, Brazil sided with the Allies and then dictator Getúlio Vargas decided to forbid german and italian speaking, but it lasted only 2 or 3 years. The younger generations hardly speak german, but in small towns they still learn their dialect. And some german words were assimilated to portuguese and are commonly used by all in southern states.
I'm a German that emigrated at age 20 and has since lived in Italy and Greece. People in both countries often tell me I'm "not really German", because I'm "sweet, compassionate, fair and patient". I think WWII and the atrocities commited by our ancestors have created an image of us as harsh, cold people with no feelings and no hearts. The truth is that many Nazis were sweet and compassionate with their family and friends, but monsters towards whom they saw as an "enemy". Maybe in daily life and in times of peace we're lovely folks, but in times of war or conflict we can turn into monsters?
@@helgaioannidis9365 No, even in times of peace you are "harsh, cold people with no feelings and no hearts". I would also add "only acting in self-interest". Whether with tanks or exports, racialism or economic superiority, the German mindset remains "Deutschland über alles". We all saw this proven right time and time again, especially during the Greek debt crisis. It's a miracle that people in Greece and Italy haven't lynched you, they have bigger hearts than I do. Germany has been ruling Europe with a fiscal iron fist for more than a decade by applying ordoliberalism and austerity. Your government always loves to complain about other countries' deficits but does nothing about its surplus. You also forgot how the Allies ended up scrapping most of Germany's WW1 and WW2 reparations only for you to go after Greece's neck. You also don't like discussing a common European debt but don't mind using an undervalued euro which advantages your exports. The euro is undervalued because of the weaker Euro-zone countries but is overvalued for them. Same with the low interest rate for German government bonds (investors sought refuge in them). You fill all main EU positions with your candidates who first and foremost act in Germany's interests. And they aren't even the best, we can all see how incompetent and corrupt Ursula von der Leyen is. I could go on and on but basically I believe Germany deserves this reputation.
For us in Germany the enlightenment begins with Martin Luther. Kants definition as sapere aude for instance is a reference to Philip Melanchthon. Schiller changed his ode to freedom t ode to joy because freedom by itself is not a value and freedom is eventually also freedom from limits and responsibilities. Enlightenment in France, England and Germany mean quite different things
What a beautiful video, stunning. Rare to see something so in depth about history and philosophy on KZhead. Thank you for the enlightenment. ;-)
A very worthwhile, witty contribution and another nice example of the existence of the KZhead university! Thank you for this wonderful video!
As someone from the "place of poets and philosophers", I am flattered and cajoled and even flabbergasted by your video!
It‘s really nice to see a video about Germany that doesn‘t involve either ww2 or beer.
As always such a great narration! Really, really good, thank you so much for all the efforts.
As a german myself,I thank you very much for not reducing us to beer,ww2 and the Autobahn. We have and are much more than that. We're the country of poets and thinkers,of engineers and a language that may be sound harsh but is of clear definition. We have many castles, beautiful lakes,lush Forests,and much more. It really warms my heart that there are people who can see the beauty besides the bad history we had. If you guys out there want to understand us even more,and the struggle we have between loving and hating being german,go watch "Deutschland" (Germany) by Rammstein. You may not like the music,bc Rammstein isnt for everyone,but watch the video. Its a piece of art and they show germany from the very beginning up to today,with the most important things that happend in the history of our country :)
And it's time to preserve and expose this heritage within our national identity.
For what it's worth, I think we all think you guys are amazing for how you have chosen to recover from WW2. It takes amazing guts to be that deliberate about owning and stopping the cycle. ❤❤❤
🇮🇷Iranian❤ love❤ 🇩🇪Germans because they are of Iranian descent. Did you know that centuries before the German name, the Persians had 10 tribes, one of which was the German tribe Centuries ago, we had a land in Iran called Germania, which is now called Kermania, even before the current Germany, the river Rhine was called there, now there is an ancient fortress called Rhine.
Wohl gesprochen, alles wahr.
@@arianjahani2952 germanic tribes, according to newest research, came most likely from around kazakhstan and even further south and east. our languages are related, some say caucasus region/armenia. the tribes split, so some went to europe, some chose to go east. according to newest research, iranian developed from indo germanic, not the other way around. in korea, they found hundreds of germanic skeletons last year, which proves the split and settler theory.
The drone footage is very cool & is used very effectively in the essay.
Great. Fascinating subject and fine shots from your trip to Germany.
