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<blockquote data-quote="Naofumi" data-source="post: 47467" data-attributes="member: 39">2.21 THE SO-CALLED WORLD PRESSMy own opinions were confirmed by what I considered to be theinfinitely more dignified manner in which the big papers replied to thoseattacks-or even better, simply ignored them.I diligently read the so-called &#039;world press&#039; -Neue Freie Presse,Wiener Tagblatt, etc.5-and I was astonished by the abundance ofinformation they gave their readers, and the impartial way that theypresented particular problems. I appreciated their dignified tone. Butsometimes the flamboyant style was unconvincing, and I didn&#039;t like it. Evenso, I attributed all this to the overpowering influence of the wholemetropolis.Since I considered Vienna at that time as just such a world metropolis,I thought this fact sufficient to excuse these shortcomings of the press.But I was frequently disgusted by the undignified manner in which thispress curried favor with the Court. They were either presenting everythingthat happened at the Hofburg in glorious tones or lamenting the critics ofWilhelm 11.6 It was a foolish practice, one that-especially when it had todo with &#039;The Wisest Monarch of all Time&#039;-reminded me of the matingdance of the mountain cock.The whole thing seemed artificial.In my eyes, it was a stain on the ideal of liberal democracy.To curry favor at the Court like this, and in such an indecent manner,was unworthy of the nation.This was the first shadow to darken my appreciation of the &#039;great&#039;Vienna press.2.22 CRITICISM OF KAISER WILHELM IIWhile in Vienna, I continued to follow all the events that were takingplace in Germany with an ardent zeal-regardless if they were political orcultural questions. I had a feeling of pride and admiration when I contrastedthe rise of the young Reich with the decline of the Austrian state. But eventhough the Reich&#039;s overall foreign policy was pleasing, the internal politicalsituation was not always so good.I didn&#039;t approve of the struggle against Wilhelm II. I regarded him notonly as the German Emperor but, above all, as the creator of the GermanNavy. The fact that the Kaiser was prohibited from speaking in theReichstag made me very angry, because the prohibition came from thosewith no authority to do so. At a single sitting, those same parliamentaryimbeciles cackled together more than did the whole dynasty of emperorseven including the weakest-in the course of centuries</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Naofumi, post: 47467, member: 39"] 2.21 THE SO-CALLED WORLD PRESS My own opinions were confirmed by what I considered to be the infinitely more dignified manner in which the big papers replied to those attacks-or even better, simply ignored them. I diligently read the so-called 'world press' -Neue Freie Presse, Wiener Tagblatt, etc.5-and I was astonished by the abundance of information they gave their readers, and the impartial way that they presented particular problems. I appreciated their dignified tone. But sometimes the flamboyant style was unconvincing, and I didn't like it. Even so, I attributed all this to the overpowering influence of the whole metropolis. Since I considered Vienna at that time as just such a world metropolis, I thought this fact sufficient to excuse these shortcomings of the press. But I was frequently disgusted by the undignified manner in which this press curried favor with the Court. They were either presenting everything that happened at the Hofburg in glorious tones or lamenting the critics of Wilhelm 11.6 It was a foolish practice, one that-especially when it had to do with 'The Wisest Monarch of all Time'-reminded me of the mating dance of the mountain cock. The whole thing seemed artificial. In my eyes, it was a stain on the ideal of liberal democracy. To curry favor at the Court like this, and in such an indecent manner, was unworthy of the nation. This was the first shadow to darken my appreciation of the 'great' Vienna press. 2.22 CRITICISM OF KAISER WILHELM II While in Vienna, I continued to follow all the events that were taking place in Germany with an ardent zeal-regardless if they were political or cultural questions. I had a feeling of pride and admiration when I contrasted the rise of the young Reich with the decline of the Austrian state. But even though the Reich's overall foreign policy was pleasing, the internal political situation was not always so good. I didn't approve of the struggle against Wilhelm II. I regarded him not only as the German Emperor but, above all, as the creator of the German Navy. The fact that the Kaiser was prohibited from speaking in the Reichstag made me very angry, because the prohibition came from those with no authority to do so. At a single sitting, those same parliamentary imbeciles cackled together more than did the whole dynasty of emperors even including the weakest-in the course of centuries [/QUOTE]

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