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>On July 27, he appeared at Bremerhaven to inspect the first contingent of German marines ready to leave for China. Standing before them, he gave what Bülow described as “the worst speech 35 of this period and perhaps the most harmful that William II ever made.”
>“You must know, my men, that you are about to meet a crafty, well-armed, cruel foe!” shouted the Kaiser. “Meet him and beat him! Give him no quarter! Take no prisoners! Kill him when he falls into your hands! Even as, a thousand years ago, the Huns under their King Attila made such a name for themselves as still resounds in legend and fable,so may the name of Germans resound through Chinese history a thousand years from now....”
>Hohenlohe and Bülow were present at Bremerhaven and, as the Chancellor listened, his old face grew sad. He turned to Bülow and said, “I cannot possibly answer 36 for this in the Reichstag. You must try to do something.” Although Bülow did his best to suppress the speech, handing an expurgated copy to the press, one reporter obtained the real text and soon the Kaiser’s words were circulating around the globe.
>When he learned what Bülow had tried to do, William complained, “You struck out the best parts.” 37
What the fuck what that guy's problem?
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>>3363526
He forgot that part of a king's job is to comfort normies, not just be a warlord.
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>>3363526
An anglo doctor crippled him before he was born and his anglo mom gave him no love or attention as a child, forcing him to wear a metal brace torture device to straighten his neck.
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>>3364589
Didn't want to fuck her as well?
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>>3363526
Autism, a lot of autism
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>Wilhelm's most damaging personal blunder cost him much of his prestige and power and had a far greater impact in Germany than overseas.The Daily Telegraph Affair of 1908 involved the publication in Germany of an interview with a British daily newspaper that included wild statements and diplomatically damaging remarks. Wilhelm had seen the interview as an opportunity to promote his views and ideas on Anglo-German friendship, but due to his emotional outbursts during the course of the interview, he ended up further alienating not only the British, but also the French, Russians, and Japanese. He implied, among other things, that the Germans cared nothing for the British; that the French and Russians had attempted to incite Germany to intervene in the Second Boer War; and that the German naval buildup was targeted against the Japanese, not Britain. One memorable quotation from the interview was, "You English are mad, mad, mad as March hares." The effect in Germany was quite significant, with serious calls for his abdication. Wilhelm kept a very low profile for many months after the Daily Telegraph fiasco, but later exacted his revenge by forcing the resignation of the chancellor, Prince Bülow, who had abandoned the Emperor to public scorn by not having the transcript edited before its German publication.The Daily Telegraph crisis deeply wounded Wilhelm's previously unimpaired self-confidence, and he soon suffered a severe bout of depression from which he never fully recovered. He lost much of the influence he had previously exercised in domestic and foreign policy.
>Managed to piss off 3 great powers and 1 regional power in one interview
absolute madman
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>>3363526
he has that cucked mustache
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>>3363526
Prussian Kings (and therefore German Emperors) had the tradition of being the direct opposite of their father and having major daddy issues going well back to the Great Elector.
Cross reference Wilhelm II a confused autocrat with Frederick III a sickly liberal
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>>3363526
Willy was completely obsessed with the coming apocalyptic class of civilizations between east and west. He felt that history would soon culminate in a final struggle between Europe and Asia.
China was his boogeyman
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If you can't be an unapologetic imperialist in 1900, when can you be an unapologetic imperialist at all?
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>>3364945
1895
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>>3363526
Power fantasies
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