Ideologies offer a simplified, one-dimensional view of the world. In reality, international relations are determined by a multitude of complex factors, and are often based on pragmatic considerations.
One of the most renowned political journalists in Germany, Ralf Schuler, head of the parliamentary editorial section of the daily Bild, resigned in protest of the ideological pressure exerted on the staff by the publisher.
Disinformation, fake news or active measures to ideologically subvert the Western world – 38 years ago a former KGB agent, Yuri Bezmenov exposed Soviet techniques to ideologically undermine the Western world. The ideological capture of some Western institutions bears an uncanny resemblance to what he described as the KGB’s plan to demoralise the American society.
To this day, Béla Bangha is notorious for his anti-Semitism, but his works are much more complex than the image we have today.
We can see Prohászka as a fascinating yet divisive author whose works are still being debated today.
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