InT is common knowledge among historians of Germany that the nationalistnright frequently and loudly argued that the Weimar Republic, throughoutnits fourteen-year existence, was fundamentally “un-German,” foreign inninspiration, and resting on a foundation of internationalist political thought.n1nIndeed, in the opinion of many on the more traditionally minded right, suchnas the Deutsche Volkspartei (DVP) and the Deutschnationale Volkspartei (DNVP),nmonarchy corresponded most closely to Germany’s historical development andnGerman national character as a form of state.n2 In large part due toWeimar’s ulti-nmate demise at the hands of the conservative and radical right, these sentimentsnhave received the lion’s share of scholarly attention. Curiously, however, thenrepublican response to these charges remains less well explored.
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