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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
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.
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.
Yeah might be one of two videos on youtube that actually portray sides of Germany and it's culture. The other one being that of a british comedian traveling through Germany and showing interesting places and German people.
"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
@@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.
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.
As a math major i think I've encountered more German names in my undergrad than french or english names. They drove the development of modern mathematics which is the foundation for all modern science
Even sport. As a huge philosophy and football nerd, Germans are everywhere. Learning german helped me to fall in love even more with the work of Marx, Hegel, and Gadamer as well as with the work of Beckenbauer, Klopp and Heynckes.
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.
@@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.
@PeteBooty-Juice Amen to that and thank you very much for your kind and inspiring words. It's a shame that even german schools rarely discuss how many greatness was brought from german history. I still to this day get shoked if I find out that something is a german invention or dog breed ?..?
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.
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! 🇩🇪
🇮🇷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
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.
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.
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 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 😊.
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
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.
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.
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
@@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.
@@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.
🇮🇷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 languages 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 Germans (the Roman Empire did) and still don’t, but deutsch.
@@arianjahani2952 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 back this far u can just say we are all related with each other on this earth so whatever
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 :))
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.
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
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.
@@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.
@@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?).
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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 ❤
@@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.
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.
I think it’s very linear and not very beautiful other than maybe for philosophy. Try Russian or Persian. Much more nuanced. German doesn’t make really sense
@@zinnmann3883 I've always felt like German is actually one of the languages that make the most sense. It doesnt beat around the Bush to describe something or make up entirely new words, we just throw a bunsh of words together as one word and it means exactly the combination.
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.
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.
As an American who has made Germany my home and is considering obtaining German citizenship, thank you for putting into words so much of what drew me here.
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.
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.
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.
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
Thank you Lewis. I'm from India. Thanks to your efforts and RUclips 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.
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!
My dad studied German at school, and very much enjoyed pre-Hitler cycling holidays in Germany. He never forgot his love of the language, culture & countryside, even in a POW camp (where his German language ability came in useful when talking to guards & officers). Our first family holiday abroad was touring to and within Germany. Dad was really in his element!
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.
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 🤍❤💛
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.
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!
@@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…
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.
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.
Summary 0:02: 독일은 칸트, 헤겔, 니체, 마르크스, 슈펜하우어, 하이데거와 같은 영향력있는 철학자를 선사했습니다. 독일의 비평적 문화는 주변의 영국과 프랑스 문화에 대한 반응으로 발전했습니다. 5:13: 📚 독일의 사상가들은 계몽 시대의 생각이 너무 멀고 추상적이라고 느꼈고 친숙한 환경과 내면에 초점을 맞추었습니다. 10:44: 📚 그림스형제는 최초의 독일어 사전을 만들었으며 독일 문화 발전에 기여했습니다. 15:31: 📖 낭만주의의 탄생 22:24: 🎭 낭만주의는 근대 문명에 대한 비평적 시각으로 의미가 깊다.
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 🌼
@@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 🌼
What a deep dive into German history and even more so german culture. You have a holistic perception of both and make such a remarkable "Tale of Germany" out of it. I feel honored to be a part of it, even though I have never quite looked at it this way myself. Thank you for this great adventure.
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.
The best documentary I’ve ever seen on RUclips. 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.
I love my german language. We have so many dialects, each one reflecting the very special, unique mentality of the different regions. Dialects are the languages of the heart.
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!!!
@@filippaoronto3880 Chicago, nice to meet you. I just went on a vacation recently to California with my bestfriend from Augsburg he name is Jonas. We had the best time together and met with our other German friends since they also came to Cali. We had the most fun especially since it was their first times in the US. My bestfriend is always so cute with me and makes me feel more appreciated than my US friends I miss him so much hes been busy in College but we still talk a lot on discord calls.
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 ...
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.
as a german it´s great to see being appreciated for the huge impact in art, philosophy and engineering and not shrinking it all down to ww2 and bavarian lifestyle
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!
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.
Hearing foreign people talking so lovely about this country makes me feel just a bit of pride for my ancestors. Gives me a reason to feel myself as a german man again sometimes. I honestly was in tears for some time. Gosh, we created such beauty and yet we are so blind to 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.
@@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.
