WHY GERMANS CANNOT STOP TALKING ABOUT AMERICA

Beschreibung

WHY GERMANS CANNOT STOP TALKING ABOUT AMERICA
A 276-Year Cultural Obsession – From Buffon’s „Degeneration Theory“ to Elon Musk

Think Germans like America? Think again.

For over 40 years, author Andreas Paul John has witnessed the same pattern: Germans criticize America with an intensity that reveals more about themselves than about the United States. WWII veterans and ’68 radicals, left and right—they all whisper the same sentiment: „Damn Yanks.“

This book examines 276 years of German obsession with America—from Buffon’s 1749 claim that the New World was „degenerate“ through Nazi propaganda to today’s digital dependence on Silicon Valley. It reveals how anti-American patterns have persisted across all political eras and ideological camps.

WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER:

• The historical roots: From Buffon and Goethe through two World Wars to the 1968 generation
• East German anti-Americanism: How state propaganda and secret Americanization coexisted behind the Iron Curtain
• Media analysis: How German public broadcasting distorts the American image
• Key figures: From Bismarck and Kissinger through Reagan and Trump to Elon Musk, J.D. Vance, and Charlie Kirk
• The German paradox: Why a nation dependent on American technology claims moral superiority
• Contemporary flashpoints: The nuclear exit, climate debate, Tesla in Brandenburg

WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR?

For Americans who want to understand why their closest European ally constantly criticizes them—and what this reveals about German national identity. For anyone seeking to look behind the headlines and explore the psychological roots of transatlantic tensions.

DETAILS:

• Approx. 300 pages in print
• ISBN: 9798232701451
• Format: ePub (DRM-free)
• Language: English

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