Tobias

In the whole European Union the alarm bells go off... but they have realized too late they need more integration and should end squabbling.

Yep, because someone is getting kickbacks somewhere (probably true, as the world is a corrupt place) lets turn on all civil servants without due proce...

Well, it does not seem to be an oligarchy but we elected the most far right populist government in the history of the country. The Netherlands is a co...

There are summaries, please do the leg work yourself and look it up. It is also discussed in Michael Sandel's lecture on the subject if I am not mista...

Good point!

But Tzeentch I do not feel the need to make up any definitions. You do when you consider that the EU's treatment of Hungary is an indication of loomin...

' Ohhh... so ' something of particular note' is limited to the whole country becoming fascist? Everything else is ' not of a particular note' and If p...

It is untransparent, I give you that. There is a democratic deficit, yes well known and freely discussed in academic and civil society circles, but wh...

They will uphold all the regulation in place necessary to support profitable markets, but cut all regulation aimed at preventing market failures. Ever...

Yes, obviously, but you seem to have a rather ... peculiar... notion of what that term means. you think that cutting the subsidies of a member of the ...

Yes I saw this one. Though I do not think it fascist necessarily. It is a despicable act though. It does fit the play book to discredit and intimidate...

I certainly take you up on it. Of course we have to settle on what 'of note' means. I predict that a major constitutional event will take place that f...

It all depends on what we want of our institutions. If we want them to be a reflection of society, it might make sense to hire people from certain eth...

For reference I give Paxton's list below which to me seems a reasonable list of indicators of fascism. Notice how it does not include politically stro...

Spain is its own country with historical ebbs and flows. It has wonderful traditions, style and climate. Year around sun and broad stretches of flatla...

Black Sabbath - Black sabbath The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden (I know SOASS is commonly ranked higher, it is the many memories) Don't Break the ...

Well, I am not Spanish speaking (basic level), not am I geographically close to Spain, but I am European and from a European perspective Spanish histo...

This might certainly be true too... Ivanov is certainly toying with the idea of becoming a priest... :wink:

True probably. I do not know what I read first, the comments or the story, but I frequently skip back and forth between them. So I guess you are right...

Happy New Year to all the thinkers, writers, critics and story tellers. May 2025 be your lucky year! :hearts:

Yes, getting tid of that image certainly helps! Thanks for your feedback Jamal!

Yes, but I think not so much in this story. Or at least its meaning is not as positive as this reading. The 'earth' here is 'barren' as in 'barren soi...

The wife simply turns her back; the older daughter stands by, the younger one enjoys the attention. This is standard procedure in their houshold. Prob...

Some from places far away: Turkey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmCgjLPvueY Puglia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jryWN38HfQ The Netherlands (Be...

I know an Amir. A big friendly man from Iran, about 10 years younger than me. He is a regular at the bar I frequent. He enjoys metal concerts, we prom...

Ohh he did not. He was right, I was too cocky. He was himself also too arrogant and he underestimated me. That was why he became angry. Anyway, I will...

Ohhh yes indeed. Must be. It strongly reminded me of the Red White and Blue story in the almost Lynch- like transformations of the characters. I must ...

:scream: Ohh that is my fault. I should not have commented that here but in author discussion. My enthusiasm got the batter of me. I can delete the co...

No, not in Hobbes I am afraid. The world, the mind, the soul, is matter in motion, that is all there is to it. I once debated a philosophy teacher. He...

Interesting, very nice, and very intriguing. I very much needed Vera's helpful comment to come close to understand it. and I am afraid I still do not....

A more prozaic thought, I think this comes from the very end of the story actually. They drift around the island with the oscilating mechanisms and ca...

Wow... I was instantly gripped by the story. It is riveting and the horror is masterfully done. I am remembering a section from Stephen King's The Dar...

Hmm, here I think they are clergymen, their titles being 'hieromonk' and 'novice'. They are special of course, in that they belong to a branch observi...

We haven't started unveiling the authors yet right? From what I read so far I am only quite certain Benkei wrote 'dispatch'... the description of the ...

Me neither, it added to the atmosphere of the storytelling and also gave a nice insight into the rather drunk Gabor. Still mulling over the hints of i...

Yeah that the business district would be closed on a Sunday I saw. That did nit trigger any reaction in me, except I found the scenery beautifully des...

This story I found very beautiful. Yes the metaphors and and use of language are not common place, but that really transported me to the world of the ...

Hmmm, it is interesting, actually the responses from the analysts are as interesting to me as the story itself is. I wondered immediately why he would...

I loved the report style and the bureaucratic wording. I think it is immaculately written. I also liked the figure of the Upyr and the 'I love you' ta...

I like the story :) it reminds me of some of mine that I have offered here. The beginning especially is very captivating and haunting. The only thing ...

I am the first to admit that the feeling is not entirely rational, also not philosophical... So I wonder, I have that feeling based on gut instinct, b...

I really wonder on what people base their predictions, including myself actually. To me there is no shadow of a doubt that Trump will win. There are a...

Thanks for the mention Javi, but I know nothing of corporate law. Benkei is a much better source here for Dutch law on crypto...

Thanks! I did start reading it once, (never finished) so I must have read this passage. Apparently it did not stick with me as it should have. :)

Hmm, I think there is a difference. I do not know about Heraclitus, Epicurus, Seneca. The ancients are interesting, but this sweeping comparison I dar...

I know 180, it was meant in jocular fashion. The aversion against 'onto-theology' you actually share with Heidegger. And yes, his view on authenticity...

Ahhh 180 proof, bashing Heidegger again? From your profile: i. "Why is there anything at all?" Because (A) 'absence of the possibility of anything at ...

The guy who said snow is white if and only if snow is white... That's like ... deep ... ya know...

Thank you for your nice compliments! And of course for this interaction. :)

No you cannot. They are not both stupid promises. One is a danger to democracy the other might be unwise, though I do not really know, I do not know n...