Germany has an incredible history. From the Germanic tribes resisting the Roman Empire. To the moguls invasion. The rich musical, scientific, and religious history of Germany, all before the nineteenth century! And another 200 years of incredible global influence. A truly timeless people.
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.
@@_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.
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❤️👍👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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
yes, western enlightenment is making new churches and abolishing the old churches as in the french revolution. Eastern enlightenment is only about abolishing churches.
Niestety tak samo jest i w życiu. Czasami ludzie oceniają nas przez nasze błędy. Wg polskiego ks.Woźnickiego I i II wojna światowa to działania masonerii...każdy Naród mógl zostać tak zmanipuliwany...wg mojej opinii została wykorzystana też waleczność Niemców...
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.
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.
And in order to do that, we understood that we have to be consequent in our actions and thoughts. Never give up, until you fully understood it, never give up until you discovered the whole logic structure behind the phenomenon that bothers us or delights us.
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.
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!
This video definitely represents the current state of research, in its broad approach, - in contrast to the clichéd phrases still bandied about in many (German) school textbooks on Romanticism... A splendid account of German Romanticism and a formative period in European cultural history, much needed in these times of headline-grabbing crises and doom and gloom-mongers... It blows the dust off one of the most fascinating movements in European literature and culture. I take my hat off to you, Sir; you’ve done an outstanding job! - Thank you very much!
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 :)
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.
@@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.
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 :))
Dieser Sichtweise auf die deutsche Sprache, Kultur, Mentalität und Geschichte wird leider zu wenig Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Danke dass du es getan hast! Wunderbare, unübersetzbare Worte wie Waldeinsamkeit, Fernweh und Gemütlichkeit beschreiben en es auch sehr gut.
Ja, müsste ich gefühlt nicht 900km fahren, um in Deutschland noch einen echten Wald zu finden, der keine Baumplantage ist. Es scheint als hätten wir den Teil unserer Geschichte überwiegend und jenseits von Akademikern längst selbst vergessen. Vielleicht schließe ich nur zur sehr von mir auf andere. So ist das Video auf jeden Fall eine tolle Erinnerung!
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
Thank you for enlightening me. I understand myself more. My grandparents on both sides came from Germany in the 1870-1905. Their values were taught to my parents, then to me.
A sparkling gem amongst the dross. I've long been drawn to German history and philosophy and, altho I'm at more of a distance from it than you, the feelings you express in this vid reflect my own. I was, am, attracted to German thought because it felt so amazingly different to the (mostly British) ideologies that I had been swimming in back then (and probably still do). Have you read this book by Neil MacGregor entitled "Germany. Memories of a Nation"? I'm sure you have and I highly recommend it to others interested in Germany.
Thank you for this excellent video. As a German I am impressed how well you understand the German soul - I dare say far better than most Germans. I think German philosophers often tried to create a counter-model to French rationalism and hence emphasized on methaphysical romanticism with the aim to balance rationalism with emotion. German fairytales are perhaps the best example. Thanks a lot again.
Since my 10 years in London I've always been astonished by how German culture is much more appreciated outside of Germany than in the country itself. Today there is very little awareness in Germany itself of the course of its history and especially its philosophers and medieval writers and artists like Meister Eckhart, Albrecht Dürer, Tilman Riemenschneider, von Hutten, Wolfram von Eschenbach etc.
I found it beautifully symbolic that the tower door that has a sign on it -- "bitte tür schliessen" -- remained open, almost as if to demonstrate how despite our great efforts to be intellectual, well-educated, and studied on any subject, we miss the most simple things right in front of us
For me as a German, the perspective “from outside” is very informative, especially when it has such depth. The arc drawn here from the historical situation of people to philosophical and cultural development is illuminating for me. Thank you for this exceptionally good and well-researched post.
A deep dive in my own "Vaterland" from an outsider view. Interesting; thanks for that. I'm always with Goethe, who deeply touched and perceived the german existence and soul.
@@maxmuller2997 Definition Volksseele: Seele, Gemüt, Geist. Bewusstsein eines Volkes. Sitten und Bräuche und deren Bedeutung, Kulturgut, Traditionen, Handwerke, Talente. Sprache und Dialekte. Gemeinsame Ahnen und Urahnen. Politische Ereignisse /Geschichte. Landschaft und Klima. Märchen, Geschichten und Lieder der Bevölkerung auf diesem Fleckchen der Erde was sich Deutschland nennt. Aus all dem setzt sich "die deutsche Seele" zusammen.
