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Category: English
Notes on “Race lore”
First: There is only ONE race. It's the human race. Second: There are NO "whites" (RGB 255/255/255) and "blacks" (RGB 0/0/0). However, there is everything in between. 🌈 Third: There are TWO origins of man. One is in Africa, the other in Amazonia. 🌍🌎 Fourth: AFRICA was the "cradle of humanity", AMAZONIA was the "Garden … Continue reading Notes on “Race lore”
The fate of the fathers
Mr. Federal PresidentAlexander van der BellenHofburg - Ballhausplatz 1AT-1010 Vienna "Now is the time to dream about how we can make our world better. Now is the time to look further. For us, for our children, our grandchildren. Without hesitation to think completely new. Without fear of thinking too big."(Alexander van der Bellen, New Years … Continue reading The fate of the fathers
The question “Why?”
Do you know, Anton Pavlovich, why I love children? Children open our eyes. At some point they reach an age when they discover the most exciting question that we humans have invented: The question "Why?" All other human questions have an end. The question "Who?" is the fastest to be answered, with only one answer … Continue reading The question “Why?”
Epiphany 2.0
Four times "The Adoration of the Magi" Find the fish: Giotto di Bondone, 1305 (Scrovegni, Padua) Leonardo da Vinci, 1481 (Ufficii, Florence) Albrecht Dürer, 1504 (Uffizii, Florence) Peter Paul Rubens, 1609 (Prado, Madrid) Merry Christmas! 🦧🐌🌲🪴 --
Coronavirus: Heaven or Hell?
Coronavirus: Die Hölle (Audio 06:08 min) Slupetzky was sitting at his old typewriter and looking through his skylight into the starry night sky. The coronavirus pandemic already had his world firmly under control for almost a year. Everyone on his small planet seemed to be massively affected by this crisis. He was under no illusions. … Continue reading Coronavirus: Heaven or Hell?
The failure of Sebastian Kurz
Dear Federal Chancellor, dear Sebastian Kurz! "If you want to understand Wolfgang Schüssel, you have to understand how he plays football," it was said about your predecessor. Like you, Wolfgang Schüssel was not only Federal Chancellor but also chairman of the conservative People's Party. And like you, he initially formed a coalition as head of … Continue reading The failure of Sebastian Kurz
Coronavirus: The lockdown goal
Dear Federal Chancellor, Dear Minister of Health! In a nutshell: Why don't we define a lockdown goal? We go into (hard) lockdown until we reach (a 7-day incidence of) 50. That would be a basis for a collective national effort that everyone understands. Instead, we experience persistent, arbitrary folk idiocy. Why? Is it because of … Continue reading Coronavirus: The lockdown goal
The Global Casino of Capitalism
The Global Casino of Capitalism (Part 1) Right now we are about 7.8b (billion) people on this planet. Our global wealth was $ 360,600b last year (2019). That means each of us owned around $ 50,000 on average, exactly $ 46,230.76. Last year (2019) all of us produced $ 142,000b altogether. This means each of … Continue reading The Global Casino of Capitalism
The Star of Bethlehem
Der Stern von Bethlehem (Audio 02:20 min) You know, Anton Pavlovich, when I can't sleep at night, I think of the starry sky. Then I lie in my bed down here and see the starry sky above me. That gives me a feeling of comfort. Now, in a few days, exactly on December 21st, at … Continue reading The Star of Bethlehem
Vienna Calling 