Willy Brandt - Germany - EU

Willy Brandt - Germany - EU - 1974

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7 жыл бұрын

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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@karsten9895 7 жыл бұрын

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.

@Exodon2020 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@yampk1 3 жыл бұрын

@@Exodon2020 He asked a legitimate question: if so many millions of Germans were seduced by Hitler, why were you not?

@karsten9895 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@cvb777 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@karsten9895 2 жыл бұрын

@@cvb777 see my reply to James Kenyon.

@Antimanele104 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@Vahki100 Жыл бұрын

Russia should do that to half of Europe too. Never forget the Soviet crimes. Never!

@wgkaycricket99 5 жыл бұрын

2:46 No I was not Why should I? Love you Willy❤ Best of our Chancellors in Germany🇩🇪❤

@wgkaycricket99 4 жыл бұрын

@Tread Knought He fight against Hitler This is so much more brave than the most Germans at this time

@CaptCondor 4 жыл бұрын

@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.

@TejasR 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@Oliver-kf5cy 2 жыл бұрын

I'm rather impressed. Both Brandt and also Helmut Schmidt spoke English far superior to the average German politician even today.

@NisarKhan-jm1uh Жыл бұрын

I personally think olaf scholz, Angela Merkel, armin laschet, frederich merz and annalena baerbock also speak pretty good English.

@kellymcbright5456 Жыл бұрын

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.

@dorianphilotheates3769 Жыл бұрын

They were smart guys.

@nathancoleman7235 10 ай бұрын

Yes Ollie!

@druski3751 6 ай бұрын

Better than most natural English speakers if we’re being honest.

@yuliafrik2474 3 ай бұрын

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

@RajeshBassiouni 4 жыл бұрын

Schade das diese Formate nicht mehr existieren.

@norbertzimpfer7548 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@11Kralle 2 жыл бұрын

Er konnte auch fließend Norwegisch und Schwedisch sprechen - da ist sein hanseatisches Englisch dann doch nicht mehr so überraschend...

@marcziegenhain8420 5 жыл бұрын

Unser Willy war der Beste.

@rippspeck 3 жыл бұрын

Na aber sowas von! Herr Brandt war einer der größten Staatsmänner, die Deutschland je hervorgebracht hat.

@steffenkirsch2387 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is an highly interesting and indeed impressive interview. Willy speaks excellent English.

@doganpamuk5093 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@windyvista3657 3 жыл бұрын

This dude was clearly brilliant

@anaghashyam9845 5 жыл бұрын

we need a capable man like Willy in SPD now!

@TheSpiritOfTheTimes 4 жыл бұрын

Men of that mettle can't be produced nowadays, perhaps not a bad thing.

@windyvista3657 3 жыл бұрын

Growing up in opposition to authoritarian governments forges people of steel.

@politicalphilosophy-thegre3894 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting how when this interviewer interviews British politicians he never once interrupts, yet when it is a foreigner he does it constantly.

@dfolt Жыл бұрын

Yes, I would agree. At certain points of the interview, the interviewer was not was not particularly courteous.

@juanmerino8856 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@kurtohnehelmundgurt 4 жыл бұрын

Ein super Typ gewesen!

@22fret 2 жыл бұрын

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...

@HouseOfAntioch 9 ай бұрын

Don't forget Konrad Adenauer, the greatest of them all

@YlL-ji2sl 9 ай бұрын

@@HouseOfAntiochAnd Helmut Kohl.

@florianblume31 3 ай бұрын

@@YlL-ji2sl A true man of dick-nity.

@MrDastardly 15 күн бұрын

Excellent. 👏👏👏👏👏

@yashiraeunicerodriguezmora1046 Жыл бұрын

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...🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😢😢😢

@11Kralle 11 ай бұрын

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.

@yashiraeunicerodriguezmora1046 11 ай бұрын

@@11KralleOooh, Thank you...❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

@germanchris4440 10 ай бұрын

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?

@gudrunpowell3602 3 жыл бұрын

Love this great man and always will.

@ChatGPt2001 Ай бұрын

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].