Thanks. I am German. I live and work in the USA. This is helpful and getting some minds of the one thing that is most known about Germany: Nazi Germany. The context and bird's eye view here is much appreciated.
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!
I live in Australia, and am a huge Germophile. I was fortunate to make friends with a German gentleman that married an Australian girl, and was introduced to so much I did not know, including German public TV and ZDF Magazine Royal and the concept of proud of not being proud. Jan Boomerang, is a crack up. Also Volker Pispers, who retired without even asking me first! And wonderful musicians and artists. I get much pleasure from Martin Sonnerb??? speaking at the EU. I am 63 and committed to learning German before I die...In fact I have no more time for this.....the clock is running One more thing Germans I have met in Australia speak better English than we do, and its getting bit much. If you speak better English than we do, better you go back to where you came from, we have plenty to feel inferior about already, we don't need you coming over here and making us feel even more depressed. Such arrogant people the Germans
@@sonyphotoguy6601 Yeah, and millions of people live in big cities but only a handful in those small towns. Besides, they are mostly located in the south anyway. I grew up in a small village that wasn't bombed but even when I was young we had only 3 or so studwork buildings left. Today: Zero. You have to drive quite some distance to find something like this and then it is usually just the historic centre of the town. Heck, most settlements the people live in today didn't even exist 100 years ago. They are beautiful, but showing exclusively studwork houses like this just gives false impressions of what germany actually looks like. I agree it's better than showing just Bavaria again but still. Most germans only see such buildings when they are on vacation.
@@Puschit1 Sad to hear about your impression. But in our area (center of Germany) nearly every town looks like that. And in the north it's also that way (different style of course) in big parts.
@@sonyphotoguy6601 Ich BIN ja aus dem Norden - Hamburg um genau zu sein. Natürlich haben wir ein paar alte Kirchen, das Rathaus etc., aber das ist ein verschwindend kleiner Bruchteil und sogut wie nichts davon sind Privatgebäude. Für einen erhaltenen Stadtkern muß ich nach Lüneburg. Der Kern ist schön und in etwa wie hier im Video, aber das ist eben nur der Kern, was man eben auf die Postkarte tut um Touristen anzulocken, der überwiegende Rest von Lüneburg sieht aber so aus wie der Rest von Deutschland: Kleine Hochhäuser, Einfamilienhäuser aus verschiedenen Ären (aber eben kein Fachwerk) und vor allem Reihenhäuser der moderneren Machart. Vielleicht hat es auch damit zu tun, daß bei uns im Norden Fachwerkhäuser zumeist Reetdächer hatten und die meisten einfach nach und nach abgebrannt sind (oder noch trauriger: die Besitzer konnten sich eine Erneuerung nicht leisten und der Rest des Hauses fängt an zu verrotten. Jedenfalls sieht's hier fast nirgends so aus und ist auch nicht so, daß ich mein Heim nie verlasse. Ein Kumpel von mir ist in den Süden gezogen, Lichtenfels/Schney. Da gibts das Gelegentliche alte Gasthaus hier oder ein Kloster da, aber leben tun die wie alle anderen auch in ordinären Reihenhäusern. Wenn wir ihn besuchen und auf Tour gehen müssen schon nach Bamberg oder so fahren um mal mehrere Fachwerkhäuser auf einen Haufen zu sehen.
Ngl, I was surprised by the pleasant & simpleness of the Germans when I visited a few years ago. I had heard many things - "they are aggressive", "they have a hard work culture", "they are quiet", "they are loud". All I found was really down-to-earth, salt of the earth, & wholesome people. Idk.. As an Englishman I feel great guilt for the decades of aggression & sadistic destruction that our ancestors have perpetrated upon Germany. Personally, I found them to be the most well-balanced society I've experienced so far (although I'm yet to visit Scandanvia and Japan). The English world has been poisoned so much by Hollywood, that we have reached levels of entropy and idiocrasy that are extremely alarming lol
Similar things happen in Germany. My older brother for example was swept away by the Pro Trump / Qanon thing. Now he has his circle of unhappy people, and stumbles from conspiracy to conspiracy. Not saying everything is made up, but being so invested, totally changed my brother.
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Any Chance to get the scenes from Homberg & Kassel uncut? I´m a local and good shots are rare from our hometown.
