tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71612801192345915132024-03-19T09:47:56.563+01:00Red Baron's Blogwritten to entertain my American friends in Freiburg's sister city Madison, WI, with odd stories
from Freiburg, Germany, and tales about my travels.Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.comBlogger1053125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-73827865507185554802024-03-18T22:10:00.004+01:002024-03-18T22:10:55.469+01:00St Mark PassionRed Baron listened to and blogged about Bach's St Matthew Passion (BW
244) <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2012/04/bach-forever.html" target="_blank">in Eisenach</a> in 2012, <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2016/08/little-paris.html" target="_blank">Leipzig</a> in 2014, and <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2023/04/bachs-great-passion.html" target="_blank">Hamburg</a> in 2023. I saw <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2022/04/wohin.html" target="_blank">St John's Passion</a>
(BW 245) performed in Freiburg in 2022.
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<br />When walking in the neighborhood the other day, I saw Bach's St Mark
Passion (BWV 247) announced on a poster, became curious, and bought a ticket.
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<br /><span style="text-align: left;">So, yesterday, Red Baron sat in Freiburg's cold Minster Church for more than
two hours to listen to the St Mark Passion, which wasn't composed by Bach but
by church musician </span><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Fischer_(church musician)" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Andreas Fischer</a><span style="text-align: left;">
in 2015. Why? The original notes of BW 247 are lost; only Picander's</span><span style="text-align: left;"> libretto has survived in full.</span>
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<span style="text-align: left;">In the English Wikipedia, we read, "In 2015, church musician Andreas
Fischer reconstructed the Markus Passion by parodying only works by Bach. He
paid attention to the proximity of text and music and avoided using music
from the known passions ..."</span>
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<br />This latter statement is not valid. Red Baron found it a blessing
when, in Fischer's work, at least three choruses applied a well-known tune
that Bach had used in BW 159, a cantata, the Matthaeus Passion, and the
Christmas Oratorio. Here is a recording of the chorus
<a href="https://youtu.be/UR28fB2_RYI?si=_-eKMbpTCa9LMqO9" target="_blank"><i>Wie soll ich dich empfangen</i> (How shall I receive you)</a>? <br /><br />Even back then, popular tunes were frequently
plagiarized. This one originally came from a love song by Hans Leo Haßler,
"<i>Mein G'müt ist mir verwirret</i> (My mind is confused)," about what
could happen when you are in love.<br /><br />Red Baron's
<i>Gemüt ist verwirrt</i>, too, with Fischer's Baroque recomposition in
the 21st century. Although I don't fully share
<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Elste" target="_blank">Martin </a>Elste's criticism, "What comes out of it is, stylistically speaking, possibly
more 'Bachian' than anything that was understood by Bach's sound in the
Baroque period, and yet turns into plagiarism à la Disneyland [...] In
fact, overall, Fischer's music seemed a little too smooth to me.
<br /><br />That the St. Mark Passion is very text-heavy - the
Evangelist's long recitatives are particularly striking - certainly suits
a new composition. Here, Fischer succeeds in achieving a great dynamic in
his work, particularly in the alternating singing between the Evangelist
and the crowd in the "crucify him" scenes.
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Aiming my threefold zoom lens. The choir is in full action.
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<span style="text-align: left;">On the other hand, the chorales are straightforward and only make
you sit up and notice when Bach's "handwriting" becomes audible.
Ultimately, Fischer's St. Mark's Passion lacks the moments of surprise
that frequently pop up in Bach's ingenious music.</span>
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<br />My favorite aria from Bach's St Matthew Passion, “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPAiH9XhTHc" target="_blank"><i>Erbarme
Dich mein Gott, um meiner Zähren willen! Schaue hier, Herz und Auge weint
vor dir bitterlich.</i> (Have mercy, Lord, on me, regard my bitter weeping,
look at me; heart and eyes both weep to Thee bitterly</a>) is one of Bach's strokes of genius.<br />*</div>
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-44679460254366395392024-03-16T22:47:00.006+01:002024-03-16T23:24:12.442+01:00The Task Before UsHere is a <i>Nachlese</i> (gleaning) of my
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2024/02/creative-democracy.html" target="_blank">blog on Creative Democracy</a>. What conclusions can be drawn from
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dewey" target="_blank">John Dewey</a>'s treatise?<br /><br />In the past, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Arendt" target="_blank">Hannah Arendt</a> criticized Dewey, pointing out that he was sitting in an ivory tower,
professing faith in democracy as the moral ideal of a way of life.
<br /><br />It is not enough to think about democracy in solitude. Thoughts are
welcome to develop in seclusion, but they must engage with the fundamental
experiences of the time. Thinker and actor will no longer be separated when the
actor takes on the task of thinking while the thinker embraces the world, an
attitude that Arendt calls <i>vita activa</i>.<br /><br />Thinking abandons
passivity and loneliness and so becomes an activity that utilizes a potential
plurality, which is a keystone for the future of our everyday world.<br /><br />Much
of Dewey's credo, <i>Democracy being a way of life</i>, can be found in
rudiments as early as the beginning of the 19th century. For example, when
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe" target="_blank">Goethe</a>, under the impression of the excesses of the French Revolution and
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon" target="_blank">Napoleon</a>'s rule, urges education to free people instead of striving for a German
nation in his Xenia:<br /><br />To form yourselves into a nation, <br />You
Germans hope in vain;<br />Educate yourselves, you can, <br />But more freely as
people.<br /><br />But isn't it idealistic to continue thinking about democratic
ideas when
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertolt_Brechthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertolt_Brecht" target="_blank">Brecht</a>
lamented human inadequacy? In times of crisis, democratic ways of life quickly
end because people long for authority. They want leadership and put democratic
freedoms aside.<br /><br />The wise
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Obama" target="_blank">Michelle Obama</a>
recently moaned that our democracy is taken for granted, although you cannot
take democracy for granted. She asked, "Will people vote, and why don't people
vote?" Voting is actually a democratic duty.<br /><br />Goethe already demanded
in Faust I, "What you have inherited from your fathers, acquire it to possess
it."<br /><br />For Dewey, too, inheritance is not enough; democracy must always
be acquired anew. Education takes on a democratic color and should attune people
to a democratic attitude to life.<br /><br />Ultimately, all young people living
in a democracy must be educated in democracy because "<i>the belief in democracy is one with the belief in experience and education.
If one asks what is meant by experience and interaction, my reply is that it
is the free interaction of individual human beings with surrounding
conditions, especially the human surroundings, which develops and satisfies
need and desire by increasing knowledge of things as they are</i>," writes John Dewey.<br /><br />The idea of
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2010/09/lll.html" target="_blank">lifelong learning</a>
is also present in Goethe's Faust II, where the chorus of angels proclaims,
"Whoever strives with all his might, we can redeem."<br /><br />But how can you
educate and reach people who believe that they are being systematically lied to
by "the media" in a democracy because politics and the media are secretly
working together? Many of these conspiracy ideologists have comparatively little
formal education. Of them, 58% want to vote for the right-wing AfD in the next
German elections. With these people, all hope is lost.
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So hope rests on the young, who enjoy the achievements of democracy and the
freedom of the Internet to the full. But here, too, the AfD is ahead. In the
upcoming elections to the European Parliament, 16-year-olds are allowed to
vote. This age group receives its political education from social media.
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AfD channels have more likes than all other democratic political parties
combined. Where are the other reputable media? Where is the German government
to counter the targeted disinformation by the political right?
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-32184811116353866502024-03-14T11:29:00.007+01:002024-03-14T15:03:53.988+01:00German CuisineRed Baron was raised on Westphalian cuisine. My mother learned to cook at her
parents' farm in Nottuln, south of Münster.<br /><br />My father liked simple
Westphalian dishes, although occasionally, he asked my mother to prepare Berlin
food, which he was brought up with and for which his sister, my aunt, was
famous.<br /><br />My mother cooked authentically and seasonally. The
ingredients were regionally based on vegetables, occasionally including meat or
fish. And we ate lots of vegetables, including all types of cabbage as there are
cauliflower, white cabbage, red cabbage, savoy cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and in
winter, kale, but only occasionally sauerkraut. Lentils, peas, and carrots were
also high on the list. <br /><br />The rare meat consisted of breaded pork chops
or small hamburgers known in Berlin as <i>Bouletten</i>, which is why my mother
called them <i>Berliner Bällchen</i>. When visiting grandma, my children's
favorite dish was fried potatoes, a fried egg, and spinach. <br /><br />In 1933,
the Nazis decreed the so-called <i>Sonntagseintopf</i> (Stew Sunday), obliging
citizens to cook a simple dish on Sundays.<br /><br />Our family did not have
<i>Eintopf</i> on Sundays but once a week. The money saved in this way had to be
collected and donated to the Winter Relief Organization (WHW), short for
Winterhilfswerk).<br /><br />I was raised on Westphalian and Berlin food. Later,
I learned German food is inedible and only beaten by English cooking.<br /><br />Der
Spiegel recently published an article:
<i>Was soll denn "deutsche Küche" sein? </i>(What is "German cuisine"
supposed to be?)
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>Let me confirm once and for all: There is no German cuisine, and although
we are called krauts, sauerkraut isn’t our national dish even when </span
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Our noble sauerkraut, too,<br />We don't want to forget.<br />A
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<br />Do you remember the Turks besieging Vienna in 1529? They brought coffee
to the West. And also, in the case of sauerkraut
<i>War was the father of all things</i>*, i.e., fermented cabbage.<br /><span
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>*Herodot, fragments B 53: ἦθος ἀνθρώπῳ δαίμων.<br /></span
><br />The troops of the Mongol ruler Batu Khan defeated a Polish-German army
of knights at Liegnitz, Silesia, in 1241. The victors may have initially
spread cabbage pickling in that Slavic-speaking region.<br /><br />So, the
supposed German national dish was possibly invented by the Mongols, going back
to Korean "kimchi" or Chinese "suan cai."<br /><br />People like
<a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Eduard_Vincenz_Ule"
target="_blank"
>Otto Ule</a
>
lamented the absence of German cuisine, "But where is our German fatherland,
our German cuisine? Germans scoff at the frugality of French cuisine and the
coarseness of English cuisine, but as they have no distinct nationality, they
also have no national cuisine."
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<br /><span style="text-align: left;"
>German cooking was and will remain regional. Every part of the country has
its specialties. For example, whenever Red Baron travels, he drinks local
beer or wine and eats what is offered as food in a specific region of
Germany.</span
>
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<div>
<span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div>
<span style="text-align: left;"
>Here are some examples. Click on the blue links to see the pictures:</span
>
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<div>
<span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span>
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<div>
<span style="text-align: left;"><b>Hamburg</b></span>
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<div>
<span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span>
</div>
One of the musts in Hamburg is <i
><a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2011/09/finkenwerder-speckscholle.html"
target="_blank"
>Finkenwerder Speckscholle</a
></i
>
(a plaice baked in finely diced bacon) served with a potato salad. As a dessert,
you eat
<i
><a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2020/01/hamburg-1.html#Elbe"
target="_blank"
>Hamburger Rote Grütt</a
></i
>
(red berry groats here with vanilla ice cream instead of the original vanilla
custard).
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<div>
<i>Grünkohl</i> (kale) is well-known in Germany's north. While traveling with
a group, I had <a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2022/12/hamburg-splinters.html#Elphi"
target="_blank"
>kale in Hamburg</a
>. Freiburg organizes a traditional kale dinner for all those
<i>Nordlichters</i> (northern lights is a mocking name for people from
Germany's north).
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<div><br /></div>
<div>
Finally, the real <i>Bratkartoffeln</i> (fried potatoes) are found in the
north of Germany. Red Baron
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2015/06/bragel.html" target="_blank"
>devoted a particular blog to the various ways of frying potatoes</a
>.<br />
<div><br /></div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>
<b>Berlin</b><br />
<div>
<span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div>
While in Berlin, I had
<i
><a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2015/11/another-berlin-wall.html#Mark"
target="_blank"
>Kohlroulade</a
></i
>
(stuffed cabbage roulade),
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2019/08/walking-in-berlin.html#borrowed"
target="_blank"
>roasted <i>Blutwurst</i></a
>
(black pudding), and
<i
><a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2016/10/a-podcast.html#same"
target="_blank"
>Erbsensuppe
</a></i
>(pea soup).
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<div><br /></div>
<div>
Berlin is well known for its Currywurst.
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2015/12/where-to-stay-in-berlin.html#Museum"
target="_blank"
>Here, you may read about its history</a
>.
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<div><br /></div>
<div><b>Cologne</b></div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>
<i
><a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2018/04/acrylamid.html#fritters"
target="_blank"
>Reibekuchen</a
></i
>
(potato fritters) are a must in Cologne.
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<div>
The
<i
><a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2019/07/cologne-for-connoisseurs.html#stepped"
target="_blank"
>Halve Hahn</a
></i
>
(half a cook) served in the shadow of the famous cathedral may shock you.
It is only a chunk of medium-aged Dutch cheese and a
<i
><a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2013/01/weckle-or-schrippe.html#However"
target="_blank"
>Röggelchen</a
></i
>.
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<div><br /></div>
<div>
Another specialty in the region is the
<i
><a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2017/09/schwarzbrot.html#presence"
target="_blank"
>Rheinisches Schwarzbrot</a
></i
>
(Rhenish black bread).
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<div><br /></div>
<div><b>Bavaria</b></div>
<div><br /></div>
In Bavaria, the famous dish is
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-munich-documentation-center.html"
target="_blank"
>roast pork with crackling, red cabbage, and potato dumplings</a
>.
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<div><br /></div>
<div>
I had the typical
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2020/09/fuggerei.html#offered"
target="_blank"
><i>Weißwurst</i> with a white beer</a
>
in Augsburg.
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<div><br /></div>
<div><b>Saxonia</b></div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>
In
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2016/08/little-paris.html"
target="_blank"
>Little Paris</a
>, I had
<i
><a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2016/08/little-paris.html#house"
target="_blank"
>Frittiertes Ur-Krostitzer Bierfleisch mit Kümmel, Knoblauch,
Bratkartoffeln und Zwiebeln</a
></i
>
(Deep-fried Ur-Krostitzer beer meat with caraway, garlic, and fried potatoes
with onions Leipzig). The meal was topped off with
<i
><a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2016/08/little-paris.html#meal"
target="_blank"
>Sächsischen Quarkkeulchen</a
></i
>
(Saxon chops made from curd cheese and sides).
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<div><br /></div>
<div><b>Thuringia</b></div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>
Red Baron wrote
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2012/04/thuringian-food.html"
target="_blank"
>a blog about Thuringian food</a
>
he had at Weimar. There is
<i>Thüringer Sauerbraten mit Rotkohl und Thüringer Kartoffelklößen</i>
(Thuringian sauerbraten with red cabbage and Thuringian potato dumplings).
Famous is the <i>Thüringer Bratwurst</i> (Thuringian bratwurst). The
<i>Zwiebelsuppe</i> (onion soup) differs from the one served in
France. <i>Thüringer Rostbrätel</i> (a marinated cutlet of pig neck,
grilled over charcoal with roasted onions and a dumpling) is delicious.
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<div><br /></div>
<div>
The <i>Ratskeller also serves</i> a delicious
<i
><a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2012/11/weimar-in-october-2012.html#dinner"
target="_blank"
>Rindsroulade</a
></i
>
(beef olive).
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<div><br /></div>
<div>
You can eat Wiener-style breaded schnitzels with French fries anywhere in
Germany (<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2020/05/nightmare-dancers.html#Noms"
target="_blank"
>Freiburg</a
>,
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2023/09/hovelhof-revisited.html#Einstein"
target="_blank"
>Westphalia</a
>) all year round, but this is not a German dish. Please note that an
authentic <i>Wiener Schnitzel</i> is made from veal and is rarely found
on German menus.
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<div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>
Asparagus is seasonal and grown everywhere. The Germans, along with Red
Baron, are crazy about
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2018/03/white-asparagus.html"
target="_blank"
>white asparagus</a
>. Here is
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2019/05/asparagus-etc.html"
target="_blank"
>a blog about some aberrations</a
>. The area around Freiburg is a particular growing region. Due to the
warm weather, overpriced white asparagus is expected as early as Easter
this year.
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<div><br /></div>
<div>
During the chanterelle season in fall, which each year starts earlier due
to climate change, this mushroom is served in cream sauce all over
Germany. Red Baron hates cream sauce but loves chanterelles sautées with
chopped bacon and onions. Here, I had them in
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2015/06/bragel.html#Hamburg"
target="_blank"
>Hamburg</a
>,
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2020/08/pretty-potsdam.html#found"
target="_blank"
>Potsdam</a
>,
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2019/08/along-rhine.html#alone"
target="_blank"
>Assmannshausen on the Rhine</a
>, and as
<a
href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2017/10/marillenknodel.html#Austrian"
target="_blank"
>a starter in Freiburg</a
>.
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-13117357854772831332024-03-08T21:19:00.004+01:002024-03-08T21:49:07.770+01:00Herwig Schopper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Professor Herwig Schopper, my director general at CERN from 1981 to 1988, turned
100. So, it was natural that the Organization arranged a seminar on the occasion
and in his honor.
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I was among those who asked to attend the presentations at the main auditorium online, and CERN granted me the privilege.
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Herwig Schopper was born on February 28, 1924, in Landskron, formerly
Sudetenland, now Czechia.
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How did he become 100 years old?
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Herwig's children and Prof.
<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_Wagner_(Physiker)" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Albrecht Wagner</a>
of DESY started showing many slides shedding light on Prof. Schopper's
private and scientific life. Other friends and colleagues followed with
their contributions. I present a few of those self-explaining slides,
although some have comments. Click the slides to enlarge!</div>
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Here, Herwig is seen with the still-popular German Chancellor
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Following his deep-digging scientific talk, <br />American Nobel
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Another former DG of CERN,
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during his mandate.
