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Canada
Anyone who misses political leadership should take a look at Canada. Canadian Leadership at its best! That is why I am presenting here an article by Jean Chrétien, former Canadian Prime Minister, which he published on January 11, 2025 on the occasion of his 91st birthday. The reason for his contribution is a sad one: Donald Trump, the complete opposite of a decent politician and human being, a blueprint for a truly evil villain.
In our country, all we find are completely meaningless posters that leave all options open to those who are elected later - even the most absurd ones. But this is far better than the long-worn slogan: "One politician, one lie."
Blogger
Currently and again, far too many bloggers are talking about Facebook in particular and social media in general because these media kowtow to Donald Trump and other autocrats.
It's true, that's what these networks do if they want to make money. Marc Zuckerberg and others are simply following their fellow human beings who continue to cling to the most horrible power-hungry people, solely because they worship their behavior from the bottom of their hearts.
And so I can only agree with the arguments and opinions of these bloggers - but only up to the point where they suddenly come to the conclusion that they themselves have to stay on Facebook and Co. in order to achieve reach (hic!) and to be able to continue to educate their fellow human beings in this way - and, incidentally, by staying there they also want to save democracy itself.
I think I have reproduced the latest blog posts from these mostly “high-reach” bloggers quite well. In my opinion, this is a clear case for Sigmund Freud and his successors.
Others
I managed to go into the water for the first time this year. I was so happy about it that I completely forgot to do my laps. Soaking up the sun in the outdoor pool was just too tempting. And I was dancing again. But the walks through the city were a little short.

The first activities of the EUROPA-UNION were also very positive, with the latest developments in the USA, Austria and Hungary alone providing enough material for discussion. So much so that I completely forgot to promote this year's Europa Ball to our members.
As I have already announced, Donald Trump discovered the forest fires in California for himself, although he doesn't care at all whether and how many of his fellow countrymen die there. The main thing is reach and bleating.
As a former chairman of the Free Voters, I was asked by the Heilbronner Stimme how I would like to shape the federal election campaign for our party and whether we would use artificial intelligence to campaign for it. I strongly recommend that the Stimme editorial team use AI themselves - things can only get better, regardless of what kind of unintelligent AI they use.
The Free Voters received very angry comments from citizens about the property tax increase. Property tax is one of the oldest direct taxes, with the municipalities being the main users and their ordinary citizens the main victims. And so, on January 1, 2025, we citizens were faced with a huge tax increase that will certainly have a serious negative impact on the housing market as a whole.
And the development continues apace, while air and soil polluters are exempted from taxes because they are supposedly system relevant In the future, all those who breathe air will probably have to pay a breathing tax - we already pay for sun and water.
My first trip on the meseno bus this year was a success. I was able to see impressive cloud formations and sunshine and also enjoy it a little. At the end, the bus was also filled with food, which immediately found its buyers on the return.
"Hatred adjusts the object of hatred. It is made to fit precisely. ... Taking away the space from those who hate to adjust their object precisely is something we are all responsible for as a civil society."
Carolin Emcke (2016: 12/20)
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