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
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.
@@dove3853 The great rhetoric that shows how imperalism started and has prevailed for centuries
Yeah might be one of two videos on youtube that actually portray sides of Germany and it's culture. The other one being that of a british comedian traveling through Germany and showing interesting places and German people.
"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.
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.
Samuel Hahnemann, founder of Homeopathy, that is now being used world wide for healing.
@@Vanessa-vz3kn That's a very weird way to spell "scamming".
As a math major i think I've encountered more German names in my undergrad than french or english names. They drove the development of modern mathematics which is the foundation for all modern science
Even sport. As a huge philosophy and football nerd, Germans are everywhere. Learning german helped me to fall in love even more with the work of Marx, Hegel, and Gadamer as well as with the work of Beckenbauer, Klopp and Heynckes.
@@Vanessa-vz3kn THAT is nothing to be proud of. Sugar scam pills
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.
@@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 !
@PeteBooty-Juice Amen to that and thank you very much for your kind and inspiring words. It's a shame that even german schools rarely discuss how many greatness was brought from german history. I still to this day get shoked if I find out that something is a german invention or dog breed ?..?
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.
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.
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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.
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’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 😊.
What are Brits but Anglo Saxons capable of humour?
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.
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 😏
@@None_of_your_business666 *das not dem
Und Deutschland liebt dich
Danke
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.
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 love Deutschland from Greece. It's naturally very beautiful country. German literature , philosophy , history are amazing. 🇬🇷❤🇩🇪
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.
🇮🇷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 languages 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 Germans (the Roman Empire did) and still don’t, but deutsch.
@@arianjahani2952 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 back this far u can just say we are all related with each other on this earth so whatever
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
Dennoch nicht vergessen, Heine: "Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht (...)"
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Guys - didn’t you learn about this at school? Well, I certainly did. But ok, I am old.
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.
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"
I love german history and culture! Sincerely, an American
RUclips:"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?).
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.
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.
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?
„was für ein absolut geniales Video….“ wenn schon Deutsch dann deutsche Sprache, richtig?
@@endbreit ich kann ein Buch empfehlen, das in die gleiche Kerbe schlägt: "Fabelhafte Rebellen" von Andrea Wulf
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.
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!
fr
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.
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.
I think it’s very linear and not very beautiful other than maybe for philosophy. Try Russian or Persian. Much more nuanced. German doesn’t make really sense
I feel Like there ist not one single German language its a Mix of a lot of dialects the German Most people know is high German
@@zinnmann3883 I've always felt like German is actually one of the languages that make the most sense. It doesnt beat around the Bush to describe something or make up entirely new words, we just throw a bunsh of words together as one word and it means exactly the combination.
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.
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.
62 year old German living overseas for half my life. Germans are very ‘head heavy’ and your analysis helps me understand - why. Thank you.
As an American who has made Germany my home and is considering obtaining German citizenship, thank you for putting into words so much of what drew me here.
Welcome, or in other way said, have a nice life in Germany. If you have any questions considering life, trips or bureaucracy, don‘t hesitate to ask.
Welcome! I hope you have an enjoyable life in our fatherland.
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.
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
Thank you Lewis. I'm from India. Thanks to your efforts and RUclips 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
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!
My dad studied German at school, and very much enjoyed pre-Hitler cycling holidays in Germany. He never forgot his love of the language, culture & countryside, even in a POW camp (where his German language ability came in useful when talking to guards & officers).
Our first family holiday abroad was touring to and within Germany. Dad was really in his element!
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.
yes, a fellow classical fan i see
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 🤍❤💛
🖤❤️💛*
Wonderful documentaion - I am German, living in Canada. I recignized the marketplace of my hometown Tübingen. I hope you enjoyed it
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
"they were pregnant with mystery, they were midwife to history" what a most beautiful rhyme!
You have such a unique and beautiful style of narration. Bravo sir
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…
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.
Summary
0:02: 독일은 칸트, 헤겔, 니체, 마르크스, 슈펜하우어, 하이데거와 같은 영향력있는 철학자를 선사했습니다.
독일의 비평적 문화는 주변의 영국과 프랑스 문화에 대한 반응으로 발전했습니다.
5:13: 📚 독일의 사상가들은 계몽 시대의 생각이 너무 멀고 추상적이라고 느꼈고 친숙한 환경과 내면에 초점을 맞추었습니다.
