Talk:Ernst Moritz Arndt

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[edit] Pov check, outdated and biased material

The person is known for anti-semitism and agressive German nationalism. It would do good to rewrite the article by somebody knowledgeble. German wiki has more on his anti-semitism. --Molobo 20:58, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Molobo is an expert on anti-isms, especially its practical appliance, as shown in his contribs to Wikipedia. --Matthead 22:05, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

The article indeed needs attention (it should be completely rewritten, actually). In slight defense of Arndt, one should still see that at his time, nationalism was a modern movement closely related to liberalism and was against the many small German monarchies. His views and statements were later used by much more aggressive nationalists, possibly in ways he did not intend. I know nothing in detail about his antisemitism, but if it is notable, a section on it later in the article would be fine. And to Matthead: Please comment on content, not on the contributor. Thank you. Kusma (討論) 01:00, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

The man has died in 1860. Has new evidence, letters from him etc. surfaced after 1900? Hardly. Has anything happened after 1911 that makes people judge him in a different light? Surely. A biography of 1911 is more likely to do him justice than one which is influenced by 20th century events. --Matthead 05:41, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree with Matthead. Someone cannot be judged by the people who choose to qoute him.