(3) a unique German history of federalism.
(4) a meanwhile diffuse German support for democracy.
(5) a firmly rooted German desire for political stability.
(6) the constitutional "revofution- of 1989/1990 (and last not least).
(7) the extraordinary geographic and foreign political situation of.
Germany.
I am going to give you some arguments for genuine components of German.
political culture now and − which is, in my opinion, far more important: I am.
going to give you reasons for these genuine components of German political.
culture. The fact of Germany's support for a European Constitution is well.
known. We have official statements, demanding a European Constitution by.
both our chancellor SchrÖder as well as our Foreign Minister Fischer2. Reasons.
for these statements may tell us how deeply or superficially these endeavors.
really are rooted in Germany's political culture. (Perhaps we may later on.
discuss to what extent these German experiences can be generalized for other.
nations, other regions. If we can identify larger regions in which people may.
follow these reasons we may also find a more realistic answer to the question.
whether we in Europe really want an European and Constitution, which may be.
the chances for such a constitution.).
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4.
A unique German "Verfassungspatriotismus".
Let me now turn to the first of our seven listed reasons for Germany's support.
for a European Constitution, to that really unique "Verfassungspatriotismus".
My generation may be called the post-nazi generation − no comfortable.
characterization at all, I tell you. But being at the same time daughters and sons.
− in fact more so granddaughters and grandsons of those who (also) founded the.
German Constitution, we postwar-Germans experienced that a constitution − our.
constitution, the so-called Grundgesetz (basic law) may become and indeed did.
become the one and only base and source for an astonishingly good course: for.