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During a sabbatical at CERN, American Noble Price winner
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Richter" target="_blank">Burt Richter</a><br />worked out a proposal for a high-energy electron-positron
collider.
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In his talk, Chris Fabjan presented Herwig's most excellent
hallmarks.
<br />Superconducting cavities are a must for a <b>L</b>arge
<b>E</b>lectron <b>P</b>ositron ring.
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Circulating electrons and positrons lose energy in the form of synchrotron
radiation. RF cavities must continuously feed them with energy to keep them
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Red Baron was involved in the construction of LEP. In many meetings,
the local population and the French and Swiss authorities had to be
convinced that no radiation would escape into the environment, as
shielding calculations proved. In particular, I enjoyed my frequent
trips to Paris and the animated discussions with French
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A rich harvest: The LEP experiments discovered<br />both the Z and the W
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When the construction of a Superconducting Super Collider was discussed in the United
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... came prompt: A <b>L</b>arge <b>H</b>adron <b>C</b>ollider
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When Red Baron, who participated in the initial LHC planning, was forced into retirement (<i>mit 65 ist Schluss!</i>) in July
2000, Prof. Schopper campaigned to establish an International Center for
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Take note of the partly enemy countries.
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The aim was to promote science in the Middle East and contribute to
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This was achieved under the umbrella of UNESCO, following the example of CERN. A
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After chairing the planning committee, Herwig was president of the SESAME
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For the project, Germany donated the magnets from the dismantled BESSY,
<br />the <b>Be</b>rlin <b>S</b>ource of <b>Sy</b>nchrotron
radiation, and had them shipped to Jordan.
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CERN's present DG,
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Congratulations came via the Internet...
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... and the jubilarian watched attentively
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The Fest seminar ended with the Heisenberg Medal being awarded to Prof.
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Here is the certificate ...
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I want to join the seminar participants and wish Prof Schopper all the best for the years to come.
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Last Saturday, on the Germany-wide Day of Archives, which was themed around Food
and Drink, the Freiburg City Archive offered guided tours of its new premises.
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<br />After moving to Freiburg, Red Baron enthusiastically visited the Freiburg City Archive. I spent many hours in the reading room of
the historic Haus zum Herzog* studying publications on Freiburg's history.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*In the past, for easier identification, houses carried names: House to the
Duke</span><br /><br />The city archive's archival collection consists of documents on Freiburg's history and the city's and city administration's files.<br /><br />The archive was bursting at the seams at its "old "central location on Salzstraße. The historical treasures kept in various
rooms in the surrounding area were not always stored under ideal conditions.
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The city archive is on the ground floor and in the basement
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At the end of last year, the archive moved to its new premises far from the
city center in a building on Freiburg's exhibition grounds.
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<br />After a long walk from the
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Red Baron was lucky to be guided by the director of the city archive himself,
Dr. Andreas Jobst.<br /><br />In the new premises, the archive material is now
kept in air-conditioned rooms in roller cabinets. The parchment or paper
documents are stored in flame-retardant, acid-free cardboard boxes.<br /><br />Nowadays,
more and more archive material is delivered in digital form and stored in
databases. Copying ensures that the archive material can still be read by
future generations.
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Visitors crowded the <i>Lesesaal</i> (reading room) ...
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.. with the <i>Handbibliothek</i> (reference library) on new shelves.
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The Stadtarchiv keeps historical films and, on occasion, shows them.
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February 1933, <i>Fasnet</i> (carnival) parade on Bertoldstraße. <br />Note the snow on the roofs.
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In the spring of 1933, Germany wake up!</td>
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Soon, the brown SA hordes marched on Bertoldstraße.
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The <i>Arbeitsdienst</i> (labor service) ended unemployment, and men
marched with shouldered spades. <br /><i>Labor service is the will for peace, the
greatest expression of the German people. </i><br />Six years later, these men will shoulder their rifles.
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Baden's <i>Gauleiter</i> (Governor) <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2014/04/robert-wagner.html">Robert Wagner</a> (left) meets <br />Freiburg's
<i>Oberbürgermeister</i> (Lord Mayor) <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kerber">Franz Kerber</a></td>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of Freiburg's town hall: <br />A welcome with children and flowers is always a crowd-pleaser</td>
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<div>The new <i>Stadtarchiv</i> keeps Freiburg's Memory safe. It is a double milestone in quality, and it is far away from the city center. May there be many visitors, not only online.</div></div><div>*</div>Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-18452248216116801442024-02-24T20:48:00.009+01:002024-03-08T16:45:53.451+01:00Third CollisionsCERN launched its alumni program seven years ago. It is a constant coming and
going; some visit the European Center for Particle Physics as guests for just a
few weeks, and others, like Red Baron, spend 32 years of their lives there on
the western outskirts of Geneva. We all carry the CERN spirit into the world, so
it is natural to meet occasionally and exchange experiences and views.<br /><br />Possibly,
no one will remember my blog about
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2018/02/first-collisions.html" target="_blank">the first alumni meeting, "First Collisions</a>," at CERN in 2018.<br /><br />The "Second Collisions" took place online in the
fall of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic and
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2021/11/impfpflicht-jetzt.html" target="_blank">the fourth wave of infection that swept through Germany</a>.
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Red Baron attended the "Third Collisions" at CERN from February 9 to 11, 2024.
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Rachel Bray, the head of the CERN Alumni Network, opened the meeting at
the new premises, the Science Gateway.
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CERN's Director General
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabiola_Gianotti" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Fabiola Gianotti</a>, still the same, greeted the primarily young participants. Red Baron would
not exclude that he was the oldest alumni present. I didn't meet any of my
former colleagues and felt somewhat lost.
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CERN took about 800 photos of the young participants, i.e., Red
Baron was on only two. <br />Detect the lonely old white-haired man
in the third row of the Science Gateway auditorium (©CERN).
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Here is another lecture hall with me in the front, my white head
sticking out
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The excellent scientific contributions presented during the meeting mitigated
my dark sentiments. I shall pick some highlights and things that impressed me.
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Professor
<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Glauner" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Patrick Glauner</a>
from the Deggendorf Institute of Technology spoke about "The AI Revolution:
Recent Developments, Opportunities, and Best Practices." He allayed his
listeners' fears of AI, a technique that has long since found its way into
everyday life. Legislators are currently struggling with regulations to limit
possible excesses. Without knowing where the development of KI will eventually
lead, this task is not easy.
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In David Townsend's lecture "Medical Imaging Revolutionizing Healthcare," Red
Baron saw a photo of Professor Alfred Donath, who for many years was the
Geneva cantonal representative for radiation protection and also the
responsible supervisor for CERN. I have fond memories of him. R.I.P.
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In his lecture "Physics, Facts and Frontiers of Climate Change Science,"
Jonathan Gregory once again presented the standard model to his audience and
showed a photomontage of the FCC, the future planned proton collider in the
Geneva area.
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Then Jonathan stuck to his topic and showed that "<i>it is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the climate,</i>" emitting CO<sub>2</sub> in the atmosphere.
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Future rise of CO<sub>2</sub> concentrations following various
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He also pointed out that carbon dioxide in a concentration of over 1000 ppm is
toxic to humans and animals.
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For him, as a scientist, it is vital to reduce the uncertainties of
the various models
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A rise in sea level of 25 cm by 2100 is manageable for the Dutch. For
Bangladesh, however, such a rise would be catastrophic.
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Each session was preceded by detailed safety instructions. Strangely enough,
was the radiation warning sign mutilated accidentally or intentionally?
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An alphorn trio greeted the participants at the entrance to the restaurant.
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Valerie Domcke of CERN led us through "The Early Universe as a Particle
Physics Laboratory."
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After the Big Bang, the universe cooled down to such an extent that it became
"transparent." However, there are slight variations in temperature on
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This allowed the cosmic microwave background (CMB) to be used to explore the
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We now know that the universe comprises 4.9% Ordinary Matter, 26.8% Dark Matter,
and 68,3% Dark Energy.
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Analyzing gravitational waves may help us better understand the universe. Red
Bareon remembers that during his time at CERN, all efforts failed to detect
GWs. In the meantime, detectors have become more sensitive.
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"<i>The discovery of the CMB revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
What surprises do gravitational waves have for us?</i>"
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In the session on Aviation & Space, "Beyond the Collider: CERN Alumni
Soaring in Aviation and Space," two contributions did not quite fit the
title but were interesting.
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<br />Thomas Rognmo of Nordic Electrofuel AS presented a plant for producing
green fuel that already operates in Norway. The electricity exporter in
Europe's north can carry out such experiments, even if their product cannot be
made at the cost of fossil fuels and will probably not be competitive in the
future, either.
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Hannah Rana of Harvard University showed the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) plans.
Everyone has seen the glowing photon ring of a black hole in the press. The
Black Hole Explorer, placed deep in space, will lead to a sharper image, they
hope.
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In the end, there was a photo of Red Baron. An Italian colleague sent me a
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-74158841299762676792024-02-22T16:46:00.004+01:002024-02-23T21:13:21.507+01:00Christoph Martin Wieland, the Forgotten WriterIn Weimar, around the turn of the 19th century,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Martin_Wieland" target="_blank">Christoph Martin Wieland</a>
formed the quadruple star of the German Classic with
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe" target="_blank">Goethe</a>,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Gottfried_Herder" target="_blank">Herder</a>, and
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Schiller" target="_blank">Schiller</a>. Wieland's literary work is no longer read, although
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Philipp_Reemtsma" target="_blank">Jan Philipp Reemtsma</a>
defines the writer as the inventor of German literature in his Wieland
biography.
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In Wikipedia, we read, "Wieland is best-remembered for having written the
first <i>Bildungsroman</i> (educational novel) <i>Geschichte des Agathon </i>... and ... Wieland's thought was representative of the cosmopolitanism of
the German Enlightenment, exemplified in his remark: '<i>Only a true cosmopolitan can be a good citizen.'"</i>
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<br />Reemtsma's Wieland biography is an opus magnum of 950 pages. It took Red
Baron several weeks to finish the book. The book is a masterpiece of the
German language. Once you have started reading, you cannot stop easily because
of the book's content and style.<br /><br />Reemtsma advocates "learning to
read Wieland's work again and thus gaining a sense for the perception of
specific beauties in his writings. In addition, it should show the singular
role Wieland's work played in a particular epoch - so singular that the
subtitle "The Invention of Modern German Literature" is probably
justified."<br /><br />
It is impossible to describe Wieland's biography in one blog. So Red Baron
will content himself pointing out a few highlights, quoting Reemtsma ("in
quotes") and citing some of Wieland's original texts ("<i>in italics</i>").
Surprisingly, many of these texts are still relevant today. The snippets will
underline the statement's validity that educated people in the 18th and 19th
centuries were true cosmopolitans. <br /><br />They communicated all over
Europe with handwritten letters where languages were never a problem. All of
them knew Latin, and some had studied Ancient Greek. Modern languages like
French, English, or Italian were no hurdle. Today, we would say those people
were <i>gut vernetzt</i> (well-networked). They profited from their European
contacts in a win-win situation.<br /><br /><br /><b>Wieland, professor in Erfurt</b><br /><br />Let's start with Wieland's appointment as professor:<br /><br />"On
January 2, 1769, Wieland was informed by Elector
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmerich_Joseph_von_Breidbach_zu_B%C3%BCrresheim" target="_blank">Emmerich Josef from Mainz</a>
that he had been entrusted with '<i>the professorship of Philosophiae primarium at the University of Erffurth,
with an annual salary of five hundred Reichsthaler in money, together with
two Malter* of grain, two Malters of barley and four cords of wood</i>.'"<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*One Malter differed from place to place, but in the Erfurt region, it was
130 liters, corresponding to about one barrel.</span><br /><br />Salaries were low, so additional goods in kind were common,
although Wieland did not mention beer or wine.<br /><br />"He disliked those
studying* which is said to have moved
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Gottlieb_Fichte" target="_blank">Fichte</a>
somewhere to the sarcasm, 'Yes if they would' - i.e., study): '<i>Heaven forbid that my bones do not have to lie in the country where my fate
has led me! What people, what minds, what manners, what crudeness, what lack
of spirit, heart, and taste! I have to educate them to be human beings,
these people!</i>' But such complaints about student behavior could be found everywhere in
Germany. Over time, everything settled down; he liked them, they liked him,
and Wieland no longer despaired of his educational mission."<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*In the 18th century, students were called 'those studying.' Nowadays, the
term 'those studying' has turned into German gender madness. Because the
form <i>Studenten</i> is masculine (female students are
<i>Studentinnen</i>), the clumsy form for both genders,
<i>Studierende</i> (those studying) is used<br /></span><br /><br /><b>Anna Dorothea Hillenbrand</b><br /><br />In his new position,
Wieland had to be married. He writes, "<i>So be it as it may, I have taken a wife, or rather, a little wife, for she
is a small, though in my eyes quite a nice and amiable creature, whom I have
had my parents and good friends, I don't really know how lay near to me.
That's how it is; I'm satisfied, as are my fellow citizens, for they don't
like when their superiors are unhitched.</i>"<br /><br /><br /><b>The History of Agathon</b><br /><br />Reemtsma states,
"As a narrator, Wieland uses the prose forms of anecdote, fairy tale, story,
novella, novel. His beginning is the stiff, didactic, highly overrated
old-school <i>Bildungsroman</i> 'Agathon.' "<br /><br />Still, "Lessing
called Wieland's 'History of Agathon' the 'first novel for readers of
classical taste.' With it, the novel became a generally recognized literary
genre in Germany."<br /><br />Agathon left its mark on German philosophy like
no other, "The motto <i>sapere aude</i> (dare to be wise), which
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant" target="_blank">Kant</a>
declared to be the motto of the Enlightenment, comes from the novel. Agathon's
motto is <i>Quid Virtus, et quid Sapientia possit / utile proposuit nobis exemplum</i>
(What virtue and wisdom are capable of / a useful example has shown us)."
Later, Wieland translated it as: "<i>What virtue and what wisdom/ are capable of, Homer gives us/ a valuable
example of in Ulysses. "</i><br /><br /><br /><b>Julie Bondeli</b><br /><br />Wieland met
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Bondeli" target="_blank">Julie Bondeli</a>
in Zürich. She was the only person and woman who could not only hold a candle
to him in terms of knowledge but was superior.<br /><br />"Julie Bondeli " put
all the other women Wieland met in the shade. She was an intellectual for whom
there was no place in the world where she was forced to live. She knew that.
She described herself as a 'femme philosopher' and 'Plato de jupe.' She
ironized the fact that people marveled at her by comparing her to a circus
attraction, a kind of rhinoceros."<br /><br />"She noted with some amusement
that, unlike the compendiums0 of higher mathematics, stocking work had always
remained a closed book to her."<br /><br /><br /><b>Wieland's View About Women<br /></b><br />"<i>A woman who wishes to assert her independence must regard her gender in
general as a hostile power ... with which she can never enter into a sincere
peace without sacrificing her own welfare. This, it seems to me, is a
necessary consequence of the undeniable fact that the female part of mankind
is almost on the whole earth in a state of degradation and oppression, which
can be founded on nothing in the world but the superiority of men in
physical strength; since the advantages of the mind, in the exclusive
possession of which they seek to place themselves, is not a natural
prerogative of their gender, but one of the usurpations of which they have
arrogated to themselves by virtue of their stronger bones. Among all
peoples, the rougher the men, the more unhappy the condition of women is.
