Actually, Charlie, Schweik is NOT the model we want - given what happened not only 1914-18 in Bohemia, but also later - right up until 1989, in fact.
I grew up in Czechoslovakia and beg to differ. Schweik is a model of survival and he served Czechs pretty well. Speaking as a former moderate optimist, as things are going, we all may yet find ourselves in need of his skills.
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