Category Archives: In English

Carrie from Iran

Erstellt am Januar 27, 2016 von tapferimnirgendwo

Do you remember the movie „Carrie“ by Brian De Palma? The film is an adaptation of a novel by Stephen King, and deals with the character of Carrie White, whose mother Margaret has fallen into a religious mania after the … Weiterlesen →

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Critical Pragmatism – Attack on synagogue not motivated by antisemitism says German court!

Erstellt am Januar 19, 2016 von tapferimnirgendwo

On 18 January 2016, an appeals court in Wuppertal, a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, reviewed suspended sentences against two of the three arsonists who were charged in an arson attack on the Wuppertal synagogue at the … Weiterlesen →

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Do statements made by Böll, Camus and Heine violate Facebook’s terms of use?

Erstellt am Januar 19, 2016 von tapferimnirgendwo

The opposite of well done is often well meant! I understand very well that Facebook wants to act against hate speech. What some users of this social network puke up – sorry, I can’t express it otherwise – is quite … Weiterlesen →

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How do they define themselves?

Erstellt am Januar 15, 2016 von tapferimnirgendwo

Ralf Jäger, the interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, said in a statement that the crimes committed last New Year’s Eve in Cologne, Germany, were committed almost exclusively by „people with an immigrant background“. Really? Were Chinese, Vietnamese, Russians, Mexicans and … Weiterlesen →

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Thanks a lot, you asshole!

Erstellt am Januar 5, 2016 von tapferimnirgendwo

Bernd Matthies was certainly not in top form when one year ago he wrote in the German newspaper, Tagesspiegel, that there may be an element of truth in the accusation that the slain editor of Charlie Hebdo, Stephane Charbonnier, was … Weiterlesen →

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Happy Feast of the Circumcision of Christ!

Erstellt am Dezember 31, 2015 von tapferimnirgendwo

Jesus was born on Christmas, died on Good Friday and was resurrected on Easter. But what happened to Jesus on New Year’s? Which event besides His birth and His resurrection is important for Christians to celebrate? It is the entry … Weiterlesen →

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Scientology means peace!

Erstellt am Dezember 18, 2015 von tapferimnirgendwo

If that slogan appears odd because it’s not the usual variant, „Islam means peace“, you’re a bigot! If there were so-called „honor killings“ in the Church of Scientology, if Scientologists conquered nations and proclaimed Scientology dictatorships, if only men were … Weiterlesen →

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Who the heck writes the dpa press releases?

Erstellt am Dezember 1, 2015 von tapferimnirgendwo

On Nov. 28, 2015 in Jerusalem, an Israeli security officer was stabbed in the neck with a knife by an Arab attacker. Israeli security officials were on patrol in the historic city of Jerusalem when they were attacked. Shortly thereafter … Weiterlesen →

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Concern worse than hate?

Erstellt am November 25, 2015 von tapferimnirgendwo

An interview in Die Welt with the chairman of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, has drawn attention to an issue regarding recent refugee immigration: „Refugees are fleeing the terrorist ‚Islamic State‘ and want to live in … Weiterlesen →

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It’s the religion, stupid!

Erstellt am November 22, 2015 von tapferimnirgendwo

The terrorists who murdered on November 13, 2015 in Paris spoke perfect French, just like the thugs that had threatened the Bataclan Theater a few years earlier with an “escalation” that was to become brutal reality. In the following video … Weiterlesen →

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