Central Europe on the Way to Democracy
Let us remember that fascism itself did develop in the 1920s as a reaction against precisely all these developments, against a capitalist system, which made major decisions about the economy extraterritorial, which created an international culture which destroyed local cultures. The roots of fascism at a popular level are still very much there. Self-determination can lead to all kinds of major problems which must be understood. That is why I believe that self-determination should be seen simply as a way station, and one in which one does not stay on for very long in the direction of cooperation in very much larger, more viable entities. To that extent, I entirely support what Mr. Stürmer says. Self-determination is not the be-all and end-all, neither it's the end in itself. It is a means to a further end.