Still, even among polished nations and among the most educated of all, women
are treated by men in general either as slaves to their needs or as
instruments of their pleasure. The most beautiful of them would be very
stupid if she thought the least of the splendor or number of her pretended
worshippers and slaves and could conceal from herself what the masters have
done in the deceitful game that they play with the women's vanity and
pleasure."</i><br /><br /><br /><b>The Adventures of Don Sylvio </b><br /><br />Once
Wieland had finished the 'History of Agathon,' "he immediately begins to vary
his style in the most charming way: the 'Don Sylvio' and the 'Danischmend' are
already overflowing with the most spirited stylistic artistry."<br /><br />"In
the Adventures of Don Sylvio, Wieland has finally set himself free. Even Julie
Bondeli, who was rather dissatisfied with the novel's jokes and quite unhappy
with its slippery bits, stated what
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche" target="_blank">Friedrich Nietzsche</a>
would go on to say a hundred years later in a once-for-all dictum, 'No one
writes such good German prose as Christoph Martin Wieland.'"<br /><br /><br /><b>Shakespeare</b><br /><br />When a Shakespeare translation is mentioned in Germany today, it
is
<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Tieck#Die_Schlegel-Tiecksche_Shakespeare-%C3%9Cbersetzung" target="_blank">the one by Schlegel-Tiek</a>. But before that, Wieland had already successfully translated Shakespeare's
plays. In this process, Wieland, l<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2017/11/luther-and-german-language.html" target="_blank">ike Luther 250 years before</a>, became a creator of German expressions. Nowadays, these "words are used as
if they had always been there. The phrase Abschied nehmen (to take leave) or
Steckenpferd (hobbyhorse) are of Wieland/Shakespearean origin - and many
more.”<br /><br />Here is more:
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<br />cold-hearted <i>kaltherzig</i><br />crab-like <i>krebsartig</i><br />declaration of war <i>Kriegserklärung</i><br />everyday work
<i>Alltagsarbeit</i><br />death voice <i>Totenstimme</i><br />grief-stricken
<i>kummerbeladen</i><br />heroic figure <i>Heldengestalt</i><br />honey-dripping <i>honigtriefend</i><br />hook-nosed <i>hakennasig</i><br />infant age <i>Kindesalter</i><br />lunch time <i>Mittagsessenszeit</i><br />milkmaid <i>Milchmädchen</i><br />pot-bellied <i>schmerbäuchig</i><br />safety clause <i>Sicherheitsklausel</i><br />sharp-tongued
<i>scharfzüngig</i><br />spleen <i>Spleen</i><br />weary of life
<i>lebensüberdrüssig</i><br />widow maker <i>Witwenmacher</i><br />winter tale
<i>Wintermärchen</i><br />Word breaker <i>Wortbrecher</i><br />world
literature <i>Weltliteratur</i><br />world ruler <i>Weltherrscher</i><br /><br /><br /><b>The New Amadis</b><br /><br />And in
<i>Der Neue Amadis</i>, Wieland presents two more new and widely used German
idioms. <br /><br />"All the others (daughters and knights) are also
narratively forced into pairs at the end, each pot gets its lid*, as the last
line says." <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Jeder Topf bekommt seinen Deckel</span><br /><br />"With the 'beautiful soul'*, which here forms the keystone of the
cupid's construction, Wieland invents a German word for the Greek term
'καλοκἀγαθία' (the term for a Greek ideal of physical and spiritual
excellence ('beauty and goodness')), which henceforth makes a career for
itself."<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*<i>schöne Seele</i></span><br /><br /><br /><b>A Nation Favored by the Muses</b><br /><br />In his
beginnings, "Wieland sees German literature as the whole world, and the whole
of Germany saw it around, say, 1750. And now the whole world and the whole of
Germany see it where the poets of the middle of the century wanted to see it,
namely in terms of standard, sophistication, and poetic intelligence, where
France, Italy, and England had long been."<br /><br />This belated recognition
was mainly due to Wieland, who proudly writes, "<i>Especially since the French have for some time been convinced that we
Germans, à l'heure qu'il est, are the only nation in Europe favored by the
Muses.</i>"<br /><br /><br /><b><i>Der Teutsche Merkur</i></b><br /><br />Indeed, since 1773, Christoph Martin Wieland published and edited
a literary magazine, <i>Der Teutsche Merkur</i>, modeled on the French
magazine <i>Mercure de France</i>. Wieland "used the <i>Merkur </i>as an organ
to advance the Enlightenment and to provide a platform to support literary
taste."<br /><br />"He is the stupendously hard-working publisher, editor, and
author of the Teutsche Merkur, which is published unflinchingly quarterly and
is the most highly regarded literary and political journal in Germany" that
was also read all over Europe.<br /><br />From 1790 to 1810, the journal was
renamed <i>Der Neue Teutsche Merkur</i>.<br /><br />"Wieland's work soon
became tiresome and too much, '<i>But I too ... am unnoticedly being overtaken by the winter of life, and if
I am less aware of it, and still have enough energy and activity to imagine
myself younger than I am, the cause of this is probably merely my domestic
bliss and the teeming, sprouting and life of so many young creatures around
me</i>.'" From 1798 to 1803, Wieland lived in his manor, Oßmannstedt, which he
could buy from his royalties. Here, he enjoyed country life, raising animals
and 13 children.<br /><br />"In 1799, Wieland appointed
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2012/11/weimar-literature.html" target="_blank">Karl August Böttiger</a>
as editor in charge but remained publisher. He repeatedly considered
discontinuing the journal, but at the end of 1810, the time had come: after 38
volumes, the last issue of what had long been Germany's most important
literary and political journal was published."<br /><br /><br /><b>Goethe</b><br /><br />On Goethe, Reemtsma writes, "But did he always make the most of
his talents? - Wieland is not alone in his doubts - to this day, people argue
about the place Goethe gave to his speculations on the physics of colors and
what rank posterity should give them. Wieland also takes careful note of this
aspect, refrains from passing judgment, but asks about the public reaction
'.<i>.. so I ask you to tell me how Goethe's great work on light and colors,
especially its polemical part, is regarded by the scholars in Leipzig.
Newton's admirers will shake their heads violently and cringe. He has stung
a great wasp's and hornet's nest.</i>"<br /><br /><br /><b>Schiller</b><br /><br /><a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2020/11/christian-drosten-about-friedrich.html" target="_blank">Schiller</a>
held the history chair at the University of Jena, and "German historiography
only began with his 'History of the Thirty Years' War. This assessment is
rarely found in self-thematizations of German historiography; in fact, not at
all. Schiller's historical works are seen as a poet's excursions into a
terrain that is basically foreign to him, or more precisely, a terrain that
does not exist yet. If one were to take a closer look, one would be surprised
to discover that he opened up this terrain."
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<b>Herder</b><br /><br />"Herder came to Weimar because Wieland and Goethe
sought him out. Herder stood for a new kind of philosophical theology or
theological philosophy, a new idea of the connection between literature,
poetry, and historical time."<br /><br />"Pope Benedict XVI has always
believed that the <i>sola scriptura</i> doctrine leads to philologists and
historians being left to judge the truth of Scripture, ultimately leading to a
hopeless secularization. This is precisely what Wieland welcomes, celebrating
Herder's writing as a '<i>new transfiguration</i>' of Christ and his '<i>new resurrection</i>,' '<i>Everything, it seems to me, is ripe for Christianity to either cease to be
visible in the world or to emerge victorious in a new, i.e., in its pure and
true form</i>.'"<br /><br />"<i>Through the falsification of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (and the
legend of his resurrection), Christianity had risen to become an initially
popular and then dominant religion, and it was now time to uncover the
ethical core again through philological and historical (and philosophical)
criticism of revelation. Which, however, turns out to be astonishingly
trivial: 'Children, love one another,' says the old Johannes in Lessing's
work - and that's all he needs, he says.</i>" <br /><br />Red Baron listens to The Beatles.<br /><br /><br /><b>Kant</b><br /><br />"If a philosophical direction develops a special language, then
it misses what, in Wieland's eyes, constitutes or should constitute
philosophy: To be a doctrine of right living, for such a doctrine must
necessarily include not speaking elite jargon, '<i>Him I accept, but with his philosophical Rothwälsch</i>
(thieve's cant),
<i>which is neither German, nor can it be translated into any language without
destroying it, Never!</i>'"</div><div><br /></div>
<div>Wieland should not complain here. After all, he was spared <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2016/01/heidegger-and-no-end.html" target="_blank">Heidecker</a>.<br /><br /><br /><b>Seume</b><br /><br />" Wieland called
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2013/04/seume-two.html" target="_blank">Johann Gottfried Seume</a>
a '<i>true cynic</i>,' and such a person was the '<i>most genuine man and the true sage ... Ancient Greece had barely half a
dozen of them within 500 years, and in our days Seume is the only one I at
least know.</i>'"<br /><br /><br /><b>About the German Language and Printing</b><br /><br />"The prejudice that the German language was 'less poetic' due to
its lack of vowels (compared to Italian or French) was for a long time
something of a poetological certainty, which Wieland felt was his duty to
refute. An open-minded reader would have found '<i>the language, which Emperor Charles the Fifth (certainly not a German,
although king in Germania) only wanted to neigh with his horse, is to a very
high degree musical if he had been able to read and fully feel the best
songs of Hagedorn, Gleim, Utz, Weisse, Jakobi, Bürger, Hölthy and others.'"</i><br /><br />"Wieland always spoke out against the scarification of German
through eradicating foreign words. Wieland polemicized against a style of
language and thus of thought to which he also had other objections."<br /><br />"Sometimes
Wieland advocated using the <i>Fraktur</i> (Gothic) typeface when he wrote to
one of his printers: '<i>I am delighted that you also favor German letters. I will not be talked out
of the fact that the German letters are more appropriate to our national
character and much more pleasing to the eye than the Latin ones. '</i>Probably because of his foreign readers, he refrained from printing his
<i>Sämmtliche Werke </i>in<i> Fraktur</i>."<br /><br /><br /><b>Parapsychology</b><br /><br />"Magnetization was in vogue. Reports of spiritual phenomena were
read with pleasure and belief. Mischief and seriousness mingled. This was
funny and disturbing. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Kaspar_Lavater" target="_blank">Lavater</a>
measured skull shapes, Goethe tried to refute Newton and show that light did
not 'refract' in the prism,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Swedenborg" target="_blank">Swedenborg</a>
had made proselytes, and Kant did not think it idle to exercise his pen here,
in 1766 his 'Dreams of a Visionary' appeared, in which he speaks of
'hypochondriacal vapors, old wives' tales, and monastic miracles.' In 1781,
Wieland wrote '<i>On people's tendency to believe in magic and ghostly apparitions</i>' in the <i>Merkur</i> and included this essay in his Sämmtliche Werke."<br /><br />"This
tendency of the time could be viewed with political concern; one thinks of
Schiller's '<i>Geisterseher</i>,' of Goethe's '<i>Der Groß Cophta</i>,' which
was dedicated to the machinations of Cagliostro and the unfortunate "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affair_of_the_Diamond_Necklace" target="_blank">Affair of the Diamond Necklace</a>" (in which Cagliostro was involved), a dreary scam."<br /><br /><br /><b>Vaccination</b><br /><br />"An interesting topic that takes up quite a bit of space in
Wieland's correspondence is inoculation. In 1782, Wieland had his children
vaccinated against smallpox by the physician
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Wilhelm_Hufeland" target="_blank">Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland</a>, and later his grandchildren were also vaccinated."<br /><br />"In 1788, he
advised his son-in-law
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Leonhard_Reinhold" target="_blank">Reinhold</a>, '<i>We cannot disapprove of your concern about the recommended inoculation of
Caroline: However, since the danger of natural smallpox, from which she
cannot be protected in any other way than by inoculation, is incomparably
greater</i>,' he should have the vaccination carried out."<br /><br />"The problem,
which was discussed in Germany in 2021/22 under the term vaccination
breakthrough, was already dealt with in June and December 1775 in the
<i>Teutscher Merkur</i> under the title '<i>Concerning the case of natural smallpox returning after previous
inoculation</i>.'"<br /><br /><br /><b>Wieland's Concerns About Democracy</b><br /><br />
"Wieland's novel Aristipp reflects his skepticism about the idea that the
creation of constitutions is essential. Without capable and responsible
politicians, the best constitution is useless - (In his Aristipp). Cyrene is
lucky to be governed by the best politicians in the city at the moment, but if
these times pass, the constitution, although cleverly devised, will collapse.
The people, Wieland has reasoning his Aristipp, cannot govern themselves, but
are governed by people who are usually just as incapable of doing so."<br /><br />"The
trial and condemnation of Socrates, of which Aristipp learns in a letter, are
for him, however, proof of the unsuitability of democracy as a form of
government: demagogues could incite a popular or, in this case, a judicial
assembly to the greatest follies. Aristipp takes the statement by Dionys, the
dictator of Syracuse - Socrates had nothing to fear from him and would have
had a peaceful old age - as an opportunity to renew his earlier praise of
Dionys' wisdom and energy - if it came down to it, he would make Dionys the
autocrat of all Greece. Aristipp undoubtedly shares his aversion to
plebiscitary democracies with his 'author' Wieland."<br /><br /><br /><b>Wieland on the French Revolution</b><br /><br />Reemtsma starts by quoting
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hume" target="_blank">David Hume</a>, who "once answered the question of why people tolerate authorities that
(obviously) govern, or oppress them badly: because putting up with them
(obviously) seems more advantageous than rebelling against them."<br /><br />Now,
in 1789, taking the 13 States of America as a role model, the people of France
rebel against their authorities such that Wieland writes, "<i>I abandon myself ... to the sweet feeling of joy which must refresh the
heart of every citizen of the world who participates in the welfare of
mankind at the thought of having lived to this epoch, when the most
cultivated nation of Europe gives the world the great example of legislation
which, founded solely and exclusively on human rights and true national
interest, is always the clear expression of reason in all its parts and
articles ...</i>".<br /><br />However, he added an admonition: "<i>Whatever constitution is enacted, it should consider the following
principles of law and state philosophy: Separation of powers, guarantee of
individual property, general taxation, and acceptance that there are
irrevocable differences in status.</i>"<br /><br />"<i>The Republic or death and destruction! was and is the watchword of the
Jacobins and Sankülots."</i><br /><br />The party was over. After the excesses in France, Wieland
resigned, "Mankind has made an<i>
'instructive experiment at the expense of the French, which will at least
teach all other peoples that any still-suffering state is infinitely better
than a revolution without a head, without a plan, without means, without an
end, in a word, without reason.</i>'"<br /><br />"<i>Had it stood with me, neither the guilty nor the innocent would certainly
have been hanged on lampposts without justice and judgment, no man's house
would have been plundered, no good nobleman's or even a peasant oppressor's
castle would have been set on fire, and the good King Louis XVI's Majesty
would have been hounded to Paris in a far more mannerly way than
unfortunately happened on October 6 of last year (1791) ... But it is,
nevertheless, absolutely impossible for me to be less convinced, for the
sake of all those real and fictitious atrocities of which the Parisian mob
... may have been guilty in the course of the last ten months, that the
Revolution was a necessary and salutary work, or rather the only means of
saving and restoring the nation and, in all probability, of making it
happier than any other has ever been.</i>"<br /><br /><br /><b>Buonaparte</b><br /><br />
In a fictitious dialog, Wieland has one participant suggest a dictator for the
revolution-shaken France: <br /><br />"It's<i>
- don't get too excited! - it is - because they no longer want a king" and
"their constitution of the year 1795, which after the tremendous rupture it
received on the 18th of Fructidor* cannot last much longer anyway, the
better to throw itself into the fire and elect a dictator.</i>"<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">
*Meant is the aborted coup d'état of 18 Fructidor in the Year V (September
4, 1797)</span><br /><br />"<i>For many reasons, however, he must not be a true Frenchman, at least not
from an old and well-known family, and if he even had a foreign name, it
would be all the better ... The most extraordinary thing about the matter is
that you do not need to look for this man, for he has already been found by
a stroke of luck, which may well be called unique in its kind.</i>" <br /><br />"<i>Buonaparte, then?</i>"<br /><br />"<i>Buonaparte, dictator of the great Nation!</i>"<br /><br />Wieland's prediction had reactions.<br /><br />"On January 25,
1800, an article entitled 'Prediction concerning Buonaparte' appeared in the
St. James Chronicle. It stated that, in all probability, the article in the
Merkur, penned by a certain Weiland (!!), had been inspired by 'the
Illuminati, with the intention of ... making their hero acceptable to the
French nation. All this cannot leave the slightest doubt,' and Weiland's
dialog was a 'secret, but well-understood code by all adepts of this horrid
system.'"<br /><br /><br /><b>Freedom of the Press</b><br /><br />"In the
<i>Teutscher Merkur</i> of September 1785, Wieland summarized his credo: '<i>Freedom of the press is the concern and interest of the whole human race.
It is mainly to this freedom that we owe the present degree of
enlightenment, culture, and refinement of which our Europe can boast. Rob us
of this freedom, and the light which we now enjoy will soon disappear again;
ignorance will soon degenerate into stupidity, and stupidity will again
abandon us to superstition and tyrannical despotism.</i>'"<br /><br /><br /><b>The Meeting with Napoleon at Weimar</b>
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Napoleon, who he may have looked according to AI (©Facebook)
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"<i>October 6, 1806, there was a hunt in the morning with tents on the
Ettersberg and the usual number of 47 deer and other animals, then a table
in the palace: 'This afternoon in Weimar is the highest visible expression
that Napoleon's power has ever found. For there they all sat at a separate
table in a semicircle around him, the Tsar and the German kings and
princes created and dependent on Napoleon, at the ends of the horseshoe
Carl August and his son, the Hereditary Prince, between them Bavaria,
Saxony, Württemberg, Westphalia, Oldenburg, Mecklenburg, a Prince of
Prussia, Grand Duke Constantine, Duchess Luise, her daughter and also
Talleyrand, the Prince of Benevento. There was also Dalberg, the primate
prince, who was the last to represent the ecclesiastical rulers of Germany
who had been swept away by Napoleon. Then we went to the theater.
Voltaire's 'La mort de César' was performed. Followed by the Ball in the
Castle,</i>" which Wieland did not attend.
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<br />"<i>But Napoleon asked for me twice and seemed surprised not to see me at the
ball, as he had seen me in the play in a box quite close to his seat - the
Duchess let me know this pp., and now there was no other advice than to put
me in the court carriage that was sent to me and - in my usual accouterment,
that is a calotte on my head, unpowdered without a sword, and in cloth boots
(decently costumed, by the way) to appear in the dance hall.</i>"<br /><br />When Wieland appeared, Napoleon immediately took him under his
wing, probably also because Wieland spoke passable French.<br /><br />"Today's<i>
play had turned the conversation to Julius Caesar, and Napoleon declared him
to be one of the greatest minds in the whole history of the world; indeed,
he added, he would be the greatest without exception if he had not made a
single but quite unforgivable mistake. I pondered in vain what that mistake
might have been but did not want to ask; Napoleon, however, who could read
the question in my eyes, immediately continued, 'You want to know this
mistake? Caesar had long known the people who had put him on the side, and
so he should have put them on the side. - If Napoleon had been able to read
my soul, he would have read, You will not let yourself be guilty of this
mistake!</i>" History reports that Napoleon was not squeamish when it came to eliminating
his real or supposed opponents.
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"Wieland was very annoyed by the copperplate engraving of the encounter in the
Weimar Palace. He called it a '<i>disgraceful bungling of a vivid depiction of this unfortunate Napoleon and
Wieland! ... as if it had been painstakingly designed to ridicule the
Emperor and myself - me, who stands opposite the Emperor without a hat, in a
white gillet and in gaiters, and makes a gesticulation with both hands as if
I had much to object to what he says. The bungler turns the Emperor into a
good-natured, invalid sergeant, prating of his great deeds, who cuts such a
miserable, pompous figure even to the poor pedant that one does not know
whether to laugh or cry</i>.'" <br /><br />Two years later, Napoleon awarded Wieland the Order of the
Legion of Honor First Class and Tsar Alexander the Order of St. Anne Second
Class at the meeting of princes in Erfurt. His reaction was, "<i>Why all this? I would have preferred a modest pension.</i>"<br /><br /><br /><b>Wieland on Getting Old</b><br /><br />"About a year
before his death, in February 1812, Wieland writes an astonishing letter: '<i>In such a protracted, though not very boring life as mine, nothing is more
natural than that of all the millions of strings to which we cling in life,
one after the other breaks without being noticed, and so when we linger too
long, it finally comes to pass that we cling to almost nothing, desire
little or nothing, hope even less, and generally regard ourselves as people
from another world, who have as much as nothing in common with the present
one, whose role has been played out, and who could therefore go their way
without the world becoming aware of their disappearance. But for my part, when I listen to myself as quietly as possible, I must
either be organized differently from others, or I could take it as a
sign that I am still destined to experience more. The truth about me is
that, although countless threads on which I was hanging ... were torn off
sooner or later, new ones are always spinning up, which, just as unnoticed,
at least up to a certain point, involve me in life and prevent me from ever
becoming indifferent to it.</i>'"<br /><br />Red Baron somehow goes through the same experience but would
like to add that these new threads are thinner than the initial ones.
