Willy Brandt - Germany - EU - 1974
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- Former German Chancellor Willy Brandt speaks to Llew Gardner about his life in politics and also why the Common Market is good not only for Europe but Britain as well.
First shown:05/12/1974
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I love Willy! Interviewer: "Were you never at all tempted...seduced by Hitler in any way?" Willy: "No, I was not." (gives him a look like: what an idiotic question!). Interviewer: "Why?". Willy: "Why should I?" The whole interview is very impressive. He was a truly a great man! What a life! I met him, when I was a young man in February 1990. Thanks for uploading the video.
It WAS a moronic question as even the interviewer himself recognized how Brandt fled from the Nazis because as a Social Democrat he was branded an enemy of the State.
I mean seriously: is he suggesting Germans are naturally inclined towards being seduced by Nazis? Then he should be glad the Brits also didn’t trip in Hitler’s honeypot - oh wait: they did! When the Nazis remilitarized the Rhineland back in 1936 - a blatant violation of the Treaty of Versailles the Brits did nothing. When Germany annexed Austria in 1938 - again a violation of Versailles: the same. The Brits then succeeded to sell the Sudetenland to the Germans in exchange for them guaranteeing to honor the independence of Czechoslovakia - just to then again do nothing when Hitler subjugated the rest of the country either. They only stepped in after Germany invaded Poland - and even by then it was more of a formality until the German attack in Belgium in the spring of 1940.
Insulting a Resistance fighter like that - a man who‘d later come to win the Nobel peace price as one of only two Germans so far for his efforts of reconciliation with our Eastern neighbours... this guy got nerves!
@@Exodon2020 He asked a legitimate question: if so many millions of Germans were seduced by Hitler, why were you not?
@@yampk1 if the journalist had formulated it the way you did, then yes. But he didn't! It was an idiotic insult. Actually, the guy made the basically racist implication that Germans are somehow genetically inclined towards nazism.
Well, objectively it's a stupid question but he asked a question that many viewers might want to ask. So he is actually a good journalist.
@@cvb777 see my reply to James Kenyon.
When someone says, "It is for others to say if I have succeeded", and "I have failed far too many times to pick one as an example", that's humility.
This man has won the respect of a continent and the world.
Japan should learn a thing or two from Germany and specifically adress their war crimes and forward a formal apology to the countries it devastated in WW2.
Russia should do that to half of Europe too. Never forget the Soviet crimes. Never!
2:46
No I was not
Why should I?
Love you Willy❤
Best of our Chancellors in Germany🇩🇪❤
@Tread Knought He fight against Hitler
This is so much more brave than the most Germans at this time
@Tread Knought you are hopefully aware of the fact, that the agent you mentioned was planted there by the GDR against Brandts or the west german governments knowledge. Like secret agent stuff. So stating, that he harboured foreign agents is pretty uninformed propaganda on your part.
Schade das diese Formate nicht mehr existieren.
I'm rather impressed. Both Brandt and also Helmut Schmidt spoke English far superior to the average German politician even today.
I personally think olaf scholz, Angela Merkel, armin laschet, frederich merz and annalena baerbock also speak pretty good English.
Brandt learned lots of languages. In exile in Norway he learned Norwegian so well as to write in norwegian newspapers. Then fled to Sweden and quickly learned Swedish and again worked as a journalist.
But education played another role in those days. It was a key for any career.
They were smart guys.
Yes Ollie!
Better than most natural English speakers if we’re being honest.
Oh, my God... when asking about his further possible politician career, he answered he's almost 61(!!!!!) and having not many years ahead for active political activities.... What a wise and intelligent person!!!!!!!.. Not starving for power till the last breath of life, as many today... Good memory for Herr Willi Brandt
Unser Willy war der Beste.
Na aber sowas von! Herr Brandt war einer der größten Staatsmänner, die Deutschland je hervorgebracht hat.
Yes, it is an highly interesting and indeed impressive interview. Willy speaks excellent English.
Daß er so hervorragend Englisch sprechen konnte, war mir nicht bekannt. Im Nachhinein erscheint mir nun der Rücktritt als Fehler. Brandt hatte viele Feinde, die durch seinen Rücktritt profitiert haben.
Er konnte auch fließend Norwegisch und Schwedisch sprechen - da ist sein hanseatisches Englisch dann doch nicht mehr so überraschend...
we need a capable man like Willy in SPD now!