10:44: 📚 그림스형제는 최초의 독일어 사전을 만들었으며 독일 문화 발전에 기여했습니다.
15:31: 📖 낭만주의의 탄생
22:24: 🎭 낭만주의는 근대 문명에 대한 비평적 시각으로 의미가 깊다.
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
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 🌼
What a deep dive into German history and even more so german culture. You have a holistic perception of both and make such a remarkable "Tale of Germany" out of it. I feel honored to be a part of it, even though I have never quite looked at it this way myself. Thank you for this great adventure.
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.
The best documentary I’ve ever seen on RUclips. 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.
I love my german language. We have so many dialects, each one reflecting the very special, unique mentality of the different regions. Dialects are the languages of the heart.
This was a great video. Well done. It's really appreciated that you filmed this on location in Germany. Thank you.
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!!!
Where are you living now?
Greetings from a Greek -German living in lower Bavaria .
@@filippaoronto3880 Chicago, nice to meet you. I just went on a vacation recently to California with my bestfriend from Augsburg he name is Jonas. We had the best time together and met with our other German friends since they also came to Cali. We had the most fun especially since it was their first times in the US. My bestfriend is always so cute with me and makes me feel more appreciated than my US friends I miss him so much hes been busy in College but we still talk a lot on discord calls.
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
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Of course it's a place. A place inhibited by Germans. A place made to be Germany by the Germans.
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.
as a german it´s great to see being appreciated for the huge impact in art, philosophy and engineering and not shrinking it all down to ww2 and bavarian lifestyle
It‘s really nice to see a video about Germany that doesn‘t involve either ww2 or beer.
I don't like WW II but I do like German beer 🍺
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!
Austrian
@@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?
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".
Hearing foreign people talking so lovely about this country makes me feel just a bit of pride for my ancestors.
Gives me a reason to feel myself as a german man again sometimes.
I honestly was in tears for some time. Gosh, we created such beauty and yet we are so blind to it.
Germany really is the most fascinating nation to me. Has been since I was a kid.
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.
Germany has an incredible history. From the Germanic tribes resisting the Roman Empire. To the moguls invasion. The rich musical, scientific, and religious history of Germany, all before the nineteenth century! And another 200 years of incredible global influence. A truly timeless people.
I love your passion and your capability to walk us through german history that great! Also your filmography skills are astonishing.
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....
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❤️👍👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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
yes, western enlightenment is making new churches and abolishing the old churches as in the french revolution. Eastern enlightenment is only about abolishing churches.
A wonderful video. Thank you so much for making it. Too often German history is limited to WW I & WW II.
Niestety tak samo jest i w życiu. Czasami ludzie oceniają nas przez nasze błędy. Wg polskiego ks.Woźnickiego I i II wojna światowa to działania masonerii...każdy Naród mógl zostać tak zmanipuliwany...wg mojej opinii została wykorzystana też waleczność Niemców...
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.
And in order to do that, we understood that we have to be consequent in our actions and thoughts. Never give up, until you fully understood it, never give up until you discovered the whole logic structure behind the phenomenon that bothers us or delights us.
I love this shorter videos filled with the history of art, philosophy, etc.
Great work, i really enjoy this channel
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.
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!
As someone from the "place of poets and philosophers", I am flattered and cajoled and even flabbergasted by your video!
This video definitely represents the current state of research, in its broad approach, - in contrast to the clichéd phrases still bandied about in many (German) school textbooks on Romanticism... A splendid account of German Romanticism and a formative period in European cultural history, much needed in these times of headline-grabbing crises and doom and gloom-mongers... It blows the dust off one of the most fascinating movements in European literature and culture. I take my hat off to you, Sir; you’ve done an outstanding job! - Thank you very much!
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.
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!
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 :))
Dieser Sichtweise auf die deutsche Sprache, Kultur, Mentalität und Geschichte wird leider zu wenig Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Danke dass du es getan hast! Wunderbare, unübersetzbare Worte wie Waldeinsamkeit, Fernweh und Gemütlichkeit beschreiben en es auch sehr gut.
Wir werden immer verteufelt .
Aber das ist der Teufel selbst der uns als Volk und das Christentum versucht zu zerstören .
