They suggest writing to Dr Reiner Fuellmich in prison to cheer him up so I did and suggested he look for Die Fackel 2.0 - not look for you in prison, just online.
If you scroll to the 2nd page, the aerial view appears to show that Rosdorf’s justice enforcement facility (JVA) HAS A SWIMMING POOL. Wow, if that’s true, Germany is far advanced beyond the USA.
Reading it "välvilligt" (wohlwollend in German I think?), as in tryinjg to be gracious to the writer, I'd say it's written less as a condemnation or a list of real grievances, and instead intended as a wedge to try and pry open a space for debate in the first place.
He is very much trying to save the old party-structure and "politicians' coalition against the people" would be my take, and is trying to do so without needlessly pissing on too many current politicos, only naming a few who are well-documented failures and disliked by people of all parties.
Coming straight out with hard hits about what has been done to Germany, and by who it's been done - knowingly and purposefully judging by action and wording from German politicians - would just cause the people he's tryingt to reach to shut their ears as a sign of loyalty to the system; this way, he is giving his audience an "out" from accusations of disloyalty and "right-wing extremism".
They can instead appear as good democrats who grudginly accept the discrepancy between ruler and ruled, and thus they can frame it as a failure of the system to properly listen and communicate with the citizenry about real issues. I.e. they can camouflage themselves behind "We meant well, but acted rashly - trust us and vote for us, and we'll do better", while still stonewalling the AfD, only know in a constitutional and democratic way.
That's how the Moderate party of Sweden has handled the Sweden Democrats, despite the Moderates being just as guilty as the Socialist Democrats when it comes attempting to destroy the nation.
Oh, well, Germany has one of Europe's oldest, and hence sclerotic, as well as corrupt party systems, no doubt about it. I'm unsure Mr. Diestel is trying to save it or not, but his less-than-gracious statement might be taken as such: an attempt, most likely in vain, to grant a new lease on life to that party system. I also doubt that the Swedish way can be copied/adapted to Germany, if only because the 'old' parties have backed themselves into a corner and cannot get out without admitting their wrong-doing. Hence, this shitshow will continue for some more time.
With the SD, it went from media and the other parties calling the nazis, fascists, brownshirts, and Christian coinservatives without scare-quotes, in public and on air 24/7 around '05 or so. Backed by "experts" of course, such as Henrik Arnstad (who media crowned "expert on fascism" and "historian" despite him - to this day - only having a few stray uni-courses, most of which he failed to complete, to his name) or Tobias Hübinette (a South Korean adoptee who has several criminal convictions, including arson with intent to kill and who has bragged publicly about beating up kindergarten-age children for calling him "yellow-skinned"; he is also a professor at Linköping university), to tentative talks in 2010-2014ish, to SD being a coalition-partner to the currrent government and the other parties copying many of the SD's core political talking points.
However, I doubt Germany has 20 years to spend doing this mental rockad. If it is to happen, it must happen before 2030.
All fair points here, and here's my reply to the clustering of imbeciles in politics, media, etc.: far from opposites attracting each other, I suppose that something else may be at play--it's about the attempts not to look stupid/incompetent, hence one would favour the hiring/promotion of less qualified people (it's the one-eyed among the blind thing), and if that goes on a few times per election cycle, it's not merely a race to the proverbial bottom--but an ever-accelerating downward spiral…
It's the exact same thing in the private sector, except when you're in the C/fuckup stage you go kaput. Unless of course you have political connections and can finagle a bailout. Which explains why an estimated 40% of the Western 'private' sector consists of zombie firms.
Not contained in any calculations about unfunded liabilities either.
With the private sector the solution at least is easy: stop subsidising zombie firms. Given the extent of the problem this would result in a brutal conflagration but balance sheets and cash flow provide a clear measure of what works and what doesn’t.
With the public sector I am much less sure how one would go about segregating the wheat from the chaff without going full ancap.
They suggest writing to Dr Reiner Fuellmich in prison to cheer him up so I did and suggested he look for Die Fackel 2.0 - not look for you in prison, just online.
https://open.substack.com/pub/drtrozzi/p/free-dr-reiner-fuellmich-major-update?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1hhgqj
Ah, that's a good idea--I'll get some pen and paper, too!
