Contemporary History
As an unchurched catholic Christian, I’ve gained some of my most valuable insights into spirituality from Zen Buddhism. I’ve finally managed to stay with a daily meditation routine and encountered exquisite beauties and powerful insights which helped me to regain my footing in the current world in crisis crisis and cultural decay of the West and all their institutions. Continue reading
We’ve all heard the phrase “the banality of evil”, coined by the political theorist Hannah Arendt. Her 1951 masterwork, “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” about the parallels between Hitler’s Third Reich and Stalinist Russia, made her an intellectual celebrity. In her book, she argued that totalitarian regimes seek to dominate every aspect of everyone’s life as … Continue reading
When Liberian Child Soldiers Grow Up A generation of girls fought in Liberia’s brutal wars. What they tell their own children about the past will inform the country’s future. Many Liberians are former child soldiers. More than 38,000 children are estimated to have taken part in the war as fighters, porters, ammunition carriers, cooks, and … Continue reading
The vampire breaks the rules of the gods, society or nature, sometimes maliciously sometimes cunning or foolish or both. This article wants to explore the connection between Narcissism, Vampires and contemporary politicians. We experience right now a difficult transition especially in Europe, led by an élite bred more than ever by an increasing culture of Narcissism The psyche of world leaders, almost everybody in power (over us) can been interpreted narcissistic … Continue reading
Putin at his best – harpooning an unsuspecting German journalist (via http://fallenangels2ndlife.dyndns.org) The world is used to macho images of Vladimir Putin hunting bears, harpooning whales or fly-fishing. A German TV journalists was recently granted unprecedented hunting lessons by the Russian prime minister. Vladimir Putin appeared as witty, well-informed and surprisingly likeable man, just harpooned… I … Continue reading
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