As humans, we basically have two options. Either we believe in pointless coincidence or we believe in some meaning of this life. But if we believe in a meaning in life, then consequently everything in life must also have a meaning, even if we do not understand this meaning at first. At least there could … Continue reading Coronavirus: the meaning of the pandemic
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Coronavirus: The Cost of Human Life
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been faced with the question of how much our health is worth to us. We are evidently forced to pay for our “health” by the “economy”. There is a question hidden behind this which almost nobody dares to ask: How much is a human life worth to … Continue reading Coronavirus: The Cost of Human Life
The nice Mr. Sebastian Kurz
Separation of powers in a democracy This week Sebastian Kurz came out to defend Finance Minister Gernot Blümel against suspicion of corruption. (We remember the facts.) At a press conference on the federal government's corona measures, he said: "The allegations are false." In which role does Sebastian Kurz say this? Is he speaking as Gernot … Continue reading The nice Mr. Sebastian Kurz
Explaining mankind
Two explanations of humankind: The collective one: The individual one: -- Everything is quite easy: The Enneagram is simply calculated by the sum of the figures of your birthdate (DD.MM.YYYY). It's the numerological horoscope. --
Old German men
Picture: Austrian Broadcast ORF Yesterday evening Andreas Khol was once again a guest on "Im Zentrum", ORF's most important discussion program. He was President of the National Council and candidate for Federal President and is now chairman of the senior citizens' union of the Austrian People's Party. He is considered the "veteran" of conservatism in … Continue reading Old German men
Austria and the Big Lie
Picture: Austrian Broadcasting ORF Lies are widely spread in Austria. Particularly in politics the lie seems to have become the program. Our Finance Minister pictured here, Gernot Blümel, became famous in this regard when he testified as a witness in the parliamentary committee of inquiry into the "Ibiza" corruption scandal. When asked whether he could … Continue reading Austria and the Big Lie
Corruption in Austria: The tip of the iceberg
On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 7:34 a.m., the chairman of the Vienna People's Party, Gernot Blümel, received a message: Good morning, I have a request: I need a short appointment with Kurz (firstly because of a donation and secondly regarding a problem that we have in Italy! Do you think it will work out … Continue reading Corruption in Austria: The tip of the iceberg
Austria’s problem in one picture:
Left: Rainer Nowak, Editor in chief "Die Presse" ("right-wing conservative") "Styria"-Publishing House (Catholic Media Society) Center left: Christian Rainer, Editor "profil" ("left-wing liberal") "Kurier" Publishing House (Raiffeisen-Group) Center right: Gernot Blümel, Finance minister of the Republic of Austria, Chairman of Vienna's People's Party ("right-wing conservative") Right: Eva Dichand, Editor "Heute" ("Tabloid"), wife of Christoph Dichand, … Continue reading Austria’s problem in one picture:
Coronavirus: The split
Photo: Kleine Zeitung The Coronavirus pandemic is a tough test for all of us. We are faced with problems that we could not imagine until recently. This radicalizes our thinking and our feelings. And suddenly we find ourselves in completely unfamiliar and inappropriate patterns. In the face of the measures taken against the coronavirus, there … Continue reading Coronavirus: The split
Thomas Bernhard’s 90th birthday
Photo: Barbara Klemm / Brandstätter Verlag Today, February 9, 2021, Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard would have turned 90. Our government presented him the following gifts for his birthday: Economics minister Margarete Schramböck closes the online platform "Kaufhaus Österreich" a few weeks after she had initiated it. The costs for this amount to 1.2 million euros … Continue reading Thomas Bernhard’s 90th birthday
Vienna Calling 