Ja, müsste ich gefühlt nicht 900km fahren, um in Deutschland noch einen echten Wald zu finden, der keine Baumplantage ist. Es scheint als hätten wir den Teil unserer Geschichte überwiegend und jenseits von Akademikern längst selbst vergessen. Vielleicht schließe ich nur zur sehr von mir auf andere. So ist das Video auf jeden Fall eine tolle Erinnerung!
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
1. Germany cool
2. Germans have a unique culture
3. Germans have more feats under their belts that most countries
4. Germans cool
He's not wrong, or is he?
Thank you for that nice report! It's wonderful
A very worthwhile, witty contribution and another nice example of the existence of the RUclips university! Thank you for this wonderful video!
Thank you for enlightening me. I understand myself more. My grandparents on both sides came from Germany in the 1870-1905. Their values were taught to my parents, then to me.
A sparkling gem amongst the dross. I've long been drawn to German history and philosophy and, altho I'm at more of a distance from it than you, the feelings you express in this vid reflect my own. I was, am, attracted to German thought because it felt so amazingly different to the (mostly British) ideologies that I had been swimming in back then (and probably still do). Have you read this book by Neil MacGregor entitled "Germany. Memories of a Nation"? I'm sure you have and I highly recommend it to others interested in Germany.
This is really good. I think people would love it if you made this a series(French, Russian, British, Chinese, Iranian etc.)
Nothing to tell about russia except centuries of slavery going to modern days
@Dmytro_Podorvan :(
The drone footage is very cool & is used very effectively in the essay.
Thank you for this excellent video. As a German I am impressed how well you understand the German soul - I dare say far better than most Germans. I think German philosophers often tried to create a counter-model to French rationalism and hence emphasized on methaphysical romanticism with the aim to balance rationalism with emotion. German fairytales are perhaps the best example. Thanks a lot again.
Thanks for the video, now I feel myself like German philosopher. It's incredible how fresh and relevant their worldviews feels.
Since my 10 years in London I've always been astonished by how German culture is much more appreciated outside of Germany than in the country itself. Today there is very little awareness in Germany itself of the course of its history and especially its philosophers and medieval writers and artists like Meister Eckhart, Albrecht Dürer, Tilman Riemenschneider, von Hutten, Wolfram von Eschenbach etc.
So informative. I learned things I had not been taught in United States school history.
I found it beautifully symbolic that the tower door that has a sign on it -- "bitte tür schliessen" -- remained open, almost as if to demonstrate how despite our great efforts to be intellectual, well-educated, and studied on any subject, we miss the most simple things right in front of us
You could also see it as an indication that Germans are not (no longer) abiding rules as much as we're criticized for.
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.
For me as a German, the perspective “from outside” is very informative, especially when it has such depth. The arc drawn here from the historical situation of people to philosophical and cultural development is illuminating for me. Thank you for this exceptionally good and well-researched post.
I am really thankfull for this video, its just wonderfull to see someone talk about the extremely underrated german history
A deep dive in my own "Vaterland" from an outsider view. Interesting; thanks for that. I'm always with Goethe, who deeply touched and perceived the german existence and soul.
Was ist denn ne Deutsche Seele?
@@maxmuller2997 a very philosophical, scientific and psychological one.
@@maxmuller2997 Definition Volksseele: Seele, Gemüt, Geist. Bewusstsein eines Volkes. Sitten und Bräuche und deren Bedeutung, Kulturgut, Traditionen, Handwerke, Talente. Sprache und Dialekte. Gemeinsame Ahnen und Urahnen. Politische Ereignisse /Geschichte. Landschaft und Klima. Märchen, Geschichten und Lieder der Bevölkerung auf diesem Fleckchen der Erde was sich Deutschland nennt. Aus all dem setzt sich "die deutsche Seele" zusammen.
I’m So happy to see such a video, what is not about „Beer,Autobahn,Agressive Language” etc.
Thank u so much from Germany❤
Thanks. I am German. I live and work in the USA. This is helpful and getting some minds of the one thing that is most known about Germany: Nazi Germany. The context and bird's eye view here is much appreciated.
I’m speechless. This was extraordinary, uplifting, marvelous.
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!