Wow, I feel inspired and somehow moved to a different reality. That was amazing and very informative, thank you
I am from jena, very interesting video, i loved listening to your voice, i can really hear the genuine excitement you feel while talking about this
I found that to be quite beautiful, a great watch and a really interesting take. Thanks for another fantastic video 👍
This video is fantastic and very informative! I learned a lot from it, even though I am german myself and my aunt is a historian so I would consider myself somewhat well versed in german history
A big thank you here from germany, Gertrud. You are so kind, and in this bad times, people like you, give us hope!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you❤️👍👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely fantastic video. Very interesting. Thank you very much from Catalonia .
Yeah, we Germans can be surely proud of these German philosophers - but they didn't do the Enlightment alone and on their own. It was a true european project and tooks some centuries to really blow up, People like Erasmus of Rotterdam, Voltaire and John Stuart Mill and a lot more have done their great work too.
yes, don't be so proud as the TV tell you
@@Dr.Pancho.Tortilla Take care of your own history. If you are Spanish there is LOTS to do!
@@Dr.Pancho.Tortilla Projecting much?
@@Dr.Pancho.Tortilla Thank you for reminding, General Franco!
@@Freiya2011 where did I mention something related to "history", Hans-Abdul? And I'm zero "Spanish".
Goodness - the sweeping scope of this beautiful contribution is extraordinary. Art, philosophy, history and the origins of personal and societal meaning are all touched tangentially in empathic, lilting flow. The video leaves an orchestra of conceptual and factual singing bowls all reverberating together. All were touched skillfully, momentarily, to deliver the end moment of peaceful listening and appreciation: harmonics of every component as it relates to every other, interacting with harmonics interacting with...... I didn't want this to end. Astonishing work - thankyou so much for putting this together 🌼
Love your comment. Beautiful and true.
@@christelwilk6166 Thankyou Christel - I was so moved by watching this piece - it just seemed to capture the essence of what every conscious being grapples with on a daily basis yet her circumstances were so much more challenging. Thankyou for reaching out - you have shone a warm light into my middle of the night wakefulness - N 🌼
I clicked on this video solely for the thumbnail - I recognised the Alheimerturm in it. Well researched video, I do have to say. And thank you, for showing the beauty of my hometown. The tower you showed at 20:00, however, has a very specific meaning. It is a memorial for the lives lost during the two wars. The inscription in front of the tower reads: "Steige hinauf und schaue, wofür wir stritten und litten!" - "Gedenke aller, die ihr Leben für die Heimat opferten" meaning 'ascend (the tower) and look at what we fought and suffered for - remember all, who gave their life for their home.' I used to go there often and did exactly that.
Your videos are such high quality. Thank you for sharing them.
Your video is absolutely brilliant!
Nice to see you actually where in Marburg and Homberg (among other places) Always felt Hesse is a bit unrated as a travel destination, thanks for the great video!
At the beginning, I was quite distracted by the background. Specifically Alsfeld, my old "small" hometown. :) It's pretty hard to explain the connections between all the movements during that time. You did a pretty good job of that.
Wow, thank you very much for this video! I'm from Germany, living in Kassel (I've seen many scenes in your video from here!) and never learned this in german school. I very appreciate this video! Thank you!
Thank you for this video and the great view of german history. I think the book and also film "Die Vermessung der Welt" from Daniel Kehlmann describes also a part of the mentioned thinkings and the meaning of Alexander von Humbold, Kant and Gauß the mathematican.
Inspiring video, many thanks!!
Thank you so much for this thoughtful work, much appreciated.
Great Video. It is pretty hard to explain all the connections between all the movements during that time. You did a pretty good job there. Of cause you could go more in-depth on all of the connections but that would be way to much for 30min😂
Very interesting and inspiring video. Thank you very much
A truly wonderful video. You really do make just magic content. I am not German. I’m Australian , though have a great respect and fondness for the people and their contribution towards our modern world. Your video in a less than 30 minutes has summed up much of my thinking and reading over the last 30 years. Well done!
Cheers, mate!
But can anyone explain the Swiss?
@@dandylandpuffplaysminecraf8744 In film The Third Man, Orson Welles’ character Harry Lime says, “In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.” Perfect description…
Yeah, as someone who recently moved here from the USA, you’re spot on. The Germany you picture here is the Germany that I see and cherish everyday. I’m an artist and so I’m especially in touch with the “I” that you mention and also the Romantic movement of art, poetry, music, etc. It’s totally German. The created it, it spread throughout Europe and then influenced everything. Now, with the Millennial generation being so romantic, égoist and dynamic these ideas will, I think, earn a revival. Or even better, inspire a new movement? We live, I think, in an age much closer to romanticism than we might think.
