Basically, the war in “Ukraine” revolves around one single question: Who pays the bad checks written by the "West" for the past 52 years? The "Global South" can't pay anymore, China won't take them any longer and Russia refuses. That leaves the US and Europe. This match is being played and it looks like we … Continue reading A brief history of money
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The problem of time change in Europe
Why Basel Airport is preventing the end of time change in Europe Time zones in Europe (Source: Wikipedia) At 3:00 a.m. on the night from Saturday to Sunday this weekend, the clocks will be put back one hour again in whole Europe. This ritual of changing the time is performed twice a year, once in … Continue reading The problem of time change in Europe
Helmut Newton – Legacy
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Why a coming nuclear war is logical:
If the separate republics of Ukraine apply to join the Russian Federation, the Duma will decide in favour of this enlargement. If Ukraine then attacks these separatist areas, Russia will consider this an attack on its own territory. If the Russian Federation is attacked on its own territory, then it has the right to use … Continue reading Why a coming nuclear war is logical:
Peace in Ukraine – and in the world
"We are here today against an alarming backdrop of an illegal unjustifiable invasion of sovereign Ukraine, high inflation, electricity and energy price rises, a climate catastrophe, increased food insecurity and a fast emerging cost of living crisis." (Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament; Introduction to the “State of the European Union” speech, Strasbourg 09/14/2022) … Continue reading Peace in Ukraine – and in the world
The Global Basic Income
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My dear grandchild!
My dear grandchild! You are still young. You are my greatest hope. This world will end. We will experience nuclear war and climate catastrophe. Both will be unstoppable. Both is unstoppable. Neither nuclear war nor climate catastrophe can be stopped. We screwed it up. If you are one of those people who will have survived … Continue reading My dear grandchild!
The party is over
Anyone who has ever lived outside Europe or North America will have experienced the immense damage our “Western” way of life is causing to the rest of the world. Anyone who has spent his holidays outside of Europe and North America will have experienced how convenient and cheap it is to be treated like a … Continue reading The party is over
Europe and the War
The war in Ukraine is a World War. It’s not only a war about two provinces in eastern Ukraine, the Donbass, it’s a war between different economic systems. Some say, it’s a war between Democracies and Autocracies. This is not the case. It’s a war between Market Economics’ winners and its victims. It’s a war … Continue reading Europe and the War
The future of Europe
The future of Europe: See: ”Why might Putin‘s Russia want to invade Ukraine?“ (Carl Calleman, February 13, 2022) —
Vienna Calling 