I live in Australia, and am a huge Germophile. I was fortunate to make friends with a German gentleman that married an Australian girl, and was introduced to so much I did not know, including German public TV and ZDF Magazine Royal and the concept of proud of not being proud. Jan Boomerang, is a crack up. Also Volker Pispers, who retired without even asking me first! And wonderful musicians and artists. I get much pleasure from Martin Sonnerb??? speaking at the EU. I am 63 and committed to learning German before I die...In fact I have no more time for this.....the clock is running
One more thing
Germans I have met in Australia speak better English than we do, and its getting bit much. If you speak better English than we do, better you go back to where you came from, we have plenty to feel inferior about already, we don't need you coming over here and making us feel even more depressed. Such arrogant people the Germans
proud of not being proud provoked a lot of thought
Look up Natürlich German on here, it's good for learning
Thank you for visiting the smaller towns like Homberg Efze, Alsfeld, Marburg, ... these towns are so beautiful.
Yeah, but they are so few and not typical any more - foreign watchers may think now most of germany looks idyllic like that.
@@Puschit1 Not typical anymore? You can find these small, beautiful cities everywhere in Germany. Only the big cities where destroyed in WWII.
@@sonyphotoguy6601 Yeah, and millions of people live in big cities but only a handful in those small towns. Besides, they are mostly located in the south anyway. I grew up in a small village that wasn't bombed but even when I was young we had only 3 or so studwork buildings left. Today: Zero. You have to drive quite some distance to find something like this and then it is usually just the historic centre of the town. Heck, most settlements the people live in today didn't even exist 100 years ago.
They are beautiful, but showing exclusively studwork houses like this just gives false impressions of what germany actually looks like. I agree it's better than showing just Bavaria again but still. Most germans only see such buildings when they are on vacation.
@@Puschit1 Sad to hear about your impression. But in our area (center of Germany) nearly every town looks like that. And in the north it's also that way (different style of course) in big parts.
@@sonyphotoguy6601 Ich BIN ja aus dem Norden - Hamburg um genau zu sein. Natürlich haben wir ein paar alte Kirchen, das Rathaus etc., aber das ist ein verschwindend kleiner Bruchteil und sogut wie nichts davon sind Privatgebäude. Für einen erhaltenen Stadtkern muß ich nach Lüneburg. Der Kern ist schön und in etwa wie hier im Video, aber das ist eben nur der Kern, was man eben auf die Postkarte tut um Touristen anzulocken, der überwiegende Rest von Lüneburg sieht aber so aus wie der Rest von Deutschland: Kleine Hochhäuser, Einfamilienhäuser aus verschiedenen Ären (aber eben kein Fachwerk) und vor allem Reihenhäuser der moderneren Machart.
Vielleicht hat es auch damit zu tun, daß bei uns im Norden Fachwerkhäuser zumeist Reetdächer hatten und die meisten einfach nach und nach abgebrannt sind (oder noch trauriger: die Besitzer konnten sich eine Erneuerung nicht leisten und der Rest des Hauses fängt an zu verrotten. Jedenfalls sieht's hier fast nirgends so aus und ist auch nicht so, daß ich mein Heim nie verlasse. Ein Kumpel von mir ist in den Süden gezogen, Lichtenfels/Schney. Da gibts das Gelegentliche alte Gasthaus hier oder ein Kloster da, aber leben tun die wie alle anderen auch in ordinären Reihenhäusern. Wenn wir ihn besuchen und auf Tour gehen müssen schon nach Bamberg oder so fahren um mal mehrere Fachwerkhäuser auf einen Haufen zu sehen.
Ngl, I was surprised by the pleasant & simpleness of the Germans when I visited a few years ago. I had heard many things - "they are aggressive", "they have a hard work culture", "they are quiet", "they are loud". All I found was really down-to-earth, salt of the earth, & wholesome people. Idk.. As an Englishman I feel great guilt for the decades of aggression & sadistic destruction that our ancestors have perpetrated upon Germany. Personally, I found them to be the most well-balanced society I've experienced so far (although I'm yet to visit Scandanvia and Japan). The English world has been poisoned so much by Hollywood, that we have reached levels of entropy and idiocrasy that are extremely alarming lol
You Brits, give me a break. Georgia, U.S.A.
Similar things happen in Germany.
My older brother for example was swept away by the Pro Trump / Qanon thing.
Now he has his circle of unhappy people, and stumbles from conspiracy to conspiracy.
Not saying everything is made up, but being so invested, totally changed my brother.