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-52378311847205926812024-02-13T11:40:00.008+01:002024-02-15T15:10:45.363+01:00Tiny Particles and CERN<p>
In the past, Red Baron blogged a couple of times about particle
physics and his former place of work, CERN (<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2018/02/first-collisions.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2019/09/back-to-my-roots.html" target="_blank">here</a>).
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Recently,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Jakobs" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Karl Jakobs</a>, professor of experimental particle physics at the University of Freiburg,
gave a talk at the Museumsgesellschaft titled <b>CERN and the Search for the Tiniest Building Blocks of Matter</b>.
<p>
In the run-up to this lecture, some friends told me that the topic was too
difficult for them and they would not come.
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There are many reasons for their attitude. In my generation, many still boast
that they didn't understand anything about physics at school. Others of my age
are more knowledgeable. They had just gotten in physics class as far as Bohr's
atomic model but hadn't been interested in the advances in physics since then.
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So, the auditorium was less packed than at other lectures. Red Baron, on the
other hand, got his fill. Leaning back in my chair, I let the slides of the
standard model - Professor Jakobs said standard theory - pass in review.
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In addition to particle physics, the lecturer presented the big CERN
accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, and the four experimental facilities at
the LHC. For many years, Professor Jakobs was the spokesperson for ATLAS, the
largest experiment at the LHC.
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Here are my thoughts instead of a lecture report (<a href="http://www.museumsgesellschaft-freiburg.de/Vortraege/Prof%20Jakobs_2024.01.29.pdf" target="_blank">View Professor Jakob's slides</a>): I love the Standard Theory and the Higgs Boson. I've blogged about those
topics before (<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-standard-model.html" target="_blank">here</a>
and
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2021/04/on-poetry-of-higgs-boson.html" target="_blank">here</a>).
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Following the discovery of the Higgs, physicists working at the big
experiments at CERN are desperately searching beyond the Standard Theory for a
"New Physics," which the theorists call for in ever-new mathematical
approaches.
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Professor Jakobs confirmed: So far, nothing "beyond" has been found in the
experiments at CERN, which, in my opinion, must lead to
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2017/07/frustration.html" target="_blank">great frustrations among the experimental physicists</a>.
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Professor Jacobs disagreed and said that the precise measurement of the Higgs
particle could reveal discrepancies. Is there more than one Higgs particle? He
showed the following graphics:
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Over the last ten years, the precision of the Higgs particle mass (blue)
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As one would expect, the strength of the interaction of the Higg is
proportional<br /> to the mass of the particles from μ, the light
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Einstein's general theory of relativity encounters inconsistencies when applied
in space.
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The discrepancy between observed and measured rotation velocities of
galaxies points to big masses beyond the optical limit. In addition to this
dark matter, there must be dark energy to reconcile Einstein's theory with
the measurements.
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Astrophysicist
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2021/12/between-years.html#Tyson" target="_blank">Neil deGrass Tyson</a>
introduced me to dark matter and wrote about dark energy in his
books.
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<div>
In the discussion following Prof. Jakobs' lecture, the wish arose to
listen to an astrophysicist on the "dark topic." My spontaneous suggestion
to fly in Neil deGrasse Tyson from New York to explain the subject was not
very helpful.
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Not all young physicists working at CERN may stay in high-energy physics.
Professor Jakobs gave an interesting breakdown of this.
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According to the graphic, only 8% of physicists remain in high-energy
physics. Still, 35% end up in Information Technology, although, in the
meantime, IT established itself as an independent field of science.
Employers prefer people with practical experience to those who have
just graduated.
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Red Baron remembers a discussion at CERN in the 1970s when the academic job
market was somewhat limited. Regarding job opportunities, Director Mervin
Hine emphasized that CERN physicists had no problem finding a job. He backed
up his statement by saying, "A physicist can do anything," but added to his
reassuring statement with fine British humor, "Almost."
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Stephen Hawkins once wrote, "The great advances in physics have come
from experiments that gave results we didn't expect." How true. These are
the great moments in physics.
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Red Baron remembers it like yesterday, when in 1974, two physicists in the
States,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Richter" target="_blank">Burton Richter</a>
at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_C._C._Ting" target="_blank">Samuel Chao Chung Ting</a>
at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, simultaneously discovered the J/ψ
particle, a quark compound of charm and anti-charm nobody had been waiting
for.
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The discovery was one of those magic moments in physics. It made theoretical
physicists sweat in their attempts to explain the new particle. To make a
long story short, The experimental discovery of the intermediate boson J/ψ
opened up a whole new physics that eventually ended in today's Standard
Theory.
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Experimental physicists at CERN are looking forward to the coming upgrade of
the Large Hadron Collider to higher intensities. At 13.7 GeV, the magnetic
field of the LHC is pushed to its limit, having almost reached its design
energy of 14 GeV. So, higher energies can only be achieved with a more giant
accelerator.
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Planning the Future Circular Collider (FCC) ©CERN <br />All other slides
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A machine with a circumference of up to 100 km is under study at CERN. Where
to find the money?
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China is going ahead with another project. Scientists at the Institute of
High Energy Physics (IHEP) in Beijing plan to build a "Higgs factory" by
2028 - a 52-kilometre underground ring that would smash electrons and
positrons together.
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Collisions of these fundamental particles would allow the Higgs boson to be
studied with great precision. More Higgs are to come.
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-48875400634391257082024-02-11T21:13:00.009+01:002024-02-25T22:16:35.195+01:00Creative DemocracyCreative Democracy: The Task Before Us" is a 1939 essay by American philosopher
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dewey" target="_blank">John Dewey</a>.
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Freiburg's Carl-Schurz-Haus offers with <i>Demokratie erlesen</i> (clumsily
translated as "deepen on democracy by reading about it") a new branch in their
present cycle, "<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2024/01/stellt-sich-die-systemfrage.html" target="_blank"><i>Mutprobe Demokratie</i> (Democracy as a Test of Courage</a>)." Derk Janßen, Publizist, moderates a series of four evenings that started
on February 1.
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<br />Democracy is "booming" in Germany, not only with the many
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2024/02/rising-up-against-right.html" target="_blank">peaceful street demonstrations against the Right</a>. The form of democratic government is supported in two recent surveys, too.<br /><br />In
the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, 89% of respondents described democracy as the
best form of government. Even more encouraging is a European study showing that
in Germany, 60% of 18 to 30-year-olds have a fundamental trust in democracy and
the European Union. By the way, this is the best figure in the ten European
countries where this generation was interviewed.<br /><br />Has the young
generation understood that today's nearly unlimited freedom is endangered?<br /><br />In
1939, with fascist governments in power in Germany, Italy, and Spain, John Dewey
wrote in his essay, "Democracy is the great word of our time, but the
realization of its meaning is yet to come." <br /><br />He stressed the need for
education to cultivate democratic habits of mind and action. "Democracy must be
reborn in every generation, and education is its midwife."<br /><br />Furthermore,
Dewey explored the concept of democracy beyond mere political participation to
encompass active engagement and creativity in all aspects of society. "The
democratic ideal involves not merely the political form of government but also
the fostering of a social consciousness which will make democracy real."<br /><br />He
argued that democracy should be a way of life, emphasizing the importance of
continual experimentation, collaboration, and problem-solving to address
societal challenges and promote individual and collective flourishing.
<br /><br />Overall, Dewey advocated for a dynamic and participatory democracy
that empowers citizens to shape their own destinies and build a more just and
equitable society. "The task of democracy is forever that of creating a freer
and more humane experience in which all share and to which all <a name="contribute">contribute</a>."
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1939 was also the year when on February 20, the German-American Bund organized
a Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden in New York,
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This "mass demonstration for true Americanization" of more than twenty-two
thousand members marked the Bund's popularity. They carried banners with
national messages such as "Wake up America! Smash Jewish Communism" and racist
inscriptions, "Stop Jewish Domination of Christian Americans." Attendants
performed Nazi salutes toward the three-story tall banners of George
Washington flanked by Nazi swastikas. Jews were regarded as a threat to
American identity. So New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia was called "the
Jew Lumpen LaGuardia."
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AYF 2024/25 Academic Director Prof. Michaela Hönicke-Moore mentioned this
particular Nazi mobilisation in the talk she gave at the FMG Stammtisch on
February 7: "<i>Wie die Amerikaner das Dritte Reich sahen </i>(How Americans
viewed the Third Reich). <br /><br />Were Americans fascinated by Nazi
regimes? Michaela said that due to the reporting of many foreign
correspondents, the Americans were well informed in the press and on the radio
about what was happening in the Third Reich. William Shirer wrote, "The
Germans stand by Hitler." At the same time, Will Durant suggested in 1938 that
"coward cruelty is not a characteristic of the German soul but a neurotic
reaction to their defeat and the new fear of Bolshevism."
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<br />Thomas Wolfe described in his novel You Can't Go Home Again "Nazism as a
terrible part of the common heritage of mankind," while for Sinclair Lewis,
"Fascism is a perversion of mass politics that could also happen here."
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At a rally of the American First movement in De Moines on September 11, 1941,
American hero Charles Lindbergh identified three warmongering groups: Great
Britain, the Roosevelt administration, and the Jews. In the same year, on
December 11, Germany declared war on the United States. </div><div> <br />Having learned all this, Red Baron is left preoccupied with two
questions: <br /><br />How much of the present German mass demonstrations for
democracy is folklore, and how much of it will endure. <br /><br />With
Trump's second appearance likely, How robust is the world's oldest democracy
against populist power fantasies taking its outdated traditions in times of
social media and deep fake news?
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-11929600589435878842024-02-04T22:12:00.000+01:002024-02-04T22:12:06.241+01:00Rising up Against the RightYou may have read about the demonstrations in many places all over Germany, with
tens of thousands of people against the Right - incarnated by
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2017/09/national-anarchism.html" target="_blank">the AFD</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.experten.uni-freiburg.de/experts/michael-wehner?set_language=en" target="_blank">Michael Wehner</a>, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Political
Education in Freiburg, commented, "The
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2024/01/remigration.html" target="_blank">Potsdam meeting with the tenor of remigration</a>
had an air of conspiracy - the enemies of democracy gathered there - and on top
of that there is the super election year 2024 with approval ratings for the AfD
soaring. That makes many people want to show their colors."
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Last Saturday, Red Baron, together with other citizens of Freiburg, went to the
large-scale event "We are the firewall against the right" on <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2016/10/no-bridge-over-troubled-water.html" target="_blank"><i>Platz der alten Synagog</i>e</a>
(Old Synagogue Square) to set a mark against right-wing extremism.
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With 30,000 participants, it was probably the largest demonstration in
Freiburg since the end of the Second World War. There were individuals, but
the rally was also supported by more than 500 organizations of various
"colors."<br /><br />Many people at the demonstration realized that
demonstrating is a democratic right worth protecting. So strange alliances
formed between supporters of various parties such as the CDU, SPD, FDP, and
Greens, climate activists such as Fridays for Future, and political
organizations like Antifa.<br /><br />One banner read, "Voting AfD is like
1933". Indeed, at a <i>Bürgerstammtisch</i> (citizens table) in Potsdam
(again!) on January 18, Lars Hünich, AfD member of the Brandenburg state
parliament, declared, "If we are in government tomorrow, then we must
abolish this party-state".<br /><br />The demand to abolish the party system
is a clear attack on the free democratic rule because our
<i>Grundgesetz</i> (Basic Law, i.e., constitution) protects parties as part
of the people's decision-making process.<br /><br />The abolishing of the
party-state was put into practice in the Weimar Republic on March 24, 1933,
with the Nazis' <i>Ermächtigungsgesetz</i> (Enabling Act).
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Given the diversity of the demonstrators, how long will such an "alliance of
convenience" last?<br /><br />Michael Wehner believes that it might well
happen that some people say the protests went too far while others say they
didn't go far enough.<br /><br />There were a conspicuous number of young
people at the demonstration. There was rapping about gays and lesbians on
stage. The piercing loudspeaker transmission may have irritated some older
participants.
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Red Baron was okay with the colorful diversity.
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Last Saturday, Red Baron listened to a talk, "<i>Zur Poesie von Wein, Rausch und Trunkenheit</i>" by Professor <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Frick_(Germanist)" target="_blank">Werner Frick</a>. The motto, <i>"So lang' man nüchtern ist, Gefällt das Schlechte</i> (As long as
you're sober, You like the bad things)," the speaker took from Goethe's Poem
Cycle West–Eastern Divan.<br /><br />Retired Werner Frick was a Professor of
German Studies at the University of Freiburg and is now the
<i>spiritus rector</i> of the Studium generale, which also includes the lectures
of the Saturday University covering a range of topics. <br /><br />In recent
years, for example, there has been a series of lectures on 70 years of Germany's
Basic Law (Constitution), Resilience, and
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2019/11/two-types-of-logic.html" target="_blank">Education Today</a>. This Winter Semester, the topic of wine will be explored in all its facets.
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Professor Frick announced his lecture as follows:
<i>Wine, the great tongue-loosener and bringer of joy, has always been
considered the elixir of poets, inspiring and entrancing them to Dionysian as
well as (more rarely) alcoholic ecstasies. This has resulted in a lot of
mass-produced poetry but also exquisite poetic wines of the highest quality.
The lecture invites you to taste them together in the spirit of "wine and
transfiguration</i>." <br /><br />And he continues with his wine recommendation: "<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe" target="_blank">Goethe</a>, who will also be the subject of the lecture, would have recommended
his beloved 'Eilfer,' a Rheingau Riesling from the 1811 vintage of the century
- that could be expensive fun today (and ultimately just a mixed
pleasure). So I would recommend a witty Gewürztraminer from local
latitudes to go with the cheerful drinking songs of the Anacreontic variety
and would serve a full-bodied, profound red wine with the darker-toned wine
poems by Baudelaire, Hofmannsthal, and Pablo Neruda: From Amarone to
Zinfandel, many noble varieties fit!</i>"<br /><br />As expected, the lecture hall was packed to the last seat, and
Professor Frick's lecture was outstanding. In the following, I shall present
most of the poems in German together with my humble translation into English.
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Portrait of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in 1755 by Johann Heinrich
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The first poet Professor Frick introduced was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthold_Ephraim_Lessing" target="_blank">Gotthold Ephraim Lessing</a> when,
in his young years, he wrote Anacreontic poems about wine.
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Previously, Red Baron associated Anacreontic with the German poet
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2015/07/halberstadt.html" target="_blank">Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim</a>.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacreontics" target="_blank">Anacreontics</a>,
<i>with its eight-syllable lines, is a playful style of German and European
poetry in the mid-18th century (Rococo) named after the ancient Greek poet
Anacreon (6th century BC).
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<i><b>Die Gewißheit</b><br /><br />Ob ich morgen leben werde,<br />Weiß
ich freilich nicht;<br />Aber, wenn ich morgen lebe,<br />Daß ich
morgen trinken werde,<br />Weiß ich ganz gewiß.</i>
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<b>The certainty</b><br /><br />Whether I shall live tomorrow,<br />I
certainly do not know;<br />But, if I live tomorrow,<br />That I
will drink tomorrow,<br />I know for sure.<br />
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<i><b>Die Stärke des Weins</b><br /><br />Wein ist stärker als das
Wasser:<br />Dies gestehn auch seine Hasser.<br />Wasser reißt
wohl Eichen um,<br />Und hat Häuser umgerissen:<br />Und ihr
wundert euch darum,<br />Daß der Wein mich umgerissen?</i>
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<b>The Strength of Wine</b><br /><br />Wine is stronger than
water:<br />Even its haters confess this.<br />Water may tear down
oaks,<br />And has torn down houses:<br />And ye marvel at it,<br />That
wine has overthrown me?
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<i><b>Der alte und der junge Wein</b><br /><br />Ihr Alten
trinkt,<br />Euch jung und froh zu trinken:<br />Drum mag der
junge Wein<br />Für euch, ihr Alten, sein.<br /><br />Der Jüngling
trinkt,<br />Sich alt und klug zu trinken:<br />Drum muß der alte
Wein<br />Für mich, den Jüngling, sein.</i>
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<b>The Old and the Young Wine</b><br /><br />You old people
drink,<br />To drink yourselves young and happy:<br />Therefore, may
the young wine<br />Be for you, old people.<br /><br />The young man
drinks,<br />To drink himself old and wise:<br />Therefore, the old
wine must<br />Be for me, the young man.
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<i><b>An den Wein</b><br /><br />Wein, wenn ich dich jetzo
trinke,<br />Wenn ich dich als Jüngling trinke,<br />Sollst du
mich in allen Sachen<br />Dreist und klug, beherzt und weise,<br />Mir
zum Nutz, und dir zum Preise,<br />Kurz, zu einem Alten machen.<br /><br />Wein,
werd' ich dich künftig trinken,<br />Werd' ich dich als Alter
trinken,<br />Sollst du mich geneigt zum Lachen,<br />Unbesorgt
für Tod und Lügen,<br />Dir zum Ruhm, mir zum Vergnügen,<br />Kurz,
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<b>To the Wine</b><br /><br />Wine, if I drink you now,<br />When I
drink thee as a young man<br />Thou shalt be my guide in all
things<br />Cheeky and clever, bold and wise,<br />For my benefit and for your praise,<br />In short, make me an old man.<br /><br />Wine,
when I drink you in the future,<br />I will drink you as an old
man,<br />Thou shalt make me inclined to laugh,<br />Unconcerned for
death and lies,<br />For your glory, for my pleasure,<br />In short,
make me a young man.
