The coronavirus pandemic is hitting us with unimaginable force, worldwide. We are all confronted with our own powerlessness to an extent that initially caused panic fear in us and now drives us into a blind rage. Each of us is affected by this pandemic, and each in his own way: Children no longer go to … Continue reading Coronavirus: Coincidence or Conspiracy?
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Journalism in Austria
Journalism serves the public. In Austria, this service is usually dependent on other interests. There are a few exceptions. One of them is the Vienna weekly FALTER. The FALTER under its editor Armin Thurnher creates independent journalism. Some might think that Dietrich Mateschitz' RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE would also pursue such an approach, only from … Continue reading Journalism in Austria
The dictatorship of money
We all are, on our entire planet, prisoners of a dictatorship. We humans are prisoners of the dictatorship of money. As soon as a child is born this child needs money. No other living being on earth is forced to go into debt from the start. Where should a child get this money from? What … Continue reading The dictatorship of money
Coronavirus: the unimaginable
The corona pandemic is confronting us with previously unimaginable problems. We all have to submit to previously unimaginable restrictions. Why? The coronavirus is beyond human imagination. The coronavirus is multiplying exponentially. For us humans this is incomprehensible. We humans reproduce linearly. Therefore our imagination is also linear. All of our solutions are linear. And so … Continue reading Coronavirus: the unimaginable
My problem with Sebastian Kurz
Picture: Austrian Broadcast ORF The day before yesterday in the morning I learned that a deportation had taken place just before sunrise. 12-year-old Viennese girl Tina, a student at the Stubenbastei grammar school in downtown Vienna, was brought to the Vienna-Schwechat airport with her family in order to be deported from there to the Caucasus. … Continue reading My problem with Sebastian Kurz
The deportation of children
Yesterday, Thursday, January 28th, 2021, 12-year-old schoolgirl Tina and her younger sister Lea were picked up in the middle of the night by a special police unit, the Vienna emergency group WEGA, and “taken out of the country”. Her only crime was being a "foreigner". Photo: Florian Klenk This action was according to the law. … Continue reading The deportation of children
Coronavirus: the purpose of lockdown
In Austria we are just as affected by the coronavirus as any other country in the world. It is the nature of a pandemic that it affects the whole world. But in this crisis situation Austria shows its very own character again. While we made it through the crisis reasonably well in the first lockdown … Continue reading Coronavirus: the purpose of lockdown
Putin against Nawalny
Picture: Austrian Broadcast ORF Uvazhayemyy Gospodin Prezident Putin! “Two souls live, oh, in my chest,” Johann Goethe's Doctor Faust sighs when he is faced with a dilemma. This dilemma is later described as the struggle between the “id” and the “superego” by Sigmund Freud. This quote comes to my mind when I look at Russia … Continue reading Putin against Nawalny
The future of politics
Donald Trump's presidency appears to have left political observers around the world without a clue. I would like to convey my basic ideas to this in a picture: As one can easily see, this is a world view at the beginning of the third millennium from an Austrian perspective. It tries to capture what I … Continue reading The future of politics
“Democracy has prevailed.”
"We can do this if we open our souls." "And we can still disagree." "We will get through this together." "The world is watching." "We will lead not by the example of our power, but by the power of our example." "Amen." "Folks, this is a time of testing." "Will we master this rare and … Continue reading “Democracy has prevailed.”
Vienna Calling 