One of the main concerns of this blog has been the promotion and advocacy of democratic principles. Events need to be measured against them regardless where and when they have taken place. The way the sovereign debt crises in Greece has been dealt with poses lots of questions in this regard. One of them is whether or not Greek sovereignty has been violated. See also my article Greece – first injury then insult. Continue reading
Category Archives: Languages
Ist Politik wirklich nur Krisenmanagement?
Christian Lindner soll es also machen. Der ehemalige Generalsekretär der FDP wird von seiner Partei von Berlin nach Düsseldorf beordert, um das Unmögliche vielleicht doch noch möglich zu machen, den Wiedereinzug der Liberalen in den Landtag von NRW. Continue reading
Neuwahlen in NRW – Ist die FDP noch zu retten?
Bis vor kurzem dachte ich das Politik eine ernste Angelegenheit wäre, vielleicht sogar zu ernst um die Mehrheit der Menschen zu interessieren. Die Nachricht vom Scheitern der Minderheitsregierung in NRW und die Aussicht auf Neuwahlen im Mai haben mich eines Besseren belehrt. Politik ist Slapstick. Continue reading
War – I can not imagine, I can only guess
War is terrible. It devastates towns, cities, regions and even entire continents. Civilisations disappear, societies collapse, people are displaced and killed. Nobody fails to notice this. It is physical. It can be quantified. That’s what historians did, do and will do. In the end it’s statistics. Continue reading
Elections in Russia and the media
Vladimir Putin secured a third term as President of Russia during last weeks presidential elections. The official count put him at 63.64% (results). This didn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Continue reading