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<i><b>Die Beredsamkeit</b><br /><br />Freunde, Wasser machet
stumm:<br />Lernet dieses an den Fischen.<br />Doch beim Weine
kehrt sichs um:<br />Dieses lernt an unsern Tischen.<br />Was für
Redner sind wir nicht,<br />Wenn der Rheinwein aus uns spricht!<br />Wir
ermahnen, streiten, lehren;<br />Keiner will den andern hören.</i>
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<b>Eloquence</b><br /><br />Friends, water makes dumb:<br />Learn
this from the fish.<br />But with wine, it is reversed:<br />Learn
this at our tables.<br />What orators we are not,<br />When the
Rhine wine speaks from us!<br />We exhort, argue, teach;<br />No one
wants to hear the other.
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What a fine observation! When a group sits together in a pub, and the alcohol
level rises, nobody listens to what the others are saying anymore.
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<i><b>Der Tod</b><br /><br />Gestern, Brüder, könnt ihr's
glauben?<br />Gestern bei dem Saft der Trauben,<br />(Bildet euch
mein Schrecken ein!)<br />Kam der Tod zu mir herein.<br /><br />Drohend
schwang er seine Hippe,<br />Drohend sprach das Furchtgerippe:<br />Fort,
du teurer Bacchusknecht!<br />Fort, du hast genug gezecht!<br /><br />Lieber
Tod, sprach ich mit Tränen,<br />Solltest du nach mir dich
sehnen?<br />Sieh, da stehet Wein für dich!<br />Lieber Tod,
verschone mich!<br /><br />Lächelnd greift er nach dem Glase;<br />Lächelnd
macht ers auf der Base,<br />Auf der Pest, Gesundheit leer;<br />Lächelnd
setzt er's wieder her.<br /><br />Fröhlich glaub' ich mich
befreiet,<br />Als er schnell sein Drohn erneuet.<br />Narre, für
dein Gläschen Wein<br />Denkst du, spricht er, los zu sein?<br /><br />Tod,
bat ich, ich möcht' auf Erden<br />Gern ein Mediziner werden.<br />Laß
mich: ich verspreche dir<br />Meine Kranken halb dafür.<br /><br />Gut,
wenn das ist, magst du leben:<br />Ruft er. Nur sei mir
ergeben.<br />Lebe, bis du satt geküßt,<br />Und des Trinkens müde
bist.<br /><br />O! wie schön klingt dies den Ohren!<br />Tod, du
hast mich neu geboren,<br />Dieses Glas voll Rebensaft,<br />Tod,
auf gute Brüderschaft!<br /><br />Ewig muß ich also leben,<br />Ewig!
denn, beim Gott der Reben!<br />Ewig soll mich Lieb' und Wein,<br />Ewig
Wein und Lieb' erfreun!</i>
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<b>Death</b><br /><br />Yesterday, brothers, can you believe it?<br />Yesterday, with the juice of the grapes,<br />(Imagine my horror!)<br />Death
entered.<br /><br />Menacingly, he swung his scythe,<br />Threatening
spoke the fearful skeleton:<br />Away, you dear Bacchus servant!<br />Out,
you have had enough carousing!<br /><br />Dear death, I said with
tears,<br />Should you long for me?<br />Look, there's wine for
you!<br />Dear Death, spare me!<br /><br />Smiling, he reaches for
the glass;<br />Smiling, he empties it on the base,<br />On the
plague and health;<br />Smiling, he sets it down again.<br /><br />Cheerfully, I believe myself liberated,<br />As he quickly renews his threat.<br />Fool,
for your glass of wine<br />Thinkest thou, saith he, to be rid?<br /><br />Death,
I prayed, I on earth I like<br />To become a physician.<br />Let me:
I promise you,<br />Half of my sick for it.<br /><br />Well, if that
is, you may live:<br />He cries. Only be devoted to me.<br />Live
until you've kissed your fill,<br />And are tired of drinking.<br /><br />Oh,
how beautiful this sounds to the ears!<br />Death, you have given me
a new birth,<br />This glass full of grape juice,<br />Death to
good brotherhood!<br /><br />Eternally must I live,<br />Eternally!
for, by the God of the vines!<br />Eternally shall love and wine
delight me,<br />Eternally, shall wine and love delight me!
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A deal with Death? Until now, I only knew this from the Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
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<i><b>Eine Gesundheit</b><br /><br />Trinket Brüder, laßt uns
trinken<br />Bis wir berauscht zu Boden sinken;<br />Doch
bittet Gott den Herren,<br />Daß Könige nicht trinken.<br /><br />Denn
da sie unberauscht<br />Die halbe Welt zerstören,<br />Was
würden sie nicht tun,<br />Wenn sie betrunken wären?</i>
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<b>One health</b><br /><br />Drink, brothers, let us drink.<br />Till
we sink intoxicated to the ground;<br />But pray to God the
Lord<br />That kings may not drink.<br /><br />Since they
destroy<br />Half the world not being drunk<br />What would they
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Indeed. God forbid that a war-mongering vodka drinker in the East should
be joined in power by a crazed candidate in the West who then may consume
several Manhattans instead of one.
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<i><b>Der trunkne Dichter lobt den Wein</b><br /><br />Mit
Ehren, Wein, von dir bemeistert,<br />Und deinem flüß'gen
Feu'r begeistert,<br />Stimm ich zum Danke, wenn ich
kann,<br />Ein dir geheiligt Loblied an.<br /><br />Doch
wie? In was für kühnen Weisen<br />Werd' ich, o Göttertrank,
dich preisen?<br />Dein Ruhm, hör' ihn summarisch an,<br />Ist,
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<b>The Drunken Poet Praises the Wine</b><br /><br />With
honors, wine mastered by you,<br />And thrilled by your
flowing fire,<br />I'll sing thanks if I can,<br />A sacred
song of praise to thee.<br /><br />But how? In what bold
ways<br />Shall I praise thee, gods' potion?<br />Your glory,
listen to it in summary,<br />It is that I cannot sing it.
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Poet Robert Gernhardt's Confession: Bottle of wine, bottle of
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Getting drunk did not happen to
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It could have happened to Goethe. Germany's national poet loved wine
(see above). He is said to have drunk two bottles a day.
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Goethe loved wine so much that he dedicated a <i>Schenkenbuch</i>
(tavern book) to it in his West–Eastern Divan. This is a blatant case
of blasphemy because, for a devout Muslim, drinking alcohol is
forbidden.
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Questioning the eternity of the Koran, as in the following excerpt from
the West-Eastern Divan, makes Goethe an unprotected game for devout
Muslims once and for all.
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<i>Ob der Koran von Ewigkeit sey?<br />Darnach frag' ich
nicht!<br />Ob der Koran geschaffen sey?<br />Das weiß ich
nicht!<br />Daß er das Buch der Bücher sey<br />Glaub' ich aus
Mosleminen-Pflicht.<br />Daß aber der Wein von Ewigkeit sey<br />Daran
zweifl' ich nicht.<br />Oder daß er vor den Engeln geschaffen
sey<br />Ist vielleicht auch kein Gedicht.<br />Der Trinkende,
wie es auch immer sey,<br />Blickt Gott frischer ins
Angesicht.</i>
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Is the Koran is eternal?<br />I do not ask!<br />Was the Koran
created?<br />I do not know!<br />That it is the book of
books<br />I believe that out of Muslim duty.<br />But that the
wine is from eternity<br />I do not doubt it.<br />Or that it
was created before the angels<br />Perhaps it is a poem,
neither.<br />The drinker, whatever it may be,<br />Looks God
more freshly in the face.
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The sick Heinrich Heine. <br />Pencil drawing by Charles Gleyre,
1851
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entire lecture. It is touching how, two years before his death in
his <i>Matratzengruft</i> (mattress tomb) in Paris, he relives his longing
for the German Rhine and wine in a feverish dream. The poem is taken from Posthumous Poems, Section III: Lamentations.<br /><br />
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<i><b>Mir lodert und wogt im Hirn eine Flut</b><br /><br />Mir
lodert und wogt im Hirn eine Flut<br />Von Wäldern, Bergen und
Fluren;<br />Aus dem tollen Wust tritt endlich hervor<br />Ein
Bild mit festen Konturen.<br /><br />Das Städtchen, das mir im
Sinne schwebt,<br />Ist Godesberg, ich denke.<br />Dort wieder
unter dem Lindenbaum<br />Sitz ich vor der alten Schenke<br /><br />Der
Hals ist mir trocken, als hätt ich verschluckt<br />Die
untergehende Sonne.<br />Herr Wirt! Herr Wirt! Eine Flasche
Wein<br />Aus Eurer besten Tonne!<br /><br />Es fließt der
holde Rebensaft<br />Hinunter in meine Seele<br />Und löscht
bei dieser Gelegenheit<br />Den Sonnenbrand der Kehle.<br /><br />Und
noch eine Flasche, Herr Wirt! Ich trank<br />Die erste in
schnöder Zerstreuung,<br />Ganz ohne Andacht! Mein edler
Wein,<br />Ich bitte dich drob um Verzeihung.<br /><br />Ich
sah hinauf nach dem Drachenfels,<br />Der, hochromantisch
beschienen<br />Vom Abendrot, sich spiegelt im Rhein<br />Mit
seinen Burgruinen.<br /><br />Ich horchte dem fernen
Winzergesang<br />Und dem kecken Gezwitscher der Finken -<br />So
trank ich zerstreut, und an den Wein<br />Dacht ich nicht
während dem Trinken.<br /><br />Jetzt aber steck ich die Nase
ins Glas,<br />Und ernsthaft zuvor beguck ich<br />Den Wein,
den ich schlucke; manchmal auch,<br />Ganz ohne zu gucken,
schluck ich.<br /><br />Doch sonderbar! Während dem Schlucken
wird mir<br />Zu Sinne, als ob ich verdoppelt,<br />Ein andrer
armer Schlucker sei<br />Mit mir zusammengekoppelt.<br /><br />Der
sieht so krank und elend aus,<br />So bleich und
abgemergelt.<br />Gar schmerzlich verhöhnend schaut er mich
an,<br />Wodurch er mich seltsam nergelt.<br /><br />Der
Bursche behauptet, er sei ich selbst,<br />Wir wären nur eins,
wir beide,<br />Wir wären ein einziger armer Mensch,<br />Der
jetzt am Fieber leide.<br /><br />Nicht in der Schenke von
Godesberg,<br />In einer Krankenstube<br />Des fernen Paris
befänden wir uns -<br />Du lügst, du bleicher Bube!<br /><br />Du
lügst, ich bin so gesund und rot<br />Wie eine blühende
Rose,<br />Auch bin ich stark, nimm dich in acht,<br />Daß ich
mich nicht erbose!<br /><br />Er zuckt die Achseln und seufzt:
„O Narr!"<br />Das hat meinen Zorn entzügelt:<br />Und mit dem
verdammten zweiten Ich<br />Hab ich mich endlich geprügelt.<br /><br />Doch
sonderbar! Jedweden Puff,<br />Den ich dem Burschen
erteile,<br />Empfinde ich am eignen Leib,<br />Und ich
schlage mir Beule auf Beule.<br /><br />Bei dieser fatalen
Balgerei<br />Ward wieder der Hals mir trocken,<br />Und will
ich rufen nach Wein den Wirt,<br />Die Worte im Munde
stocken.<br /><br />Mir schwinden die Sinne, und traumhaft
hör<br />Ich von Kataplasmen reden,<br />Auch von der Mixtur -
ein Eßlöffel voll -<br />Zwölf Tropfen stündlich in jeden.</i>
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<b>A Flood Blazes and Surges in My Brain</b><br /><br />A flood
blazes and surges in my brain<br />Of forests, mountains, and
meadows;<br />Out of the mad jumble, at last, emerges<br />A
picture with firm contours.<br /><br />The little town that
floats in my mind,<br />It is Godesberg, I think.<br />There again,
under the linden tree<br />I sit in front of the old tavern.<br /><br />My
throat is dry as if I had swallowed<br />The setting sun.<br />Landlord!
Landlord! A bottle of wine<br />From your best barrel!<br /><br />The
fine grape juice flows<br />Down into my soul<br />And quenches
on this occasion<br />The sunburn of my throat.<br /><br />And
another bottle, landlord! I drank<br />The first one in simple
distraction,<br />Without any devotion! My fine wine,<br />I beg
your pardon.<br /><br />I looked up to the Drachenfels,<br />Which,
highly romantically illuminated<br />Reflected by the sunset in
the Rhine<br />With its castle ruins.<br /><br />I listened to
the distant song of winegrowers<br />And the perky twittering of
the finches -<br />So I drank absentmindedly, and<br />I didn't
think about the wine while drinking.<br /><br />But now I put my
nose in the glass,<br />And earnestly, before I sip<br />I look
into the glass, but sometimes,<br />Without looking at all, I
sip.<br /><br />But strange! As I sip,<br />It occurs to me as
if I were doubled,<br />Another poor swallower is<br />Coupled
together with me.<br /><br />He looks so sick and miserable,<br />So
pale and haggard.<br />He looks at me with a painful sneer,<br />Which
makes me strangely nervous.<br /><br />The fellow claims to be
myself,<br />We were only one, the two of us,<br />We would be
one poor man,<br />Who now suffers from fever.<br /><br />Not in
the tavern of Godesberg,<br />In an infirmary<br />Of distant
Paris we would be -<br />You lie, you pale knave!<br /><br />You
lie; I am as healthy and red<br />Like a blooming rose,<br />I
am strong too, beware,<br />That I do not vomit!<br /><br />He
shrugs his shoulders and sighs: "O fool!"<br />That has quenched
my anger:<br />And with the damned second self<br />I've come to
blows at last.<br /><br />But strange! Every puff,<br />I give
the guy,<br />I feel in my own body,<br />And I hit myself bump
on bump.<br /><br />During this fatal courtship<br />My throat
was dry again,<br />But as I want to call the landlord for
wine,<br />Words falter in my mouth.<br /><br />My senses fade,
and dreamlike, I hear<br />I hear talk of cataplasms,<br />Also
of the mixture - a tablespoonful -<br />Twelve drops every hour
in each.
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Preprint of Les Fleurs du Mal with corrections by Charles
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One of the last authors Professor Frick covered was
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Baudelaire" target="_blank">Charles Baudelaire</a>, who recommends drunkenness in his <i>Petits Poèmes en prose</i> to
endure the slavery of Time.
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<i><b> ENIVREZ-VOUS</b><br /><br />Il faut être toujours ivre. Tout
est là: c'est l'unique question.<br /><br />Pour ne pas sentir
l'horrible fardeau du Temps qui brise vos épaules et vous penche
vers la terre, il faut vous enivrer sans trêve.<br /><br />Mais de
quoi? De vin, de poésie ou de vertu, à votre guise.<br /><br />Mais
enivrez-vous.;
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<b> GET DRUNK</b><br /><br />You have to be drunk all the Time. That's
the only question.<br /><br />If you don't want to feel the horrible
burden of Time shattering your shoulders and bending you down to
earth, you've got to get drunk all the Time.<br /><br />But of what?
Wine, poetry, or virtue, as you wish.<br /><br /><br />But get
drunk.
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<i>Et si quelquefois, sur les marches d'un palais, <br />sur l'herbe
verte d'un fossé, dans la solitude morne de votre chambre, vous vous
réveillez, l'ivresse déjà diminuée ou disparue, demandez au
vent, à la vague, à l'étoile, à l'oiseau, à l'horloge, à tout ce qui
roule, à tout ce qui chante, à tout ce qui parle, demandez quelle
heure il est; et le vent, la vague, l'étoile, l'oiseau, l'horloge
vous répondront: « Il est l'heure de s'enivrer! Pour n'être pas les
esclaves martyrisés du Temps, enivrez-vous; enivrez-vous sans
cesse! De vin, de poésie ou de vertu, à votre guise. »</i>
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And if sometimes, on the steps of a palace, <br />on the green grass
of a ditch, in the dreary solitude of your room, you wake up, your
intoxication already diminished or gone; ask the wind, the wave,
the star, the bird, the clock, everything that rolls, everything that
sings, everything that speaks, ask what time it is; and the wind, the
wave, the star, the bird, the clock will answer you: "It's Time to get
drunk! To avoid being slaves martyred by Time, get drunk; get drunk
all the time! Wine, poetry, or virtue, as you wish."
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The applause from the audience for Professor Frick's lecture was overwhelming and well-deserved.<div>*</div>Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-53677641914723691692024-01-30T21:51:00.002+01:002024-01-30T22:19:27.645+01:00The Social QuestionThe social question was <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-karl-marx-house.html" target="_blank">Karl Marx</a>'s primary theme. In his time, there was a
proletariat as a result of industrialization. Workers toiled more than 60 hours
weekly for low wages in the capitalists' factories. They lived in slums,
their children died of tuberculosis, and they could be fired at any time, only
to find themselves unemployed and even more destitute.<br /><br />Those times
are over. The dictatorship of the proletariat predicted by Marx never took place
because society slowly understood that a worker is not an exploitable commodity but has human dignity. This is why the class question has been depoliticized
today but remains economically relevant.
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The scissors open: Share of total income in Germany in percent for<br />the
lower 50% (red) and the top 10% (black) of the population over
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Because the gap between the rich and the poor continues to
widen in modern society, new social or economic injustices are emerging, e.g., in the
possibility of acquiring residential property. </div><div><br /></div><div>In Germany, the housing market has a considerable gap
between demand and supply. Prices and mortgage interest
rates are soaring, meaning the "rich" naturally have the upper
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<br />Last weekend, a new left-wing party was founded in Germany, the BSW, the
<i>Sahra Wagenknecht Bewegung</i> (movement).