@mikoshino Ай бұрын

Blessed to see this in 2024.

@jasonjung0614 Жыл бұрын

I can sense the island mentality of this British interviewer😄

@dfolt Жыл бұрын

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.

@kartoffeln4879 4 жыл бұрын

and now, Britain does the opposite. Leaves EU. Collapsing their economy.

@cauliflowersupremacist8789 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@tlatosmd 3 жыл бұрын

@@cauliflowersupremacist8789 Dude, you're obviously confusing Brandt and Schmidt.

@hinken3716 3 жыл бұрын

@@cauliflowersupremacist8789 you don't even know which chancellor you're talking about. This is not Helmut Schmidt.

@cauliflowersupremacist8789 3 жыл бұрын

@@hinken3716 Schmidt was not chancellor in '73.

@kartoffeln4879 3 жыл бұрын

@Gary Fletcher well economy projected to diminish.

@rejectionisprotection4448 3 күн бұрын

Actor Mattias Brandt's (Babylon Berlin) father.

@nathancoleman7235 10 ай бұрын

Willy Brandt(1913-1992)🇩🇪🇪🇺RIP

@kiphongsit 5 ай бұрын

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

@KristynaNovotna-xz5re Жыл бұрын

Is there any sign of conversation about Kniefall?

@hildegunstvonmythenmetz6619 3 жыл бұрын

Seems quite current

@rippspeck 3 жыл бұрын

Somebody show this interview to Jeremy Clarckson so he finally knows what Germans sound like.

@fatamerican6624 5 жыл бұрын

imagine MSNBC or CNN giving an interview like this LOL

@EuropeanQoheleth 4 жыл бұрын

@Tread Knought What far right hyperbole.

@bnkundwa 3 жыл бұрын

I like the promotion of young populations.

@yuliafrik2474 3 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@brahmsianer5899 10 ай бұрын

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!

@RichardMcConte-lw4go 10 ай бұрын

What is the most used language in culture and diplomacy today ????

@RichardMcConte-lw4go 10 ай бұрын

What is European Business culture & social model

@ItsPinkMuffin 11 ай бұрын

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.

@RichardMcConte-lw4go 10 ай бұрын

What is the common language of Europe?????

@SWRWOLF 5 жыл бұрын

Oh this Willy! ((

@EuropeanQoheleth 4 жыл бұрын

The better Willy.

@yuspliff9654 2 жыл бұрын

He somehow sounds a bit like Neil Kinnock

@vonliberte9063 7 ай бұрын

wow true,

@eduzz4655 10 ай бұрын

He doesn't inhale...

@HermannGoering1893 Жыл бұрын

Hey thats the guy who leads the slave revolt!!!

@PitunghereTNOschizo100 Жыл бұрын

AYE YO VÖRING DON'T YOU DARE TO VORE THE GANG OF 4.

@raihanshrk1955 Жыл бұрын

3:47 wait imma smoke first. Sorry what??

@michaelwisse9284 Жыл бұрын

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

@karolinanowakowska7901 Жыл бұрын

Zobaczcie propagandowy film dokumentalny, przybliżający sylwetkę i karierę polityczną Willego Brandta - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abeWl7uA0LmVZHU.html

@simo6456 Жыл бұрын

The lie all calmed down. The liar artist.,

@JamesTilsley1 5 жыл бұрын

He’s cool but not Helmut Schmidt cool.

@katherinabambina7759 3 жыл бұрын

James Tilsley very well put

@caezar55 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@veitdalee4810 3 жыл бұрын

You mean he fled in 1934 when his friends were prosecuted by the Nazis and put into concentration camps.

@monky6301 3 жыл бұрын

He did not claim that he is a hero. But on the other hand, what is so heroic in dying in a stupid war?

@norbertzimpfer7548 3 жыл бұрын

He fled YEARS before the war or being drafted into the Wehrmacht. He did a fine job helping the Resitsance during the war.

@schusterlehrling 2 жыл бұрын

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?

@schusterlehrling 2 жыл бұрын

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.