If you want to write something about the German definition for the word „Republican“ or „republicanism“ you find less information about that. In this connection you will only find something about the party in Germany which is called “Die Republikaner” or in english “The Republicans”.
Maybe that has something to do with our history. Remember, Germany was first called an “Einheitsstaat” in 1871 under Bismarck and up to 1917 we still had established a monarchy. In general the monarchy had a long tradition in Germany. One leader administrated the country. In Germany the will to be guided was in high gear.
If you would ask someone in the streets of Germany what he or she would define as “republican”, most would look at you in astonishment. Intuitively they maybe would say that “republicanism” has something to do with being conservative, perhaps even as far-right or radical.
In our next blog entries we will see if that is the truth. How the party sees itself like. Hopefully we are than able to give a definition for German “republicanism”.