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Sahra left the <i>Die Linke</i> party last year because it did not take modern social
issues sufficiently into account in its party program.
<br /><br />How successful will the new party be? Can it overcome the five
percent hurdle of the German electoral system?<br /><br />
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Let's take a look at the BSW party platform.<br /><br />The Wagenknecht party
could make economic injustice a political issue. Apart from paying lip service
to this injustice, no party in Germany is currently doing anything about
it.<br /><br />Although there is a growing awareness that inequality in
society is increasing, there is neither a movement for more redistribution nor
a comprehensive social protest.<br /><br />According to some analysts, one of
the reasons for this is the belief that in the end, according to a German
proverb, <i>Everyone is the architect of his/her own fortune</i> and can make
it from dishwasher to millionaire. Although research has largely disproved
this belief, even people in Germany who are hardly lucky hold on to it.
<br /><br />People with little money also often believe that they are mainly
competing with those who are even worse off than they are. That's why they
think bullying the underlings is right instead of clenching their fists at
the top.
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One percent of Germany's population owns 41.1% of the financial
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As early as 2019, one could read in a study: <i>The unequal distribution of
income and wealth across the EU and the relatively high poverty rate, with
their consequences for social cohesion, represent a significant potential risk
factor for further destabilization of Europe,</i> i.e., of populists getting in
power.
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Oskar, the three-party man. From Social Democrat (SPD) <br />via the
<i>Linkspartei</i> (<i>Die Linke</i>) to the BSW (his wife's party) (©Kay
Nietfeld)
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Sahra's husband, Oskar Lafontaine, opened his speech at the BSW founding
party conference with the following words: "If politics has a purpose,
then it is to improve people's lives."
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<br />On the occasion, Sahra spoke more about practical matters such as the minimum wage, pensions, unemployment insurance, and taxes for the rich. She could motivate people with little money or without
college degrees to vote for the BSW.<br /><br />In fact,
democracy has a real problem: The fight against growing inequality in society
has no lobby. Sahra could put her finger in the wound.
<br /><br />Alongside
social matters, peace policy is the second key issue for Wagenknecht's party.
Seriously addressing the question of how to proceed in Ukraine, Israel, and
Gaza should be of an essential concern for a left-wing party. But Sahra and Oskar
did not dare to name perpetrators and victims - and to acknowledge that states
are allowed to decide whether they want to continue to exist or not.<br /><br />What
remains in the end? "Politics only makes sense if it improves people's
lives."<br />*<br />
Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-91383159080270181922024-01-24T20:45:00.005+01:002024-02-11T20:37:45.912+01:00Stellt sich die Systemfrage?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In a series of talks on <b>Democracy as a Test of Courage</b>, last night, Red
Baron followed an online discussion on
<b>Is the Democratic System in Question?</b>*
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<span style="font-size: small;">*My translation of the German title</span>
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Freiburg's Carl-Schurz-Haus had organized an exchange of views on the topic
with three knowledgeable ladies in Americanism:
<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annika_Brockschmidt" target="_blank">Annika Brockschmidt</a>, Berlin, Prof. Dr.
<a href="https://greta-olson.org/" target="_blank">Greta Olson</a>, University
of Gießen and
<a href="https://www.grk2571.uni-freiburg.de/people/pis/jun-prof-dr-elisabeth-piller" target="_blank">Elisabeth Piller</a>, University of Freiburg.
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What are the consequences for American democracy when Trump is elected
president in the fall? Here are my notes and personal remarks.
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<div><br /><b>The initial situation: </b><br /><br /></div>
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There is a movement in the USA: Any Republican other than Trump, but it
remains pale. <br /><br />Biden is certainly not fit for a second term, and
Vice President Harris is not being noticed. Can she follow in Biden's
footsteps if he fails?<br /><br />On the other hand, Trump is old, too, but
he is stronger today than he was in previous elections. His supporters don't
regard him as a politician but rather an entertainer. He is a media great.
His speeches, in which he often appeals to base instincts, makes sarcastic
fun of his competitors, and sometimes derails, are folksy and entertaining.
Late show hosts Trumpt calls untalented left-wing socialists may feast on
this, but in vain. There is a personality cult around Trump, and yes, he is
even loved by some.
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<br />He sees himself as the incarnation of the new Republicans. As such, he
need not enter the lower realms of the political debate of the primaries
with his intra-party rivals.<br /><br /><b>How can the Democrats counter Trump? </b><br /><br />The American economy is thriving, the housing market is doing
well, and inflation is falling. But these are no longer catchy issues
because facts no longer pull their weight. <br /><br />Even the assertion
that we Americans are being loved again is immediately followed by the
counterargument: Yes, we are the money givers; we are being milked. This is
why even a successful foreign policy is not an election campaign issue, as
it mainly costs money (NATO, Ukraine).<br /><br />While Europe is
calculating what it would mean for America economically if Trump were to cut
international ties, this will not sway any Republican voter either.
<br /><br />At a recent election campaign appearance, Biden desperately
warned against a possible Trump dictatorship, which the latter already has
announced, albeit only for one day following his re-election.
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How broad is the genuinely democratic base in the US? </b>
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Should the power of the trade unions be revived? <br /><br />The Republicans
couldn't be more right-wing, while the Democrats cover a spectrum from the
center to the far left, but is American society as polarized as the media
always play up? <br /><br />This time, Trump will be well prepared for his
rise to power. His new presidential environment will be a hard ideological
right. When Biden is no longer president, we Europeans must be strong: The
Ukraine war will become European.
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<br /><b>What are the fears? </b><br /><br />
Under Trump, the US will see an expansion of the executive power. The
Supreme Court is already conservative; other courts will be reshaped
accordingly. Restrictions on voting rights will continue and tighten. My
body is mine is no longer guaranteed with anti-abortion legislation and
measures against LGBTQ. <br /><br />This morning, CNN announced the
following: <br /><br /><i>
Former President Donald Trump won New Hampshire's Republican primary on
Tuesday, defeating former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and moving him
closer to a rematch with President Joe Biden in the fall. He secured 55%
of the state's vote compared to Haley's 43%, according to CNN's polling
data. Trump is the first non-incumbent GOP candidate in the modern era to
win both the Iowa and New Hampshire contests. Haley, though, has vowed to
stay in the race and told her supporters that there are "dozens of states
left to go." On the Democratic side, President Biden — who is all but
guaranteed to be his party's nominee — won the state's primary as a
write-in candidate. </i><br /><br />Last night, Trump made a giant step in the direction of his
second presidency. Will America's democracy survive?
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Full of <i>Angst,</i> one German newspaper wrote:
<i>Only American courts or a new Biden presidency can save us from Trump.</i>
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-91007047618168543792024-01-21T17:02:00.009+01:002024-03-12T22:06:41.986+01:00A Traditional Kale Dinner<div style="text-align: center;">
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Last night, Red Baron participated in a <i>Grünkohlessen</i> at Freiburg‘s
well-known restaurant, Großer Meyerhof. The man from Kiel*. Lars Petersen,
Freiburg city councilor, district court judge, trombone player, <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2022/03/twenty-years-already.html#weekend" target="_blank">band leader</a>,
and his charming wife Meike Voss once initiated the kale dinner. Yesterday, they animated the 14th edition with a quiz on Low German.
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Kiel is the capital of the northernmost German state</span><br /><br />The demand for this annual kale dinner is great. However, I was
early in my quest for a ticket, while late people had to be placed on a
waiting list.<br /><br />In 2014, I wrote a blog about
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2014/07/brassica-oleracea-var-sabellica-l.html" target="_blank">Brassica oleracea var. sabellica L</a>., claiming that the vegetable from northern Germany was virtually
unknown in the south.<br /><br />In the States, kale was discovered as a
superfood in the early 2000s. As usual, American trends sweep across the
Atlantic, so over the years and little by little, kale also became known in
southern Germany.<br /><br />When I strolled through the Minster market
yesterday morning, I found the following offer:
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<br />Freiburg currently has permafrost, so the kale leaves were slightly
covered with hoarfrost. They say that before a vegetable may be harvested,
it must have frozen—the frost takes the bitterness out of its leaves.
<br /><br />I had
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2024/01/potsdam-revisited.html#opted" target="_blank">my last Grünkohl in Berlin</a>
at the end of December in a restaurant, eating all by myself. Here in
Freiburg, I sat at a table surrounded by animated, expectant diners.
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And the beer did the rest.
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The Großer Meyerhof served <i>Brägele</i> as a side dish. Red Baron, preferring
<i>Bratkartoffeln</i> (roast potatoes North German style), once
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2015/06/bragel.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">blogged about various dishes made from roasted potatoes</a>.
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Different types of meat covered the small quantity of <i>Grünkohl</i>. It was
not enough, so I asked the waitress for more. New kale was delivered hot and was
well received at the table. This meant that a third delivery was necessary so
that I could get satisfaction in terms of quantity.
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The kitchen and service team deserves big applause, and many thanks to Meike and Lars for their organization and animation.
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The Lower German quiz was rather demanding. Who would know that
<i>Schinkenbüddel</i> (ham pouches) simply are underpants,
<i>Plüschappels</i> (plush apples) are peaches, and
<i>Windmölenfleeger</i> (windmill flyer) is a chopper.
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Here is the lady who won the quiz and became the kale queen. She waved graciously to our table.
<br /><br />My American readers will be interested in the answer to the quiz question: Who was, at times, the biggest buyer of kale in the US?<br /><br />Red
Baron chose Pizza Hut from the various answers, assuming that the food chain
sold a lot of kale smoothies. The answer was correct, but the reason was
different. Pizza Hut had bought large quantities of kale simply for
decoration.<br /><br />Look at the photo above. Beautiful <i>Brassica
oleracea var. sabellica L</i>.<br />*<br />
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-21223270806146524182024-01-19T22:13:00.007+01:002024-01-21T18:24:24.825+01:00The Endangered RepublicIt was a coincidence that a few days after the details about
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2024/01/remigration.html" target="_blank"
>the remigration meeting in Potsdam</a
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were revealed, a study day entitled The Endangered Republic was held at the
Catholic Academy in Freiburg. The subtitle was Language, Thought, and Politics
of the New National Radicals.
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The event started at 2 PM. The number of participants was limited, but Red
Baron had registered in good time.
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The speakers were seated at tables in a horseshoe shape. <br />This
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In his introduction, the meeting host, Josef Markert, pointed out the need to
defend right-wing extremists. Although Germany is a defensive democracy, what
legal options exist to react against right-wing parties like the AfD?
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On January 17. <br />10,000 Freiburgers demonstrated against the Right
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One hope for German democracy is that the meeting in Potsdam has triggered and
is still triggering large demonstrations throughout Germany. One could speak of
a grassroots movement.
<br /><br />The first speaker of the study day and book author,
<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Bahners" target="_blank"
>Patrick Bahners</a
>, drew a connection between biology and history because, for the AfD, the
family is the most important ethnic element. It follows that the people are a
family in a natural biological context.<br /><br />At this point, I would have
liked to ask the following question: In the past, the AfD was always seen as a
protest against the established parties. With a potential voter base of 30% for
the AfD, how many of these are protest voters, and how many are
<i>völkisch</i> (ethnically) minded? Unfortunately, a discussion with the
audience was not planned, but I later had the opportunity to ask Mr. Bahners. He
estimated the hardcore at 10%.<br /><br />The next speaker, Dr.
<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liane_Bednarz" target="_blank"
>Liane Bednarz</a
>, gave a broad, historical overview of the New Right in Germany, the origins of
which date back to the 1920s. She said that the much-vaunted enemy from the left
did not exist as a potential danger to democracy. She also mentioned the
clericals, who, unlike in the US, do not play a significant role in a largely
secularized Germany. <br /><br />The three principles of the New Right are:<br /><br />1.
Anthropolarism: We must fight back against those at the top.<br /><br />2.
Antiliberalism: The enemy is the liberals, i.e., mainstream parties, human
rights activists, and all those who advocate equal rights for minorities, open
borders, and a free press.<br /><br />3. Ethnopluralism: There should only be
ethnically homogeneous peoples in a heterogeneous world - not the other way
around.<br /><br />It was interesting to hear how the New Right is dealt with in
four European countries that have long had right-wing parties.<br /><br /><a
href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Krupa"
target="_blank"
>Matthias Krupa</a
> said that a meeting like the one in Potsdam would not draw anyone from
the woodwork in France. Due to its past, Germany is a burnt child and,
therefore, a latecomer when dealing with the New Right.<br /><br /><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Le_Pen"
target="_blank"
>Marine Le Pen</a
>'s Front National has gained votes in every poll since 2000, but the party
needs at least 50% of the vote to come to power. Marine is highly cautious about
her intentions regarding Europe. When in power, she first wants to ask the
French in a referendum whether French law should take precedence over European
law again.<br /><br /><a
href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit_Schönau"
target="_blank"
>Birgit Schönau</a
>
reported on the situation in Italy. So far, Neo-Fascist Primeminister
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgia_Meloni" target="_blank"
>Giorgia Meloni</a
>
has behaved in line with the EU. In Italy, the takeover of power took place
via the media, which
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi" target="_blank"
>Silvio Berlusconi</a
>
had already firmly in control. Since then, the right-wing government has filled
most of the key positions in art and culture with its candidates. For Giorgia,
the Italian nation is at the forefront. So, it is no longer Italian cuisine but
national cuisine.<br /><br />In contrast,
<a href="https://pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartosz_T._Wieliński" target="_blank"
>Bartosz Wieliński</a
>
said the right-wing Polish PIS government had fallen out with the EU. With the
media already entirely in the hands of the Right, the government tried to
undermine the third power of democracy, the judiciary. This is against the EU
charter. Therefore, Brussels withdrew funds from Poland, which led the
government to remove some measures.<br /><br />Then came the general elections
to the Sejm on October 15, where a center-left coalition won the majority.
The PIS party was voted out of office. Still, the current transition of power
has its challenges, as Polish President
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Duda" target="_blank"
>Andrzej Duda</a
>
(originally PIS) is constantly putting obstacles in the way of the governing
coalition. <br /><br />That's an old story. When enemies of democracy are on the
government bench, they install their people in the judiciary, in the
authorities, in the public media, in the central bank, etc., so it's not so easy
to get rid of them.
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<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natascha_Strobl" target="_blank"
>Natascha Strobl</a
>
said that Austria's next National Council elections are due in the fall of
2024. However, there have been speculations about possible new elections for
months and years amid the numerous crises and political turbulences.
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Cooperation between the governing ÖVP and the Greens is faltering. Both
parties are threatened with losses and are far from a joint majority in the
polls.
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Meanwhile, the FPÖ has recovered from multiple scandals since Austria's
right-wing and protest voters are forgiving of many things. The "Freedom
Party" is back in first place in election polls, so the extreme right may soon
have a chance to provide the chancellor. Under those conditions, Natascha
predicted a political brutalization in Austria. An uncontrollable mob could
dominate the scene.
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After more than four hours of intensive listening, Red Baron felt tired. I
skipped a scheduled panel discussion later in the evening and went home.
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-4862722991358025632024-01-17T21:07:00.005+01:002024-01-17T21:47:19.844+01:00GlatteisWhat is called black ice in English is what we call smooth ice.<br /><br />In
Freiburg, we had permafrost for about a week, and last night, warm, humid air
entered Germany‘s southwest through the Burgundian Gate (<i>Burgundische Pforte</i>). There, it met cold air, so it started to rain during the night. The rain
fell on frozen ground and immediately formed black ice.
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Although the authorities saw this coming and were prepared, not all streets and
sidewalks could be salted in time, which is bad for the environment.
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As usual, Red Baron had breakfast early and was supposed to do his muscle
training at
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2023/04/15-years-with-kieser.html" target="_blank">Kieser</a>‘s on a Wednesday.
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<br />When I looked out of the window, there was absolute silence. Neither
a car nor a pedestrian passed by for a quarter of an hour.
<br /><br />While temperatures were 3°C (37 F), they were supposed to climb
up to 12°C (54 F) during the day. So Red Baron had another pot of coffee and relaxed until weather conditions allowed him to step out in the
street. Kieser would have to wait.</div>
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<div>I eventually went downtown after lunch. With sudden double-digit plus temperatures, all snow and ice had disappeared.</div>
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-80722919434437704512024-01-16T20:58:00.005+01:002024-01-17T21:13:01.882+01:00RemigrationRemigration is the <i>Unwort des Jahres</i> (Unword of the Year) in Germany.
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Like the US, Europe and particularly Germany are stricken by a poorly controlled influx of migrants. In the Old World, they primarily come from
<i>Krisengebieten</i> (crisis regions) in the Middle East or Africa and claim
political persecution in their home country. This makes them eligible for
political asylum. However, many who enter the European Union on
adventurous routes are <i>Wirtschaftsflüchlinge</i> (economic migrants).
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<div><br /></div>The latter should be returned to their home country,
but the examination procedures are slow. If a deportation is finally
successful, the same person is often found trying to enter the EU a second
time.<br /><br />The refugee situation in Europe is
unsatisfactory. Germany is suffering, especially from the number of war
refugees from Ukraine, who are never refused but are difficult to bring into
work due to the language barrier. So, these refugees have to be financially
supported for extended periods and are a financial burden to the Federal
Republic.<br /><br /><br />On Saturday morning last November 25, far-right ideologues, representatives of the AfD, and financially strong supporters of the right-wing scene mingled at <i>Landhaus Adlon</i> in a suburb of Potsdam. The topic of the day: People should be able to be expelled from
Germany based on racist criteria - regardless of whether they have a
German passport or not.<br /><br />An Austrian, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sellner" target="_blank">Martin Sellner</a>, author, leading head of the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neue_Rechte" target="_blank">Neue Rechte</a></i> (New Right), and long-standing face of the far-right <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identitarian_movement" target="_blank">Identitarian Movement</a>, was the first speaker. He was announced as the man with
the master plan where the key word is "remigration."<br /><br />The whole scenery has a sour aftertaste. Didn't leading representatives of the SS, NSDAP, and several Reich ministries decide on the <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2022/03/we-are-here.html" target="_blank">Final Solution</a> in a villa on
Wannsee eight kilometers from here 82 years ago? And was salvation to come
from an Austrian again?<br /><br />Sellner explained: The
settlement of foreigners in Germany must be reversed. Three target groups of migrants should leave the country: Asylum seekers, foreigners
with the right to stay, and "non-assimilated citizens."
