#History – Baroque

Recent History: How the First FPÖ-ÖVP Government Came to Be

In 1999, it first looked like the coalition between the ÖVP (Austrian conservatives) and SPÖ (Austrian social democrats) would continue as usual. The election resulted in SPÖ becoming the strongest political force, the FPÖ and ÖVP the second strongest force and the Greens – way behind – the third strongest force. It’d end quite differently…„Recent History: How the First FPÖ-ÖVP Government Came to Be“ weiterlesen

Ein Stückchen Upper Swabia: Part III

In this episode, we will learn about the Parish and Pilgrimage Church of Bergatreute and the municipality Bergatreute. / In dieser Episode lernen wir die Pfarr- und Wallfahrtskirche Bergatreute kennen und die Gemeinde Bergatreute selbst. History/Geschichte Between 800 and 1000 AD, a nobleman named Berengar founded this settlement. Unfortunately, much of the settlement history remains„Ein Stückchen Upper Swabia: Part III“ weiterlesen

The Floodgate – A Strategy Against the Far-Rights „Flooding the Zone“

In 2018, Steve Bannon said in an interview that the best way to deal with the media landscape is to „flood the zone“ – meaning to continually attempt to not only overwhelm the opposition but also the media by making various moves that would be difficult to respond to all at once. This is now„The Floodgate – A Strategy Against the Far-Rights „Flooding the Zone““ weiterlesen

Mount Denali

Denali is the highest mountain in North America, measuring 6,190 m (20,310 feet) at its peak. In this blog entry, however, we do not only talk about the mountain but also the native people who named this mountain „the tall one“. The Mountain Mount Denali and the other mountains of the Alaska Range were formed„Mount Denali“ weiterlesen

History of the Advent Calendar and More

In this blog entry we will learn about the origins of the Advent Calendar. Afterwards, I’ll share the advent calendar I made for my Discord Server. It features poets and their poems and some interesting facts (all on one DIN A4 page) – it was quite a lot of fun. I’ll elaborate on the poets,„History of the Advent Calendar and More“ weiterlesen

Ein Stückchen Upper Swabia: Part II

In this episode, we will learn about the Parish Church St. Peter and get to know the major district town Bad Waldsee. / In dieser Folge learnen wir was über die Pfarrkirche St. Peter und lernen die Große Kreisstadt Bad Waldsee kennen. History / Geschichte 926First mentioned: During their campaign of conquest, the Hungarians (likely„Ein Stückchen Upper Swabia: Part II“ weiterlesen

Georgia: History from the 11th to the 21st Century and Recent Protests

Today’s blog entry is about the country Georgia, the 11th to the 18th century (1000-1700) will only be discussed briefly. Not to be mixed up with the US State of Georgia which was founded in 1732 (named after King George II. who lived from 1683 to 1760). The 19th to 21st century will be discussed„Georgia: History from the 11th to the 21st Century and Recent Protests“ weiterlesen

The Archivist: Guatemala – The US‘ Inhumane Experiment (1946-1948)

Between 1946 and 1948, the US government conducted an unethical, immoral and inhumane experiment involving at least 5128 vulnerable people. In this blog entry, meant to shed light on this dark chapter of US history, I’ll give a summary of what happened. Note: In this new series, which I call „The Archivist“, I’ll talk about„The Archivist: Guatemala – The US‘ Inhumane Experiment (1946-1948)“ weiterlesen

300th Anniversary of Immanuel Kant: What is Enlightenment?

In this blog entry I present to you Kant’s definition of enlightenment. However, before we do that, I’ll talk about some of the most important events of the 18th century until 1784 to get a better understanding. Then it is followed up by the structure of domination. Historical Context In order to better understand a„300th Anniversary of Immanuel Kant: What is Enlightenment?“ weiterlesen

War Against Antisemitism

A Declaration of War Against a Lethal Irrationality You have very likely heard about it by now, but for those who didn’t: Kanye West doubled down on his antisemitism and went as far as praising Adolf Hitler during a segment of Alexander Jones show (the conspiracy theoriest who denied the Sandy Hook shooting and was„War Against Antisemitism“ weiterlesen