Der Kampf zwischen Tschechen und Deutschen
The fight between Czechs and Germans

Author(s): Emanuel Rádl
Subject(s): History, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: CEEOL Digital Reproductions / Collections
Summary/Abstract: Only step by step did I work my way out of the prevailing anti-German ideology and that is why I understand those who cannot free themselves from it. It is not enough to claim that you are not a “chauvinist,” that “patriotism is a vanquished point of view,” that you “do not hate the Germans,” etc. Many people allow themselves to be put to sleep by such empty phrases, so that they do not see that how deeply they are immersed in nationalism despite all their supposed tolerance. Because intolerance is deeply instilled in us and overcoming it requires more than just average, bourgeois “justice”. We must free ourselves from the fear that truth and justice can harm our interests; constant tolerance in practice and, above all, getting to know each other are required. Knowing how difficult it is to overcome national prejudices, I have no illusions about the success of this book. I know that I am not writing to thank many readers, even if I am not thinking about the agitators. But I know that I am right.

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