And just what role, pray tell, did the Kaisers play in those?One does realize, of course, that Head of State is a ceremonial position. Even if it were not, the Hohenzollern track record so far has generally inspired confidence in our Kaiser - Germany united, World War won, currently strongest nation in the world.
It was Bismarck who - under the pretense of creating a German Fatherland - incorporated the German states into a Prussian empire.
It was the Kaiser who dragged us into the Weltkrieg, and the soldiers - composed of the proletarians and peasants - who marched us to victory.
It was the liberalisation of the German political structure, removing the Kaiser's claws from the jugular of the nation, which has resulted in our present state of affairs.
The fact is, it was the statesmen and politicians - not the monarchy - who are responsible for our status. As with the infantile fantasy of an imaginary friend, we should cast off this imperial oppressor and rid ourselves of the Hohenzollern despots once and for all.
Think of it as a long overdue punishment for their violent suppression of the 1849 Constituent Assembly.
They do not go far enough.Except there are already social safety nets in place, courtesy Bismark's social reforms, which include: Health Insurance; Accident Insurance (Workman’s Compensation); Disability Insurance; and an Old-age Retirement Pension.
Bismarck implemented those policies in order to appease the liberal elements in the United Diet, and his lack of passion shows; these measures are shallow and superficial.
For example, the UGSA will introduce policies which provide economic and advisory support to those who are currently unemployed but seeking employment. Under the Bismarckian system, these people have been allowed to slip through the cracks of society, depriving our economy of viable labourers and increasing the level of unemployment. By providing them with enough sustenance to maintain a basic quantity of life and training courses to promote skills, we will be able to move these abandoned elements back into employment and bolster our economy; measures in the short-run with benefits in the long-run.
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