Tagesarchive: August 20, 2020

I rather believe with Faulkner, “The past is never dead, it is not even past,” and this for the simple reason that the world we live in at any moment is the world of the past; it consists of the monuments and … Weiterlesen

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When Joe Biden Wrote to Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt Center, Bard College: Tom Wicker’s piece, NYT 25.05.1975: BOSTON‐The approach of the Bicentennial year is causing a good many Americans to search for the “deeper causes” underlying the recent collapse of American foreign policy and the economic and … Weiterlesen

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The Great Wave

In May 2018, in Bayreuth, an American acquaintance asked me my thoughts on the possibility of a Blue Wave in the November 2018 elections. The Blue Wave would return control of the Senate to The Democrats, to the Good People, and … Weiterlesen

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Godwin’s law

David Smith, The Guardian: And yet Obama fell into a familiar trap, implying that Trump is a freak case, a one-off, an aberration. He did not dwell on the forces of white identity politics, social media flame-throwing and politics-as-entertain­ment that … Weiterlesen

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Which normalcy? What certainty?

Guardian: She said: “Donald Trump’s failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods. If you’re a parent struggling with your child’s remote learning, or you’re a teacher struggling on the other side of that screen, you know that what we’re … Weiterlesen

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Emptiness highlighted to what end?

Anthony Zurcher, BBC: Her speech delivered with smiles and warmth, but it took place in a rather haunting environment – a room constructed to replicate a party convention hall, complete with signposts for each state delegation, but devoid of the … Weiterlesen

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Kamala Harris: Emergency Worker, US citizens: Complacent Family, Joe Biden: Calming Water

Robin Givhan Fashion critic, Washington Post: The warning from Kamala Harris and the convention’s third night: Our house is on fire “Each of us needs a plan, a voting plan,” said Sen. Kamala D. Harris, the vice-presidential nominee. It has … Weiterlesen

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Points

New York Times: “We’re at an inflection point,” Ms. Harris said as she formally accepted the nomination. “The constant chaos leaves us adrift. The incompetence makes us feel afraid. The callousness makes us feel alone. “We can do better and … Weiterlesen

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