Zebedis: Such a Disappointment

The German people have different views on how they would rate the Weimar Republic when it comes to certain issues such as: World War I, the land that was lost, and the Post-War Economy (1918-1933). But, I have been a German citizen for all of my life, 65 years now and when it comes to the way I feel about the Weimar Republic all I have to say is, “Deutschland wird bald verloren!” or as the Americans would say, “Germany will soon be lost!”

In my opinion, the Weimar Republic has made many poor decisions when it comes to running the great country of Germany. First, I will give you my thoughts on their decision to get out of World War I. To put this into simple terms, Germany was winning! We were not losing the war and for some reason only two days after the Weimar Republic seized power they signed an armistice that officially ended the war for Germany. Four years of fighting and dying and the Weimar Republic decided that enough was enough. We are the great land of Germany!! If we are going to lose a war let it be because our enemy has defeated us. We were fighting for our country and for the soldiers who lost their lives and for our families so they can have a better future. We were fighting in the name of Germany and the Weimar Republic stripped our nationalistic pride away from us. We are now viewed as cowards who do nothing but run and surrender in the eyes of defeat. Not only did the Weimar Republic end the war, they signed the Treaty of Versailles which had outstanding restrictions on Germany: take full responsibility, pay for everything, reduce the military and lose land. These “November Criminals” said that they had no choice because Germany would be invaded if they didn’t sign the treaty. Well I say let them come! We were already fighting anyways and at least if we are defeated then we will be defeated with our pride still intact. We would be defeated defending Germany, not because some cowards in the government signed a piece of paper.

Enough said on the war, let me move on to the German Land. Germany lost all of her pre-war colonies and almost 13 percent of her territory following WWI and the Treaty of Versailles. Not only did she lose land, but we lost our people as well. Almost 12 percent of the population was divided into new independent countries. This is outrageous! How can Germany be considered a world power without a large empire? How can Germany be considered a European power when she can’t even keep her people together? The Weimar Republic signed the Treaty of Versailles under these conditions. The Weimar government does not care about a German unity but rather cares about what makes everyone else in the world happy. As a German citizen I say that we should not be trying to please the world but the world should be trying to please us. We need a new government to retrieve the lost land and people and once again reunite Germany as a dominating world power.

Finally, I will discuss my views on the way the Weimar Republic is controlling Germany’s Post-War Economy. The German economy is dreadful! After those “November Criminals” signed that awful treaty, Germany was now responsible for the entire war debt, over 33 billion US dollars! With unemployment already on the rise because of the dreadful economy, the industrial production was also decreasing because all of the strong, able bodied men were either wounded or killed in the war. Also, when the Weimar Republic noticed that the economy was decreasing, they decided to print more money. This is just another example of them running my country into the ground. The value of our currency plummeted so drastically that about a week ago I went to the store to buy bread and milk and it was going to cost me 500,000,000 in my currency. Not a single German citizen has that much money and people are beginning to starve. The inflation has ruined the value of our currency to the point where we are burning it in our homes just to stay warm. Our money is useless everywhere and without money, there cannot be a successful economy or a successful country.

Well those are my opinions on the Weimar Government. They need to be overthrown very soon for the sake of Germany. I will support any opposition group that arises because I am ready for something different. I do not care if its communism or a dictatorship, anything but these dreadful politicians we have in power now.