A collaboration between @peterwurm and @grok — When on Tuesday, 6 August 1991 Tim Berners-Lee put up the first website on info.cern.ch, the internet was born. At that time I was working in South America, converting our mission station on Ecuador’s Pacific coast to computers. It was hard work, since the electricity broke down every … Continue reading Deutschland lernt
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The Christmas Present
Slupetzky sat at his old typewriter and looked through his skylight at the pre-Christmas evening sky. At noon he had been near the main train station for an appointment. As he stepped off the subway to the pedestrian zone, he saw an old man who had fallen onto the street. He was lying on his … Continue reading The Christmas Present
The history of mankind
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Those who sleep in a democracy…
In history class at school, we learned the following saying: “Those who sleep in a democracy wake up in a dictatorship.” We have always borne this motto in mind ever since. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. On that day, Reich President Paul von Hindenburg appointed the leader of the … Continue reading Those who sleep in a democracy…
My Friends and Heroes
Hermes Massimo was my father’s old friend. He was doctor of philosophy and had been sentenced to death in Norway during the Third Reich. His crime was looking towards Russia in Narvik, Norway, which was occupied by the German Wehrmacht, and telling the other soldiers: “That’s where our next war will lead us.” This offense … Continue reading My Friends and Heroes
War and Peace: An Anthill…
Article about “War and Peace” for Caritas Vienna: An Anthill Called the World A long time ago, I once heard an anecdote that supposedly originates from the Talmud: We have a coat with two pockets. In each pocket there is a message. The first message reads: "You are a speck of dust in the universe." … Continue reading War and Peace: An Anthill…
George Soros: The Eternal Consumer
“Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end.” Woody Allen When George, the powerful propagandist of “Western liberalism,” lay on his deathbed, his entire family had gathered around him. Now, as the end drew near, he looked around with his last bit of strength and asked: “Tamiko, my beloved wife, are you here?” … Continue reading George Soros: The Eternal Consumer
The Logic of War
Jesus vs. Marx
When Mrs. Marx, Jenny von Westphalen, saw what her husband had done, she threw her hands up in horror and exclaimed: “It would have been better if Karl had taken care of his own capital!” — peterwurm.wordpress.com
World is what’s real
Dear God! I just listened to an interview with the German philosopher Martin Heidegger. There he talks about reality. He states, according to modern understanding, reality is what is measurable. Are you real? Recently I spoke with a friend on the phone. We had a wonderful conversation late in the evening. It was already dark … Continue reading World is what’s real
Vienna Calling 