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Jun 5, 2019 (posted viaProZ.com): Just finished "Practical Idealism" by R.N. Coudenhove-Kalergi, German to English, 35555 words, for Omnia-Veritas Ltd....more »
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German to English: Practical Idealism by Richard Nikolaus Coudenhove-Kalergi English Translation General field: Social Sciences Detailed field: Government / Politics
Source text - German
Die Verfassungsform, die Feudalismus und Absolutismus ablöste, war demokratisch; die Herrschaftsform plutokratisch.
Heute ist Demokratie Fassade der Plutokratie: weil die Völker nackte Plutokratie nicht dulden würden, wird ihnen die nominelle Macht überlassen, während die faktische Macht in den Händen der Plutokraten ruht.
In republikanischen wie in monarchischen Demokratien sind die Staatsmänner Marionetten, die Kapitalisten Drahtzieher: sie diktieren die Richtlinien der Politik, sie beherrschen durch Ankauf der öffentlichen Meinung die Wähler, durch geschäftliche und gesellschaftliche Beziehungen die Minister.
An die Stelle der feudalen Gesellschaftsstruktur ist die plutokratische getreten: nicht mehr die Geburt ist maßgebend für die soziale Stellung, sondern das Einkommen.
Die Plutokratie von heute ist mächtiger als die Aristokratie von gestern: denn niemand steht über ihr als der Staat, der ihr Werkzeug und Helfershelfer ist.
Als es noch wahren Blutadel gab, war das System der Geburtsaristokratie gerechter als heute das der Geldaristokratie: denn damals hatte die herrschende Kaste Verantwortungsgefühl, Kultur, Tradition während die Klasse, die heute herrscht, alles Verantwortungsgefühles, aller Kultur und Tradition bar ist.
Translation - English
The form of constitution that replaced feudalism and absolutism was democracy; the form of government plutocracy.
Today, democracy is a facade of plutocracy: since nations would not tolerate a pure form of plutocracy, they were granted nominal powers, while the real power rests in the hands of plutocrats.
In republican as well as monarchical democracies, the statesmen are puppets, the capitalists are the puppeteers; they dictate the guidelines of politics, rule through purchase the public opinion of the voters, and through professional and social relationships, the ministers.
Instead of the feudal structure of society, the plutocratic stepped in; birth is no more the decisive factor for social rank, but income is.
Today's plutocracy is mightier than yesterday's aristocracy: because nobody is above it but the state, which is its tool and helper's helper.
When there was still true blood nobility, the system of aristocracy by birth was fairer than that of the moneyed aristocracy today: because then the ruling caste had a sense of responsibility, culture and tradition, whereas the class that rules today is barren of feelings of responsibility, culture, or tradition.
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