ABSTRACT
Almostashardtodefineas"Kultur"and"dremonic"is Realpolitik.Thewordhasseepedthroughalllayersofthe Germanpopulation.Inforeign-policydiscussionsitisa favouriteequallyofprofessorsandofhumblebeer-table strategists.Thewordispronouncedwithalong,throaty, truculent«r."ItspronunciationinRealpolitikconnotes "r-r-ruthless"(r-r-riicksichtslos,Hitler'sfavouriteadjective)and«r-r-realistic"(r-r-realistisch).
