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Nazis, fear and violence: when reporting from Berlin was dangerous

July 14, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In the series of Guardian Retrospectives, this popped up and due to my current reading in this era in Europe and Russia, it stands out as a good example of the times. Nazis, fear and violence: when reporting from Berlin was dangerous Read it and let me know if you think there is a parallel … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Racism Tagged: appeasement, Berlin, Brown Terror, European history, Foreign correspondent, Frederick Augustus Voigt, George Grosz, Germany, Gestapo, Guardian, Hitler, international correspondent, Jew baiting, Nazis, Third Reich

Only rebellion will prevent an ecological apocalypse

April 16, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

George Monbiot hits all the right words in his article in todays Guardian: rebellion, ecological and apocalypse. He is as usual, dramatic but what he says is right. It makes me think and that is good. As the author Jeremy Lent points out in a recent essay, it is almost certainly too late to save … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, Finanace, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about Tagged: apocalypse, catastrophe, environmental, environmental catastrophe, Extinction Rebellion, George Monbiot, Guardian, protest, rebellion, YouthStrike4Climate

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