If you scroll to the 2nd page, the aerial view appears to show that Rosdorf’s justice enforcement facility (JVA) HAS A SWIMMING POOL. Wow, if that’s true, Germany is far advanced beyond the USA.
https://justizvollzugsanstalt-rosdorf.niedersachsen.de/startseite/
Perplexity search engine confirms that outdoor recreation areas in German prisons do appear light blue from “above”.
JVA Rosdorf
Dr. Reiner Füellmich
Am Großen Sieke 8
37124 Rosdorf, Germany
Reading it "välvilligt" (wohlwollend in German I think?), as in tryinjg to be gracious to the writer, I'd say it's written less as a condemnation or a list of real grievances, and instead intended as a wedge to try and pry open a space for debate in the first place.
He is very much trying to save the old party-structure and "politicians' coalition against the people" would be my take, and is trying to do so without needlessly pissing on too many current politicos, only naming a few who are well-documented failures and disliked by people of all parties.
Coming straight out with hard hits about what has been done to Germany, and by who it's been done - knowingly and purposefully judging by action and wording from German politicians - would just cause the people he's tryingt to reach to shut their ears as a sign of loyalty to the system; this way, he is giving his audience an "out" from accusations of disloyalty and "right-wing extremism".
They can instead appear as good democrats who grudginly accept the discrepancy between ruler and ruled, and thus they can frame it as a failure of the system to properly listen and communicate with the citizenry about real issues. I.e. they can camouflage themselves behind "We meant well, but acted rashly - trust us and vote for us, and we'll do better", while still stonewalling the AfD, only know in a constitutional and democratic way.
That's how the Moderate party of Sweden has handled the Sweden Democrats, despite the Moderates being just as guilty as the Socialist Democrats when it comes attempting to destroy the nation.
Oh, well, Germany has one of Europe's oldest, and hence sclerotic, as well as corrupt party systems, no doubt about it. I'm unsure Mr. Diestel is trying to save it or not, but his less-than-gracious statement might be taken as such: an attempt, most likely in vain, to grant a new lease on life to that party system. I also doubt that the Swedish way can be copied/adapted to Germany, if only because the 'old' parties have backed themselves into a corner and cannot get out without admitting their wrong-doing. Hence, this shitshow will continue for some more time.
Could be.
With the SD, it went from media and the other parties calling the nazis, fascists, brownshirts, and Christian coinservatives without scare-quotes, in public and on air 24/7 around '05 or so. Backed by "experts" of course, such as Henrik Arnstad (who media crowned "expert on fascism" and "historian" despite him - to this day - only having a few stray uni-courses, most of which he failed to complete, to his name) or Tobias Hübinette (a South Korean adoptee who has several criminal convictions, including arson with intent to kill and who has bragged publicly about beating up kindergarten-age children for calling him "yellow-skinned"; he is also a professor at Linköping university), to tentative talks in 2010-2014ish, to SD being a coalition-partner to the currrent government and the other parties copying many of the SD's core political talking points.
However, I doubt Germany has 20 years to spend doing this mental rockad. If it is to happen, it must happen before 2030.
Oh, the German system has certainly less than 20 years before it cracks, no two ways about that.
It's almost as if the Germans may have had a choice in 1990, but they went one way (while Sweden went into a different direction).
Perhaps the absence of smart people is an indication? Rats, unseaworthy ships and all that.
Also, the Sikhs might disagree about Indira Ghandi.
All fair points here, and here's my reply to the clustering of imbeciles in politics, media, etc.: far from opposites attracting each other, I suppose that something else may be at play--it's about the attempts not to look stupid/incompetent, hence one would favour the hiring/promotion of less qualified people (it's the one-eyed among the blind thing), and if that goes on a few times per election cycle, it's not merely a race to the proverbial bottom--but an ever-accelerating downward spiral…
As hire As.
Bs hire Cs.
Cs hire fuckups.
Sounds like academia to me (where I have most personal experience).
It's the exact same thing in the private sector, except when you're in the C/fuckup stage you go kaput. Unless of course you have political connections and can finagle a bailout. Which explains why an estimated 40% of the Western 'private' sector consists of zombie firms.
Not contained in any calculations about unfunded liabilities either.
Re your unfunded liabilities quip, the same applies to some--shall we say 30-60%--of public sector employees.
With the private sector the solution at least is easy: stop subsidising zombie firms. Given the extent of the problem this would result in a brutal conflagration but balance sheets and cash flow provide a clear measure of what works and what doesn’t.
With the public sector I am much less sure how one would go about segregating the wheat from the chaff without going full ancap.