<br /><br />Mainly, the latter group should be
directed towards remigration, as these people are the biggest "problem."
Irrespective of whether they have a German passport, a distinction must be
made between those who should be able to live in Germany unmolested and those
to whom this fundamental right should not apply.<br /><br />That
is outrageous. Anyone who wants to drive migrants and citizens out of the
country because of their origin and lifestyle is clearly undermining
fundamental rights.<br /><br />Among others, the meeting in
Potsdam was attended by AfD party leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Weidel" target="_blank">Alice Weidel</a>'s* personal advisor and
the AfD parliamentary group leader in the State of Saxony-Anhalt.<div><span style="font-size: x-small;">*In the meantime, she fired him</span><br /><br />The
AfD party leaders immediately countered all these ideas, presenting themselves
as a democratic force: "As a constitutional party, the AfD is unconditionally
committed to the German nation as the sum of all people who have German
citizenship." Immigrants with a German passport are "just as German as the
descendants of a family that has lived in Germany for centuries" and: "There
are no first or second-class citizens for us."<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Haldenwang" target="_blank">Thomas Haldenwang</a>, President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution,
recently warned on television: "Germans are not taking the threat to democracy
seriously enough, "the silent majority must wake up."
<br /><br />Last weekend already, the revelation of the
"master plan" to expel millions of people from Germany caused an outcry in the
country. It incentivized thousands to take to the streets to "defend
democracy."</div><div><br /></div><div><div>And in Freiburg?</div><div><br /></div><div>On January 17, Freiburg youth organizations are calling for a rally <i>Gemeinsam gegen Rechtsextremismus</i> (Together against right-wing extremism).</div><div><br /></div><div>On January 20, the <i>Omas gegen Rechts</i> (Grannies Against the Right) form a human chain against hate.</div><div><br /></div><div>On January 21, there will be a rally <i>Demokratie schützen. Gegen faschistische Deportationspläne</i> (Protecting democracy. Against fascist deportation plans.)</div><div><br /></div><div>All events will take place in the Square of the Old Synagogue.</div><div><br /></div>A ban on the populist AfD was called
for. However, Red Baron agrees with many politicians and lawyers that banning
the AfD is wrong. Even attempts in the direction of a ban could
create a martyr role for the AfD.<br /><br />"Banning a
party does not make the supporters of right-wing ideologies disappear," seconded Haldenwang. "MPs would remain in parliament for the time being.
Functionaries and sympathizers could join forces to form a new party." Anyway,
a right-wing sediment will always remain and could even go underground.<br /><br />Today, the television showed pictures of young AfD members in a disco club in Bavaria
chanting, "<i>Deutschland den Deutschen. Ausländer raus</i> (Germany to the Germans.
Foreigners out)."<br /><br />The situation remains tense.
<div>*</div></div>Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-31567325445754405532024-01-14T21:09:00.008+01:002024-01-14T23:12:47.011+01:00Munch’s Landscape and Life<div style="text-align: center;">
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The title of this blog is my English translation of <i>Lebenslandschaft</i>,
the motto in German the curator had given
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Munch" target="_blank">Edvard </a>Munch's paintings exhibited in Potsdam's Barberini Museum. In contrast, the
English subtitle is Trembling Earth.
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Remember
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2024/01/potsdam-revisited.html" target="_blank">my recent trip to Potsdam</a>? The Edvard Munch exhibition was the highlight of our visit.</div>
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The Museum Barberini is just opposite St. Nicholas Church
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Before we started the visit to the exhibition, we had an excellent introduction.
An art expert explored Munch's inner linking between the landscape and the
people living within.
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He started with The Yellow Trunk (1912), which lies cut between living spruce
trees whose violet bark has a structure resembling cells. Munch thus
represents death and life, celebrates the growth of the trees, and hints at
the destruction of the Norwegian forests. Still, yellow is Munch's color of
life.
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Let me become chronological. One of Munch's first and most well-known paintings
is The Scream (1893), which was not displayed at the exhibition.
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The Scream 1895 (Click to enlarge)
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Instead, we saw a lithograph with the German title <i>Das Geschrei</i> (The
Clamor or The Screaming), which means it is not a scream of a few seconds but
rather continuous. Munch writes about an experience that inspired him in German,
"<i>Ich fühlte das grosse Geschrei durch die Natur</i>
(I felt a tremendous, endless cry go through nature.)"
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The figure is part of the agitated landscape. It covers its ears to block out
the scream - but it does not succeed: nature's pain seizes it.
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Was Munch inspired by St. Paul's letter to the Romans?
<i>We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labor pains until now,
and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of
the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our
bodies. For in hope, we were saved</i> [Romans 8,22-25:22].
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Metabolism (Life and Death) 1896
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The scream raises questions about humankind's interaction with nature. On the
other side of Munch's spectrum is the sun, the elemental force, energy provider,
and the foundation of all life on Earth. Under the sun's influence, new life is
fertilized out of a decomposing corpse and growing in the woman's womb.
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Metabolism 1916
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Munch took up the topic more dramatically in later years. A corps is
fertilizing seedlings showing human faces.
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Funeral March 1897
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And again, the sun. Naked bodies reach for the sky. A mountain of people
lifts a coffin towards the light of life.
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Fertility 1900
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And now some color. Instead with an apple, is the woman tempting the man with
her cherries? I leave further interpretations to the imagination of my
readers. Throughout his life, Munch had strange relationships with women.
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Self-portrait with a model on the beach at Warnemünde 1907
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Bathing Men 1908
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On the German Baltic Sea beach - still an Eldorado of nude culture today -
Munch found many male motifs.
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Self-portrait against a Blue Sky 1908
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It looks like, in 1908, Edvard was at peace with himself. He stands upright
and is surrounded by nature. His yellow vest reflects the sun's rays. However,
we learned that <i>Munch was in a fragile psychological state regarding sunlight as a source
of health and rejuvenation.</i>
What else?
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Children in the Woods 1902
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Woods, especially Norway's dense and dark ones, were one of Munch's favorite
motifs. Just as the woods is <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2010/07/deutscher-wald.html" target="_blank">a <i>leitmotif</i> in German fairy tales</a> with its
dwarves and witches, Munch's forest partners are children, trolls, and lovers.
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Towards the Forest 1915
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Munch's comment: "A forest is a place where love either can break or become
intimacy."
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The Fairy-Tale Forest 1929
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Let us read the description of the above painting at the museum:
<i>Three children enter a bright clearing. Towering spruce trees all around and
the dark sky create a claustrophobic atmosphere. The poisonous green color
reinforces the eerie feeling, as does the anthroposophical shape of the tree
on the right. Its branches resemble the open mouth of a troll that seems to be
approaching the children. </i>
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Self-Portrait 1940
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Edvard Munch is 77. He presents himself as an unhappy, aging man. The world is
cold, and snow lies in the garden. Did he anticipate the German invasion of Norway on
April 9, or had it already occurred? Munch died in January 1944.
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-60122109595043462762024-01-12T21:13:00.007+01:002024-01-12T23:13:32.434+01:00Internet Use and DementiaThe result of a study in the US about Internet use and its relation to dementia
in older persons, published in the <a href="https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.18394" target="_blank">Journal of the American Geriatrics Society</a>,
is sold as a surprise. Not so for Red Baron, for he had expected that people
actively using their brain while getting older would have a greater chance not
to become ament.<br /><br />Note the word dementia means the decrease of memory
and mind quite naturally as you age, while amentia is the complete loss of
mental capacity.
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While studies like the one above are prone to suffer from poor statistics,
the results indeed are stunning not only regarding their accuracy
of two digital places: <i>Participants who were active internet users had a mere 1.54 percent risk
of developing dementia. In contrast, non-users faced a staggering 10.45
percent risk.</i>
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<br />Still, there remain many open questions.<br /><br />Was the cohort
biased? Usually, people actively interested in everything under the sun remain so when they get old. Don't these persons develop dementia relatively late in life anyway? They
may also have adopted the Internet early and have followed its
development.<div><br />What does it mean: To be on the Internet? Did the
participants in the study just consume the content passively, like television,
or did they follow social networks, read newspapers and reports, or even
actively participate by writing contributions of their own?<br />
<p>
Did the study filter out those people whose brain activity was already
stimulated by solving crossword puzzles or reading demanding literature?
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Was there a difference between physically active people and couch potatoes?
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The authors conclude:
<i>Regular internet users experienced approximately half the risk of
dementia than non-regular users. Being a regular internet user for longer
periods in late adulthood was associated with delayed cognitive
impairment, although further evidence is needed on potential adverse
effects of excessive usage.</i>
Really? An overdosing not only in children but in adults too?
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Not only is morale going down the drain: <i>O tempora, o scientia!</i>
</p>
<p>As Lagniappe here another "far-reaching" study:</p>
<p>
It has been long known that caffeine is linked to physical benefits. Now, read this:</p><p><i>According to a 2023 study of 100 people in the New England Journal of
Medicine, the probands walked more on days they drank coffee than on days
they didn't. Participants took an average of 1,000 more steps on days when
they drank caffeinated coffee than when they didn't.</i></p>
<p>I shake my head.<br />*</p></div>Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-65169811128767821722024-01-06T20:15:00.003+01:002024-01-07T16:27:09.084+01:00A Happy New Year?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trump waves after speaking at the New York Young Republican Club's<br /> 111th annual gala on December 9, 2023 (©Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)</td>
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Just before Christmas,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Sullivan" target="_blank">Andrew </a>Sullivan's Weekly Dish article "The Second Coming Of Donald Trump"
outlined "some of the unpleasant, brutal truths we need to face in 2024."</div><div><br /><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> is
likely to be the next president of the United States</b><br /><br />The far
behind Republican runners-up, Florida Gov. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_DeSantis" target="_blank">Ron DeSantis</a> and former South
Carolina Gov. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Haley" target="_blank">Nikki Haley</a>, do not attack Trump directly. Are they afraid to
lose votes? <br /><br />Their Trump criticism is played out
on secondary battlefields. Haley is calling Trump a liar over his campaign ads
that she says misrepresent her record, while DeSantis is complaining that his
former political mentor is scared to show up to debate him on television.<br /><br />In the meantime, Trump couldn't care less heading for his
third-straight GOP nomination.<br /><br />Worse, Trump presently leads Biden in the swing states and the country. Trump's issues — inflation, immigration, crime —
move the people. <br /><br />The multiple lawsuits against
him just seem to backfire, shoring up his Republican support and lending
credence to his largely spurious but rhetorically effective claim that he is
the target of a witch hunt.<br /><br />The
self-proclaimed stable genius said that, if re-elected, he would not only be a
dictator for one day but introduce sweeping changes to trade policy. Experts
said that could risk alienating allies and igniting a global trade war.<br /><br />No
good outlook, as the Germans, in particular, will again become the scapegoats
under Trump II. Although Germany is the only country in the European Union that has recorded a continuous decline in economic output over the last six
months, the export surplus with the USA increased last year.
<br /><br />While exports in 2022 were already an enormous
two-thirds higher than German purchases in the USA, in the second half of
2023, it became (an extrapolated) 75%, i.e., rising sales with declining sales
for Americans in the land of savings and <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2023/01/raffelhuschen.html#limit">debt brake (<i>Schuldenbremse</i>)</a>.<br /><br />By
the way, in the USA, the great free trade dogma is considered dead - across
party lines. A new era lies ahead.<br /><br />All Europeans
should dress warmly, i.e., be prepared for a new and higher wave of Trumpism.
The future of NATO is in the stars. What does it mean when Trump claims that
he can end the Russian-Ukrainian war within a day? We can only guess.<br /><br />So, let's read Sullivan's second prediction:<br /><br /><b>Ukraine
will never win back its lost territories</b><br /><br />Sullivan
bases his statement on Obama's remark: "Ukraine will always matter far more to
Russia than to Europe or the US, and so, we have to be very clear about what
our core interests are and what we are willing to go to war for."<br /><br />Dwindling
US military support for Ukraine is quite sure. Will and can Europe fill the
gap? This is unlikely and will suit Putin.<br /><br /><b>The
two-state solution in Israel/Palestine is dead</b><br /><br />The
horrors of the last few months — the depraved, anti-Semitic terror attacks of
Hamas on October 7 and the following devastating Israel Defense Forces
campaign in response have reshuffled the deck. Israel will not support any
serious Palestinian state.<br /><br />In the middle of all this, Germany's foreign minister, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annalena_Baerbock" target="_blank">Annalena Bearbock</a>, is helpless as a mediator but eager for international recognition. Not without hope, she coined the fitting motto for the current situation: "I believe that you can only do politics if you have hope."<br /><br /><b>Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are incompatible with a free society</b><br /><br />DEI
is a minor issue in Germany, but you never know whether it will wash over the
Atlantic as so many things in the past.<br /><br />Sullivan
mentions some successful DEI initiatives <i>implemented in workplaces, including
diverse hiring practices, mentorship programs, employee resource groups, DEI
training for all levels, flexible holidays, and inclusive social events. We
should do all we can to maximize opportunities for everyone, regardless of
background, race, sex, etc.</i><br /><br />According to Sullivan, <i>DEI replaces individual rights with group rights; it turns every human activity into a zero-sum struggle of identities; it intensifies the obsession with racism; it divides us over what unites us. In places of
learning, it places the demands of "social justice" above the pursuit of
truth, and so it has not so much enhanced education as replaced it with
ideological conformity. </i><br /><br /></div><div>and<br /><br /><b>Joe
Biden is too old to be re-elected</b><br /><br /><i>He is a decent
guy who saved us from a second Trump term in 2020. He
is now liable to undo that achievement by running again in 2024 and possibly losing badly.</i> The age difference between Trump and Biden is only four years. But these four years make a difference, as Red Baron experienced<br /><br />What Sullivan forgot and
what I like to add here is <br /><br /><b>Climate change will
further accelerate</b><br /><br />Earth has finished 2023, the warmest year in the past 174 years and likely the past 125,000. Global
temperatures have for months obliterated prior records, and scientists are
sifting through evidence to see whether this year might reveal something new
about the climate and what we are doing to it.<br /><br />A series of exceptional climatic events have occurred in southern Europe in
particular. As early as February, severe low tides were along the
Adriatic coast. Many areas suffered from dryness, drought, and heat well into
the summer. While people are still arguing about whether we can limit global
warming to 1.5 degrees, this threshold has already been exceeded in many
places in the Mediterranean region.<br /><br />Researchers assume that warming in southern Europe will be 50 percent greater than the
global average. This means that in the future, many events, like droughts, forest fires, storms, and floods, will be more frequent and extreme. And we are unprepared.<br /><br />All over the globe,
people simply don't want to understand and accept that a successful fight against climate
change cannot be achieved without sacrifices. Instead, they blame their
declining living standards on those who govern them. They rather believe in far-right crackpots who promise them a better life.
<br /><br /><a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2023/12/on-economic-growth.html" target="_blank">I repeat:</a> Already in the past, our good Western life was only possible at the expense of others.
<br /><br />An elected Trump could be tempted to use the
concentrated military power of the USA to Make America Great Again. In his
first term in office, did he not take an interest in Greenland's mineral resources?
Denmark indignantly rejected Trump's offer to buy the island. In the future,
an aircraft carrier could simply be sent to invade Greenland. Who could stop
a rogue US president from doing so?<br /><br />The prospects
for 2024 are gloomy.
</div><div>*</div>
Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-1147836301362460102024-01-05T17:03:00.026+01:002024-01-21T16:19:16.091+01:00Potsdam RevisitedQuite early last year, I decided not to sleep into the new year but to stay
awake for the transition from 2023 into 2024. A trip offered by the Badische
Zeitung to spend New Year's Eve in Potsdam came in handy.<br /><br />Red Baron
has visited Potsdam several times, so it was a <i>déjà vu</i>. But where I
usually travel by train, the newspaper only offered a bus trip this time. From
Freiburg to Potsdam by bus in eleven hours! That was clearly too much for me.
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View from my Berlin hotel room: <br />An ICE (Intercity-Express) is leaving
the <i>Hauptbahnhof</i> (Central Station) <br />for its final
destination, Berlin <i>Ostbahnhof.</i>
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So I <a name = "opted">opted</a> for the train to Berlin a day early to meet up with a friend and then
take the S-Bahn from Berlin Central Station to Potsdam the <a name="following">following</a> morning.
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Kale dish from right to left with <i>Bratkartoffeln</i> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_fries" target="_blank">German fries</a>),
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkel" target="_blank">Pinkel</a>,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mettwurst" target="_blank">Mettwurst</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassler" target="_blank">Kassler</a>.
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In the evening, I decided to eat <i>Grünkohl</i> at
<a href="https://www.buschbecks-berlin.com/" target="_blank">Buschbeck's</a>
in Berlin. A
<i><a href="http://www.mhoefert.de/klassentreffen_2016.htm#nachdem" target="_blank">Rode Grütt</a></i>
(a red fruit dessert originally from Denmark) rounded my meal off. Kale is
rarely served and then only poorly in southern Germany.
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In the early afternoon of the following day, I arrived at the hotel in Potsdam
and took a walk in the city. The weather was cold, but the sun shone as I
strolled through the Christmas market.
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For noms, English is the <i>lingua franca</i>
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While the Christmas market ended on December 24 in Freiburg, East Germans are
not so strict. Forty-five years of an atheist regime have, apart from a few
particularly faithful people, transformed East Germany into a missionary
country.
