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A weblog from Vienna. Austrian election - what does it all mean. Some early thoughts on the meaning of yesterday's election result in Austria (socialdemocrats 35,7%, conservatives 34,2%, far-right FPÖ 11,2%, Greens 10,5%, far-right BZÖ 4,2%, big coalition socialdemocrats-conservatives certain due to lack of arithmetically possible and politically thinkable alternatives):. There is no internationally interesting angle to this result. Hindering such a coalition. I'm with th on this. I just can't see th...
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A weblog from Vienna. THEY broke the new ceramic hob, because they had cut the opening for it too small, got frustrated about it, and used a hammer to force the thing in - bad idea. THEY drilled a hole right through the wall from the kitchen to the living room. THEY fell from the ladder, crashing into the cupboard they were trying to mount, and destroying two of its four sides. THEY mounted the sliding doors of the same cupboard in a way that they cannot be shut. To be continued I fear). For the first ti...
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A weblog from Vienna. This eminent man is guest-blogging at Leiter Reports. In his really thought-provoking first post. Richard Posner writes this paragraph:. I believe that Posner here wonderfully captures the crux of modern democracy, and hints at what makes it so rewarding as a field of reflection or activity, beyond the appeal of many more theoretical, less 'dirty' subjects. Martin Camaj, Lule. At the Albanian Network Group [AL]. And at Robert Elsie's website [EN]. Darum bin ich traurig, Lule. Sei st...
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A weblog from Vienna. Alex, the Yorkshire Ranter. From my "now that I'm getting serious about politics, what should I blog"-phase with one of those glitzy meme things for us that are proud of knowing so many books that we can choose five for a lonely island. So here I go:. You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be? My memory is bad, so a short one: Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho. Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character? No, and I don't talk about such things in my blog.
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A weblog from Vienna. And thoughts about an economic model. Of the business of a US company that set up a sweat-shop in Mexico and employed low-paid workers to play multiplayer online computer games for money. The company then sold the game-items its workers acquired (such as game-weapons or game-money) on real auction sites like ebay. A Viennese network of institutions managing education, (un)employment, and the economy organised a small workshop in November with the title 'Learning in the Region' [DE].
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A weblog from Vienna. Meta] Two posts not published. Today I have deleted two draft-posts that were almost ready. The first one would have been politically cute and funny, I believe, but it was based on a description of events that was false. The second one was harsh and funny at a moderate level, but it was entirely destructive. Now I feel I've exhausted my time budget. Read the Head Heeb on the Future of Lebanon. The Head Heeb, Lebanese Politics for Beginners, Part 5. Lack of voter confidence. Le libér...
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A weblog from Vienna. Ugly thinking at Brussels and elsewhere. The EU negotiators apparently want to impose. Restrictions on the freedom of work of Turkish citizens in other EU countries after accession, right from the outset of negotiations. I'm disgusted by such an essentially racist alteration to the spirit of the EU treaties. Needless to say, Austrian politicians are pleased - DerStandard [DE]. Meta] Two types of Ukraine observers. Once I'm at it) may be meaningful for the Ukrainian opposition. If th...
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A weblog from Vienna. What is wrong with the new immigration model of the Austrian Greens. Something must be horribly wrong, mustn't it, when suddenly both the governing conservatives and even the far-right Haider-BZÖ express sympathies [DE]. For the new Green immigration policy that was presented two weeks ago ( press agency summary [DE]. And 5-page press-materials [DE]. Children go to "heaven". They must behave apprioriately, think correctly and be genuinely god-fearing. Their innocence is thei...Relig...
