A difficult balancing act of course but it does seem that some form of malice is at play here with exclusion.I can only see it playing out as more fuel on the fire for those on anti-Corona demos believing they live in a dictatorship and that they are the real victims! It’s counterproductive.
I think you clearly identify an inherent weakness in the German concept of democracy, which carries the danger of instability by exclusion of a segment of opinion outside the accepted norms. It’s borne out of insecurity. At best, it leads to intellectual stasis through its vilification of different ideas and concepts.
The 1 uniform conclusion from the Nuremberg Trials was that the chief concern by researchers in Germany was coercing the population to participate in research that they did not elect to participate in. The transcripts of the Trials indict the current activity. The crime is coercion. And it turns out that people will resort to violence when they feel trapped. Politicians and medical personnel across Germany need to be held accountable for the conditions in which these events are inevitable.
The Nazi leadership was put in trial at Nuremberg for among other things genocide against the Jews and extermination of other ethnic minorities. I think mentioning it in the context of the current debate is fairly crass to say the least
I am sorry to see that your once interesting and informative newsletter is deteriorating into an obsessive corona campaign. I am looking for intelligent insights and analyses on multiple subjects, not opinions. Do you think that may happen yet?
Reading between the lines i sense that you don't agree with my analysis of how the pandemic is being dealt with in Germany. Feel free to put forward your critique of the article - that's what the comments section is for.
As for your wish that I cover a broader base of subjects, I think I'm doing that too (articles this month on nuclear energy, east Germany, Russia) but I'll keep that in mind in the future.
A difficult balancing act of course but it does seem that some form of malice is at play here with exclusion.I can only see it playing out as more fuel on the fire for those on anti-Corona demos believing they live in a dictatorship and that they are the real victims! It’s counterproductive.
I think you clearly identify an inherent weakness in the German concept of democracy, which carries the danger of instability by exclusion of a segment of opinion outside the accepted norms. It’s borne out of insecurity. At best, it leads to intellectual stasis through its vilification of different ideas and concepts.
You seem to think the Great Reset is not as evil as The Third Reich. Check your assumptions.
The 1 uniform conclusion from the Nuremberg Trials was that the chief concern by researchers in Germany was coercing the population to participate in research that they did not elect to participate in. The transcripts of the Trials indict the current activity. The crime is coercion. And it turns out that people will resort to violence when they feel trapped. Politicians and medical personnel across Germany need to be held accountable for the conditions in which these events are inevitable.
Hi there,
The Nazi leadership was put in trial at Nuremberg for among other things genocide against the Jews and extermination of other ethnic minorities. I think mentioning it in the context of the current debate is fairly crass to say the least
I am sorry to see that your once interesting and informative newsletter is deteriorating into an obsessive corona campaign. I am looking for intelligent insights and analyses on multiple subjects, not opinions. Do you think that may happen yet?
Dear Mikael,
Reading between the lines i sense that you don't agree with my analysis of how the pandemic is being dealt with in Germany. Feel free to put forward your critique of the article - that's what the comments section is for.
As for your wish that I cover a broader base of subjects, I think I'm doing that too (articles this month on nuclear energy, east Germany, Russia) but I'll keep that in mind in the future.
Best
I took the opposite tack, as someone who doesn¡t know much about “how German politics work” I find the newsletter super interesting and helpful.