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I ended up stopping off at one of the many pubs.
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Avid readers of my blogs know that Red Baron is a <i>Berliner Weiße</i> (wheat
beer) freak, always with a shot of green woodruff syrup. When I am in the
Berlin region, I never miss an opportunity.
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So I was all the more surprised to find that, besides the
<i>Weiße grün</i> and <i>rot</i> (raspberry syrup), there is now also
the <i>Weiße gelb</i> (apricot syrup). I tried it only once; it was
awful.
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Where there was still a large hole on the site of the destroyed Potsdam
Synagogue during my last visit, the façade of the new synagogue, still half
hidden behind a construction fence, is impressive.
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<br />After a 12-hour drive, the bus passengers arrived at the hotel late
in the evening, where we enjoyed dinner together.<br /><br />The following
morning, the bus awaited the group to take us on a city tour. Our guide,
Mr. Müller, excelled at fast-talking, covering 200 years of Prussian
history in one sentence.
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We passed the Russian colony. The houses were built in 1816 for Russian
soldiers who had helped fight Napoleon in Western Europe. They and their
families did not feel like returning to Mother Russia and preferred to
stay in Prussia in houses that conveyed a home feeling.
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An axis of vision in Potsdam’s New Garden shows in the middle ground a
pyramid covering <br />the ice cellar for the Marble Palace which
sticks out its tower in the background.
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We came to the New Garden, where Cecilienhof Palace is located. There, in
1945, the Big Three discussed the fate of the defeated Germany.
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We couldn't get into the exhibition, so I'll put my readers off with
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2012/08/odd-potsdam.html#castle" target="_blank">earlier pictures from summer days</a>.
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In the afternoon, we visited the Potsdam Film Museum housed in the old stables
of the <i>Stadtschloss</i>.
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Here, I was particularly interested in the beginning of German film history, the
UFA, e.g., the film <i>Die Nibelungen</i>, directed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Lang" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Fritz Lang</a>.
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The original <i>Nibelungen</i> set is 100 years old.<br />
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Working in black and white
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The "silent" actors
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Invitation to the world premiere of <i>Die Nibelungen</i> at the
UFA-Palace on February 14, 1924.
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A night watchman led the group through Potsdam around several blocks in the
evening.
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Most impressive, in 1735, King
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William_I_of_Prussia" target="_blank">Frederik William I</a>
(the soldier king) privileged this pharmacy to supply the royal court.
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The following morning, the group visited an
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Munch" target="_blank">Edward Munch</a>
exhibition at the Museum Barberini. Red Baron will write a particular blog
about the outstanding painter.<br />
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The evening saw us at the Rococo Court Theater in the New Palace, located in
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<br />The performance was <i>Der Schauspieldirektor</i>
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The singing actors and the members of the orchestra enjoyed their well-deserved
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Old Fritz (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_the_Great" target="_blank">Frederick the Great</a>) created it all.
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Mr. Müller guided us through the park to Sans Souci Castle the following St.
Silvester morning. In the winter, the surroundings look sad; trees are
leafless, all fountains are without water, and the statues decorating the park
are encased. Here are some
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2012/08/friederisiko.html#cozier" target="_blank">summer pictures I took in August 2012</a>.
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Still, with the tele lens of my iPhone 15 Plus Max, I had a new perspective of
the famous mill behind Sans Souci Castle.
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And the potatoes were there on Frederick the Great's tomb, honoring him for his
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A final look from Sans Souci Hill toward the "Ruin Hill" crowned by a Norman
tower and artificial, classical ruins.
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In the afternoon, everybody prepared for the long evening. We had a buffet
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Red Baron made it to Luisenplatz, where our hotel was located, just in time to
experience the turn of the year. And then I had the fireworks of my life. The
square was a "hot spot." I was amid soaring rockets and exploding
firecrackers. It was breathtaking. Judge for yourself:
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The night ended at the hotel bar, where - in the absence of champagne - I
toasted with a glass of sparkling wine with a good friend of many years who
had coincidentally booked the same trip. We drank to a "better" New
Year.
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On New Year's morning, the group set off on its long trip from Potsdam
to Freiburg at 10 a.m. I was in awe of our bus driver, who managed to get us
back home in exactly 11 hours.
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<br />The only advantage of this long journey was that I was able to finish
the 1000-page biography of
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Martin_Wieland" target="_blank">Christoph Martin Wieland</a>, the founder of modern German literature.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Philipp_Reemtsma" target="_blank">Jan Philipp Reemtsma</a>, a master of the German language, wrote a book in which he not only pulls
Wieland out of oblivion but highlights Christoph Martin's services to German
literature with great expertise. I will discuss the highlights of this
excellent book in a future blog.
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With this first blog in 2024, I wish all my readers not a good New Year but a
"better" one.
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-79256263507934485992023-12-23T22:19:00.002+01:002023-12-24T12:43:22.905+01:00In dulci jubiloThis is the first line of a Latin German Christmas song.
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<i>In dulci jubilo</i>,<br />nun singet und seid froh!<br />Unsres
Herzens Wonne,<br />leit <i>in praesepio</i><br />und leuchtet als
die Sonne<br /><i>matris in gremio.<br />Alpha es et O</i>.
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In sweet jubilation,<br />now sing and be joyous!<br />Our heart's
bliss<br />rests in a manger<br />and shines like the sun<br />in
his mother's lap.<br />You are the alpha and omega.
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<b> And shines like the sun</b>. This is the typical way you see Nativity
scenes painted, whether in kitsch ...
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<div style="text-align: left;">... or in art:</div>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Maratta" target="_blank">Carlo Maratta</a>
(1625-1713): The Holy Night
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Red Baron was always fascinated by Nativity scenes and, over the years, has
taken numerous photos.
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Nativity in the vestibule of Freiburg's Minster Church. While Mary
presents the child to the shepherds, <br />Joseph sits next to the
manger as a grumpy old man with his head in his hands.
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I already wrote that foster father St. Joseph is embarrassing for the teaching
Church. Paintings of the Holy Family frequently show the carpenter as a small,
unimportant, and hidden figure, sometimes placed in a corner.
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The one exception is the Nativity by
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2020/02/sacred-profane.html" target="_blank">Hans Baldung Grien</a>. Looking at Joseph's white beard, there is no doubt that he isn't the father,
but as a late satisfaction, he dominates the painting alone with his red coat.
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In the nativity scene in a stained glass window in Freiburg's Minster Church,
Joseph once more is pushed to the edge of the picture, but he makes himself
useful by slapping the ox's mouth as it nibbles on Jesus' diaper.
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But the nativity was not all glory when we read Luke <b>2</b>, 16-19:
<i>And the shepherds came with haste and found Mary, Joseph, and the babe
lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the
saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it
wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary
kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.</i>
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Those <i>pondered things</i> may explain some of the Nativity scenes where
both Mary and Joseph show great sadness:
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Woodcut around 1060: <i>Maria im Capitol </i>in Cologne
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Baptismal font around 1150 in Abbey Church St. Boniface in
Freckenhorst, Westphalia
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Basilica di San Marco in Venice. North façade of St. Mark's Basilica,
Venice
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Nativity from the Book of Hours, Paris 1410
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And when the days of Mary's purification according to the law of Moses were
accomplished, Joseph and Mary went to the temple where they met Simeon, who was
waiting for the consolation of Israel.
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Luke <b>2</b> 34-35:
<i>And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child
is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which
shall be spoken against; Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul
also, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
</i>
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The question is: Did the artists who created the above Nativities assume that
Mary already knew in Bethlehem the prophecy Simeon had made in the temple of
Jerusalem?
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So it was not all <i>in dulci jubilo</i> in Bethlehem 2000 years
ago, and this Christmas, with two wars waging, only a few people feel like
<i>singing and being joyous</i>.
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I just learned that Ukrainians are moving westward by no longer
celebrating<br />Christmas on January 7, but on December 25. In Kyiv, this
happens <br />under a Christmas tree made of military scrap (©Oleg
Petrasyuk/EPA)
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In German, we say <i>Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt, </i>where the proper
translation and better expression in English is
<i>Hope is the last thing you lose.</i>
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With this in mind, I wish all my readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year!
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-12744602141767589142023-12-20T21:25:00.006+01:002023-12-23T22:43:08.144+01:00Ageism<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">
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On December 18, actor <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt" target="_blank">Brad Pitt</a> became 60. He stated, "I don't want to run
away from aging. It's a concept we can't escape, and I'd rather see our
culture embrace it with slightly more open arms."
<div>
<br />Old
at 60? Red Baron is 88 and feels his body according to a German proverb, "When
you wake up in the morning, and nothing hurts, then you're dead."
<br /><br />In 1966, at 22, Rolling Stones frontmen Mick Jagger and Keith
Richards sang, "What a drag it is getting old". Now, Keith just turned 80, a
date he commented on, "It feels like 120", while he is still staggering around
the world's concert stages.<br /><br />Although Oscar Wilde
once wrote, "Old age is the junk room of life," Red Baron is grateful that his brain cells still work reasonably well except for retaining names.<br /><br />I
perform my daily tasks without help and like to watch and support my
grandchildren on their way into their studies or working life, even
financially.<br /><br />Recently, I learned about ageism,
i.e., discrimination of the old in daily life. The reasons for discrimination
are negative and inaccurate stereotypes that often remain unnoticed.
<br /><br />The majority of people questioned agree that most of the old are severely hampered in everyday life by health issues, are lonely, are unable to adapt to changes, and thus are inferior to younger people. Old people contribute less to societal progress
and even are obstructionists, but at the same time, they carry too much political
clout. Finally, they represent an economic burden to society.<br /><br />These
observations fall in line with the ideas of two greats of the US tech industry. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Khosla" target="_blank">Vinod Khosla</a>, one of the founders of the software company Sun
Microsystems, spoke out a long-known common wisdom of the scientific community,
"When it comes to new ideas, people over 45 are practically dead." Meta CEO
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg" target="_blank">Mark Zuckerberg</a> said more bluntly, "Young people are simply smarter."<br /><br />When
Red Baron was young, he was trapped in the <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2023/12/on-economic-growth.html" target="_blank">narrative of unstoppable progress</a> and a constantly improving life. My parents, who lived through the war, saw my
younger generation as having an advantage over them.</div><div><br />Today, this narrative has changed radically. The <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2022/11/bye-bye-15.html" target="_blank">climate crisis</a>, the <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2023/01/raffelhuschen.html" target="_blank">pension dilemma</a>, and the <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2023/12/raffelhuschen-2.html" target="_blank">mountain of debts</a> led to the radical idea that younger people are
systematically disadvantaged in our present world and sometimes downright
exploited. Will the young generation face a <i>Grandpapocalypse Now</i> and/or a
Grandmageddon?*<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*<i>Opacalypse Now</i> and <i>Omageddon</i> were proposed German
titles for a book by sociologist <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Schulz_(Soziologe)" target="_blank">Stefan Schulz</a> that was eventually published
under the name <i>Die Altenrepublik</i> (The Republic of the Old) and became a
bestseller.</span><br /><br /></div><div>While many institutions and organizations address racism and gender bias, it
turns out that society accepts age bias.<br /><br />Does Red Baron feel discriminated? No,
except for a silly little detail. I get furious when someone tries to push
past me in a queue. Then I get loud and turn into an ugly old man. I am entirely
biased by the thought that the culprit is reasoning, "With that old man, I can
get away with it."<br /><br />Dr. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Miranda-Leontowitsch" target="_blank">Miranda Leontowitsch</a> at Frankfurt University, working on intersections of
aging and gender, care and caring in later life, as well as intergenerational
relations, claims, "The widespread belief that older people are a burden on
society without being able to pay anything back leads to the fact that there
are so many active old people today." Does this mean that we old people act out
of a guilty conscience? <br /><br />She continues, "You
could also say that older people are not discriminated against as long as they
are not regarded as old." <i>Muss ich mir diesen Schuh jetzt anziehen</i> (Do I
have to put this shoe on now)?<br /><br />My answer instead
is: My steady <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2023/04/15-years-with-kieser.html" target="_blank">muscle training at Kiesers</a>, my prolonged daily walks, my duties
as webmaster for two local societies (<a href="http://www.freiburg-madison.de/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.museumsgesellschaft-freiburg.de/" target="_blank">here</a>), my own websites (<a href="http://www.mhoefert.de/" target="_blank">here</a>
and <a href="http://www.freiburgs-geschichte.de/" target="_blank">here</a>), and writing this blog are what keep me alive. And while I already
sit in front of my PC or iPad for too long, I hate watching mindless TV
entertainment.<br /><br />I
have to manage the time that I have left, facing the fact that most of the daily
routines take longer, alone buttoning a shirt.<br /><br /></div><div>The world may have to put up with me a little longer.<br />*<br />
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-32260068422157693412023-12-16T16:45:00.005+01:002024-01-06T20:08:09.502+01:00Raffelhüschen 2Last Saturday Red Baron listed to
<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Raffelhüschen" target="_blank">Claudia Raffelhüschen</a>‘s <i>Bericht aus dem Deutschen Bundestag</i>*. She sits in parliament for the
Free Democrats and, as a studied economist, became a member of the Bundestag's budget and finance committees.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*A report from the German parliament</span><br /><br />The name Raffelhüschen should ring a bell for my faithful readers.
Her husband,
<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_Raffelhüschen" target="_blank">Bernd Raffelhüschen</a>, is an economist and Professor of Finance at the Albert Ludwigs University of
Freiburg. About one year ago, he gave a talk at the Museumsgesellschaft on
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2023/01/raffelhuschen.html" target="_blank">public debt, inflation, and low-interest rates: An explosive charge for the
economy and social affairs</a>. He showed many graphics on demographic development with extrapolations in the
future.
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Claudia at the rostrum of the
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Claudia's report was more down-to-earth and entertaining. One topic was Germany being dogged by bureaucracy. Here is an example:
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<br />Not only in Germany, the birth rate is a political issue given an
overaged population. In the past, there were many financial pots out of which
parents with children were supported. The breakthrough to <a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2013/02/baby-gate.html#comes" target="_blank">a single parental
allowance (<i>Elterngeld</i>)</a> was celebrated as a breakthrough in
simplification, but it resulted in the demand for 3200 additional jobs in the
administration. A reduction in bureaucracy looks different.<br /><br />Last
Saturday, at the time of Claudia's talk, the three leaders* of the traffic light
coalition were still busy plugging a hole in the federal budget for 2024. This
hole of €17 billion had been opened by a decision of our Supreme Court.
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2023/11/60-billion-euros.html" target="_blank">Red Baron reported</a>.</div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The chancellor and his ministers of economy and finance</span><br /><br />It was exceptional that no information was leaked from the small circle of the chancellor and his two top ministers. So Claudia, too, ignored what was being discussed behind closed doors at the chancellery. In the meantime,
<i>habeamus budget for 2024</i> without touching the
<a href="https://mhoefert.blogspot.com/2023/01/raffelhuschen.html#limit"><i>Schuldenbremse</i> (debt brake)</a>.<br /><br />I have never understood why the
Free Democrats insist on this brake with their general secretary, even
bragging that we are beginning to see the consolidation of Germany's national
finances.
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Germany, the <i>Staatsschuldenquotenweltmeister </i>(World leader in
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When we compare the national debt ratios of the G7 countries, it turns out
that Germany has by far the lowest ratio. So why should we limit our debts
if other countries don't?
<br /><br />I asked Claudia whether it wouldn't be better to incur debts and
earmark the additional money, making targeted investments in the future.
<br /><br />While the US spends most of the money on the military, they have
started the EPA Greening America's Communities Program, financed by an
ever-increasing federal deficit, although an investment in the future.
<br /><br />So, why can't Germany invest borrowed money in the repair of its
dilapidated infrastructure, e.g., railroad and bridges, in the rapid
expansion of renewable energies, and the realization of power lines from the
windy shores in the north to industries in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
Our grandchildren will surely profit from those investments.<br /><br />In
addition, the latest poor results of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_Student_Assessment" target="_blank">Programme for International Student Assessment</a> (PISA) have shown that Germany,
a country poor in raw materials, needs to invest much more in educating its children. In this context, I don't accept Claudia Raffelhüschen's
objection that schooling is up to the federal states. <br /><br />We need a
national effort taking lots of money to lay the foundations of a sustainable
future for our grandchildren.<br />
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Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161280119234591513.post-88834127086375847152023-12-14T21:26:00.003+01:002023-12-23T22:44:49.903+01:00On Economic GrowthRed Baron gets his economic insights from reading the news and articles on the
Internet. This means I am no expert, but since my youth, I have always found the
credo of a capitalistic liberal economy suspect:
<i>Economic growth guarantees prosperity</i>. <br /><br />On the other hand,
capitalism needs economic growth to be stable. Otherwise, crises with millions
of unemployed people will create social unrest. But is it possible to grow
infinitely in a finite world?<br /><br />We had accelerated economic growth in
the past. It was based on cheap energy and exploiting seemingly unlimited oil, natural gas, coal, ores, and mineral resources.
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You may like to add the recent UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai.</td>
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For a long time, we have known that burning fossil fuels accelerates climate
change. There were many solutions to reduce the emissions, but action should have been followed. Now we are in front of the shambles or, if you prefer, with the back
to the wall. We are now forced to work fast on transforming our economies to
green standards to limit global warming.
</div><div><br /></div>Some optimists think climate protection and economic growth will go hand in hand. If there are only sufficient incentives for technical progress and innovation, technological progress will generate new jobs and economic development.<div>
<div>But will the amount of growth be sufficient to guarantee a stable
society? Anyway, it will be necessary to move towards a circular economy.
This is the only way to ensure that future growth consumes fewer natural
resources. <br /><br />I fear green energy will only be enough if we learn
to limit ourselves. Many managers, entrepreneurs, engineers, and bankers
know this but dare not speak out that there will be no green economic
growth.
<div>*</div></div></div>Red Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566037649646329169noreply@blogger.com0