Men of that mettle can't be produced nowadays, perhaps not a bad thing.
Growing up in opposition to authoritarian governments forges people of steel.
Ich bin ein Türken, der nicht in Deutschland gewesen war, aber Ich Stolz auf mit Herrn Brandt. Ich hab manche Artikel und Bücher über ihn gelesen. 1) Otto von Bismarck 2) Der große Frederick und zuallerletzt Willy Brandt sind Ehrenmänner für Gesischte und Menschheit. diese Leute muss vorbild sein werden.
This dude was clearly brilliant
Ein super Typ gewesen!
Wonderful man and with good intention. The greed and craziness of the world didn't let him to develop his vision of a more cooperative world. How he said in this interview, that only thing he regretted was that he couldn't make Germany a better neighbor to the other European communities.
Interesting how when this interviewer interviews British politicians he never once interrupts, yet when it is a foreigner he does it constantly.
Yes, I would agree. At certain points of the interview, the interviewer was not was not particularly courteous.
Germany breaks my heart, I will never understand how a civilized, educated and sophisticated country was dragged into savagery and barbarism, being a very beautiful country with a very interesting culture, after the war I can't imagine how hard and difficult it meant to be German or Being a German citizen, the guilt, the shame and the stigma must have been brutal, Germany became the ugly duckling of humanity, I only wish that this never happens again and that the new generations are able to understand their past and not make the mistakes of their ancestors and heal their wounds...🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😢😢😢
Then you should read history and learn about German militarism - in the 16th century, king Francis I of France was concerned that just ONE of the many protestant German princes could muster troops to invade his realm from the north-east. A century later nearly all of Germany's neighbors ganged up on the Holy Roman Empire to speed up the 30years war, which still was a civil war with mostly germans fighting against germans. As reaction to this humiliation, Prussian militarism developed - with it an ideal of education that is still in use in many countries - which had to cope with the napoleonic power in the early 19th century. After that, like the british naval supremacy, Prussian militarism became the hallmark of warfare on land to this day. All this happened to a new founded German nation that had a very conscious notion about its history.
@@11KralleOooh, Thank you...❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
You have to finally understand how world events and the way of the world is staged ,towards a certain target. This world is ideologically and dialectically guided, by big ideas, which the ruling politicians of the countries follow together over generations, assuring that these ideas are good and necessary, while certain others are bad. - Why? Where do these ideas come from? They are ancient and come from the same ones that that previously caused the problems, and then offer solutions and responses to them.
The only question is who has real power in this world - and what these powers want! And they have told us this clearly for a long time. One must hear it only also.
It should have become obvious now anyway, or do you still believe in official policy and history? Do you still?
Love this great man and always will.
Excellent. 👏👏👏👏👏
Blessed to see this in 2024.
We've had two great post-war chancellors. Brandt and Schmidt, but I must admit that I prefer the latter. Those were men of dignity and authority which you can't necessarily say about today's politicians. What a pity...
Don't forget Konrad Adenauer, the greatest of them all
@@HouseOfAntiochAnd Helmut Kohl.
@@YlL-ji2sl A true man of dick-nity.
Willy Brandt, a prominent German politician, played a significant role in Germany's relationship with the European Union (EU) during his time as Chancellor. In 1974, Brandt resigned from his position as Chancellor after one of his closest aides, Günter Guillaume, was exposed as an agent of the East German secret service, the Stasi [1].
Brandt's commitment to the unification of Europe was a central aspect of his political activities. He believed in the importance of Europe acting independently from a position of strength in its alliance with the United States and its dealings with the Soviet Union. Brandt's catchphrase, "the Ostpolitik begins in the West," reflected his belief that the unification of Europe was crucial for achieving German unity and détente with Central and Eastern European neighbors [2].
Even before becoming Chancellor, Brandt had been engaged with the issue of European unification and Germany's role in a post-war European order. As Mayor of Berlin and later as Foreign Minister and Chancellor, he played an active role in shaping German foreign and European policy. Brandt remained committed to the idea of European unification even after his resignation as Chancellor in 1974, continuing to advocate for it as President of the Socialist International, a Member of the European Parliament, and as a Member of the Bundestag [2].
