After the Second World War, the need was felt to learn the lessons from history and make it impossible for Germany to cause any more catastrophes. Integrating the Federal Republic (aka West Germany) into a [more…]
In this brief essay, I’m going to argue that German nationalism is inherently flawed and a danger to others. I will draw on historical, cultural, social and other empirical evidence to make my point. I [more…]
During my recent foray to visit some elderly relatives in Chemnitz, a place formerly known as Karl-Marx-Stadt (named after that famous German philosopher without whose political theories Herr Hitler would have been an impossibility), and [more…]
It all started innocently enough with my dad. Namely, with a botched Chinese take away for his 79th anniversary. He got so badly over it he had to go to hospital and had to stay [more…]
With the year almost over and the Great British Brexit Betrayal almost done and dusted – apart from that little rebellion in the Tory party still waiting to be brushed away like a ghastly Ghetto [more…]
German politics seem to be – much like anywhere in the world – in a state of flux at the moment. Every new poll shows a further decline of the “Grand Coalition’s” governing majority. When [more…]
There’s a mysterious place hidden in the depth of the Krautland desert, a not very well-known town called Humbug. The Elders reckon it must have existed for many centuries before the first imperial conquistadors arrived, [more…]
I guess that’s a question to which many people would like an answer. The first bit is quite easy, so let’s start with that. AfD stands for Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany). This is [more…]
There are today about 100,000 people living in Argentina claiming English ancestry. In a nation of 42 million, their figure pales to insignificance. Even if one – wrongly – assumed all Anglo-Argentines were concentrated in [more…]
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