Ans Meer im Februar... Gent, Brügge, Ostende
#Stadtstreunerei und unterwegs auf literarischen Spuren mit #StefanZweig #JosephRoth
https://leggieroblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/05/ans-meer-im-februar/
Chris Hedges: The Road to Dictatorship
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/02/19/chris-hedges-the-road-to-dictatorship/
Donald Trump’s dismantling of the Deep State presages the formation of something far worse. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost The Trump administration’s war with the deep state is not a purgative. It is not about freeing us from the tyranny of intelligence…
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Yes, this is the end of the world as we know it, but on the positive note, I understand Joseph Roth's Radetzky March better now.
#WorldOrderDisruption #nostalgia #literature #josephroth
Die Qual der #Wahl: was soll man diesmal wählen?
Von #JosephRoth
Am 23. Februar 2025 findet die #Ampelerbenwahl statt. Aber wen soll man wählen? Zumindest bei den Spitzenkandidaten der bisher in Bund oder Land staatstragenden Parteien – fast alles Männer übrigens, niemand mit Migrationshintergrund, nicht mal ein Franke – fragt man sich schon, wofür sie stehen und für was sie besondere Anerkennung verdienen
https://scienceblogs.de/gesundheits-check/2024/11/29/die-qual-der-wahl-was-soll-man-diesmal-waehlen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=die-qual-der-wahl-was-soll-man-diesmal-waehlen
According to this essay, "Vienna and the greater empire were a microcosm of our globalized world today."
Although I think the auhtor understates the repressive and dysfunctional aspects of Austria-Hungary, his piece is worth reading.
Is Austria-Hungary nostalgia now more prevalent in the USA than in Europe?
There Once Was an Empire - by Anton Cebalo
