Forget Weimar, it’s Japan’s Taisho period we need to talk about
People always talk knowingly about Weimar, a period of extremes: artistic and social-sexual decadence, democratic liberalism and the radicalisation of the left and the right, before Germany’s descent into Hitlerian hell. The city as a symbol, close to the site of the former Buchenwald concentration camp, is back in the news, well, at least the op-ed pages of the Western press. That’s rarely a good sign. “The new crisis [in Germany] seems uncomfortably familiar because, in som
Commentators are increasingly drawing parallels between contemporary crises and historical periods of instability. While the Weimar Republic in Germany is a common reference point, evoking a time of extreme social change, artistic flourishing, and political polarization preceding authoritarianism, this comparison may be overused. An alternative historical lens suggests looking to Japan's Taisho period as a more relevant model for understanding current societal shifts and political dynamics.
Understanding historical parallels can offer valuable insights into the potential trajectories of current societal and political challenges.
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