Liberal German elites backed monarchy to avoid Slavic-majority democratic rule
Evidence
Writing in the immediate wake of World War I, he noted that, until the mid nineteenth century, Germans in the Habsburg Empire had taken their cultural superiority and dominance for granted; ‘Whoever rose became German’, he wrote. When the Empire’s other nationalities rejected this civilising path and demanded national independence, it was a painful realisation for the liberal German milieu. From this point on, they threw their support behind the monarchy, Mises recounted, and rejected demands for national autonomy and democratisation, which would have subjected Germans to the rule of Slavic majorities. — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 109
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Habsburg German liberals abandoned democratic reform once it threatened their dominance — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 109; German prosperity and external threats made liberal reform seem less urgent — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 328; Liberal democratic values are ambiguous and can legitimize domination — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice: Society,…, 114 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Habsburg German liberals abandoned democratic reform once it threatened their dominance
#corroborates(0.95) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 109 - German prosperity and external threats made liberal reform seem less urgent
#qualifies(0.75) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 328 - Liberal democratic values are ambiguous and can legitimize domination
#expands(0.72) — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 114 - Ruin reports cast in anti-Slavic stereotypes persuaded expellees return was impossible
#contradicts(0.72) — Manuel Borutta and Jan C. Jansen, Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar…, 193