Brandt's understanding of European unification was informed by a pan-European perspective. He believed that a solution to the German question could only be achieved within a wider European context. Brandt contributed to the inclusion of the United Kingdom in the European Community (EC) in 1973 and saw the gradual inclusion of Central and Eastern European countries in European cooperation as an important aspect of his Ostpolitik [2].
Brandt's approach to European unification was pragmatic and focused on gradual integration. He supported the functional approach to integration, influenced by Jean Monnet, the "père de l'Europe." Brandt emphasized that more than 20 years of integration had shown that the functional route was shorter than the constitutional alternative. He believed that Europe would not emerge from a constitution-maker's drawing board and that the European institutions, despite their inadequacies, were an unavoidable stage in the unification process [2].
and now, Britain does the opposite. Leaves EU. Collapsing their economy.
Lol, he would support that if he saw the sorry state of the EU today. Forcing people to accept Muslims and 3rd worlders. He was pretty much an immigration critic, halting Turkish immigration, saying "we must think of our own countrymen first". If he lived today he would be called a Neon Yahtzee by people like you.
@@cauliflowersupremacist8789 Dude, you're obviously confusing Brandt and Schmidt.
@@cauliflowersupremacist8789 you don't even know which chancellor you're talking about. This is not Helmut Schmidt.
@@hinken3716
Schmidt was not chancellor in '73.
@Gary Fletcher well economy projected to diminish.
I can sense the island mentality of this British interviewer😄
Willy Brandt(1913-1992)🇩🇪🇪🇺RIP
Is there any sign of conversation about Kniefall?
With regard to e question whether the EEC can manage without the U.K., Brandt's answer @15:07 with hindsight to Brexit seems to be prophetic.
Seems quite current
Brandt almost sounds British but it's probably because in Norway they teach people to speak in British accent so he must have learned that accent during his exile
Somebody show this interview to Jeremy Clarckson so he finally knows what Germans sound like.
Actor Mattias Brandt's (Babylon Berlin) father.
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He stayed chairman of his party and undermined his chancellor's Schmidt's power. That's why Schmidt failed in the end. Brandt is very much overestimated!
I like the promotion of young populations.
imagine MSNBC or CNN giving an interview like this LOL
@Tread Knought What far right hyperbole.
Oh this Willy! ((
The better Willy.
What is European Business culture & social model
What is the most used language in culture and diplomacy today ????
He doesn't inhale...
What is the common language of Europe?????
Natürlich war sein Rückteitt ein fehler. Its what happens, when you lead without fear. Doesnt matter if you tend to darkness or light. It looks the same from the outside. Only NOW we know that he tended to do good, als walk in the light. You never know. But thank god Helmut Schmidt knew.
He somehow sounds a bit like Neil Kinnock
wow true,
Hey thats the guy who leads the slave revolt!!!
AYE YO VÖRING DON'T YOU DARE TO VORE THE GANG OF 4.
3:47 wait imma smoke first.
Sorry what??
Ik hoop dat Engeland tegen de Duitsland wint
Ja dat zit diep in mijn hart Vrouwen van Engeland en Sarina is een Engelvaardig Engels Vrouw
Zobaczcie propagandowy film dokumentalny, przybliżający sylwetkę i karierę polityczną Willego Brandta - th-cam.com/video/3QfdXOkS14A/w-d-xo.html
He’s cool but not Helmut Schmidt cool.
James Tilsley very well put
The lie all calmed down. The liar artist.,
He fled to Norway at age 19 while his friends died fighting for their country. And we're supposed to say he's a hero now.
You mean he fled in 1934 when his friends were prosecuted by the Nazis and put into concentration camps.
He did not claim that he is a hero. But on the other hand, what is so heroic in dying in a stupid war?
He fled YEARS before the war or being drafted into the Wehrmacht. He did a fine job helping the Resitsance during the war.
His school friends were lead into an unjust war and some of them killed by the Nazis because they were jews or declined to hail the evil oppressive dictatorship. And those who followed the Nazis were lead into a war which was unjust, against human and democratic values, and with its quest for an alleged "superiority" which was racists of course to the highest possible degree. They were killed in great numbers for a lost cause in the end and for the most evil reasons ever.
So the question is more why didn't 99 percent of the Germans act like Willy Brandt and avoided the war, suppression, and racism?
Well, they were told to die for their country. But that was not true. They died for a racist dictatorship that kilked and imprisoned Millions without any cause. It was a sad and futile death, as a vicorious Germany would have been the greatest nightmare for Germany itself.