"These ideas will earn a revival"? Please, no. We definitely do not need to be more emotionally driven, individualistic, nationalist or mystic.
@@_blank-_ except, we already are.
@@_blank-_ I think the point is that humans will always be "emotionally driven, individualistic, nationalist or mystic" and that we need to learn how to get to grips with these basic human traits, so that they can be turned into something productive instead of destructive.
We were dictated by Hollywood...80.years.....80 years...intense....
I am really thankfull for this video, its just wonderfull to see someone talk about the extremely underrated german history
This is a truly amazing video. I need to watch it again to fully comprehend it.
Very well put together. Thank you!!! Made me think of Binswanger, Jaspers, Freud, phenomenology and psychoanalysis. Maybe it's not a coincidence that modern psychology has its roots in German speaking languages after all.
Thank you for this. There are many Germans that are afraid of speaking about this part of our history because many people instantly think about the dark past everyone knows. But we were not always that bad, we have much more to give then hate and horror. We german people hope that one day the world will see what really drives us: To make the world a better place for everyone, everywhere. With a way of thinking, acting and inventing.
The dark past is primarily war propaganda.
No, we Germans have to manage our own field at first. We do not have to save the world as others tied in thought and action with terrible outcome.
You don´t get it and yet you got it. In managing ourselves first with our way of thinking and looking at things, we will stay what we are. And if others do it the same way, looking at things in a certain way, the german way, then it is still changing the world and yet we stay the same. Stop being so closed minded because this spawned the shadows of the past most germans fear today. @@nightwish1000
@@DaveXYZ369 No, you don't get that nobody will follow us on new ideologically driven "Sonderwegen" which led us to the chaos of the past in the first place. "our way of thinking" was wrong in the nationalism of the past as it is wrong with the nowadays opposite extreme of a cosmopolite "saving the world" mentality. uniquely idiotic climate or migration policies (as a sociopsychological mean to morally compensate the sins of the past) along with lacking substantial reforms (infrastructure, digitalisation, education, bureaucracy etc) attack the substance our wealth is based on. once that material substance along with directly connected values/interests like social welfare, social peace and safety is gone more and more people will not only tolerate but shout for the autocratic measures they deem fit to correct what democracy failed to do. you are reasoning on some metaphysical cloud of typical German idealism which will simply implode when real life problems of people are concerned.
Thank you very much indeed for your brilliant and insightful Video. I am German, and a psychologist...and in my early years at University I learned a lot about all these mentionned philosophers, their theories and as well about how we construct the world around us through our perception and perspectives of the world, additionally to the concert of the self and the paradoxies within us. I really appreciated your complex Video about the history of our philosophers and thinkers and their impact to culture.
Everything that guy wrote about leaving the "library" to travel to other lands to experience first hand other cultures, languages, religions, art, philosophy, landscapes, etc. is what was going through my mind and soul throughout my 20s, 30s, and early 40s. I turned down several career opportunities (at great cost) to travel overseas, because mentally and spiritually I couldn't just take a job behind a cubicle when constantly dreaming of other worlds, like Walter Mitty. Now that I'm finally behind a miserable desk at a cubicle, working for a stuffy municipal city agency, I can look back fondly on the places I've been, the languages I've learned (French, Arabic, and Turkish) and the people I've met. I'm fortunate I had a chance to do while young.
Okay, this is crazy! I live in Alsfeld, the town you can see for a view seconds in the beginning of this video. It's actually so cool but also surreal to watch a video of an english channel with literally your small german hometown in the very first seconds of it! 😄 Btw, great video I apprichiate
Yeah right? I was like: Huh, funny that looks exactly like our- THAT IS OUR TOWN HALL WTF
My biggest culture flex is living in the hometown of Casper David Friedrich, the most important German representative of romantic art and the painter of pretty much all the paintings in the video. Its so powerful to walk through everyday life and seeing what he saw and put in his paintings. A lot of the town still consists of the old buildings, like the older uni campus for example :))
Great Video, good in depth analysis of the heritage we owe to Germany as western societies, I thoroughly enjoyed it! The background soundtrack was amazing too, especially the inclusion of Shubert’s unfinished allegro.
Thanks for that great video. I would like the outro music to go on for a bit longer, so the ideas of the video last for longer in my thoughts. ☺️🌾
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I’m speechless. This was extraordinary, uplifting, marvelous.
Thank you for such a wonderful contribution. 👍