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Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.

System Metternich posted:

Wouldn't he already have to have her number to text her? This doesn't seem to add up comrade, please turn yourself in for reeducation.


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Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.


kalstrams posted:

It says "With love from Lucy Heartfilia." in Ukrainian.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.


They found an abandoned truck with dozens of corpses in it in Austria, most likely refugees.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.
There were protests all over Europe concerned with the refugee crisis today.

In London and Copenhagen there were tens of thousands marching in favour of refugees.



In Hamburg there were a few thousand as part of a counterprotest against a group of three dozen neo-nazis.



In Bratislava it was a bit different, with more than 1,000 people protesting against Islam and immigration and about 400 counter protesters. In Warsaw about 5000 were rallying against immigrants.



Meanwhile, Munich prepared for a new record influx of refugees this weekend with 10,000 arriving only on Saturday.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.


Today is Angela Merkel's 10th anniversary of being the chancellor. It's not unlikely she will stay that for another decade.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.


Adidas has now officially replaced hammer and sickle as the symbol of communist revolution.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.

There is a start-up in Munich currently designing a consumer-grade vertical farming device. Unlimited fresh salad and herbs even if you don't have a garden and also in winter!



Regional elections in Catalonia today:

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.

I suspect that one side of these numbers is adjusted for inflation whilst the other isn't. Which makes the CEO number even more outrageous, though.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.


"These people celebrate something. Maybe the German independence day?"
Joni S. from Eritrea, 23, in Germany for six weeks

"They drink something. It's not orange juice!"
Elahe P., 30, Iran, three years in Germany

"A powerful man is celebrating. The one on the right. He's got many medals. Maybe a general. The other people could be his guests."
Abraham M., Eritrea, 25, six weeks in Germany

"Are they all kings?"
Fariba A., 37, from Afghanistan, two years in Germany

"They look like English people. Could be the Queen."
Ola A., 32, Nigeria, ten days in Germany

"The woman in the middle might be Elisabeth of England?"
Abdullateef D., 32, Syria, five months

"I think it's the Dutch Queen."
Hussen H., 35, Syria, five months

"They celebrate something. Looks strange somehow."
Talat K., 29, Syria, 22 days

"It's a traditional festivity. The jackets of these men: Could they be generals?"
Asmaa A., 46, Syria, one and a half month



"That's not our style."
Rita Al H., 47, Syria, two months

"That's what women wear in Europe. I accept it, because they should accept me, too. For them it should be ok if others wear a hijab."
Asmaa A., 46, Syria, one and a half months

"I would want my wife to dress herself differently. But when I as a muslim come to another country, I have to accept it."
Ahmad Ali B., 20, Syria, one and a half months

"Oh, lovely! Of course you won't see that in Syria. But it looks good."
Abdul R., 23, Syria, ten days

"You can see a whole lot. But it's ok for me. After all, Germany is a democracy."
Edris O., 18, Afghanistan, 15 days


(part of the Berlin wall)

"Two people riding their bikes. On a street. I can't see anything else."
John C., 20, Eritrea, two weeks

"What am I supposed to see here? A street, yes ... a very good street, without potholes. I don't know, is there something particular?"
Abdul R., 23, Syria, ten days

"A high wall. In Afghanistan it looks like this everywhere. It's a protection for the house or for the factory."
Fariba A., 37, Afghanistan, two years

"That was the wall in Berlin. Between East Germany and West Germany."
Hussein H., 35, Syria, five months


(Goethe)

"Could be a Jew."
Edris O. 18, Afghanistan, 15 days

"A former chancellor? Or a mayor? I'm sure it's an important man, because else there would be no oil painting of him."
Fevzi B., Kosovo, seven months

"Could be Lincoln. Or Faraday."
Ola A., 32, Nigeria, ten days

"Shakespeare?"
Abdullateef D., 32, Syria, five months

"This man was probably a lawyer. He's wearing this black jacket. It's "jacket", right?"
Fariba A., 37, Afghanistan, two years

"Goethe! I like him, a wonderful man. There is this institute everywhere, named after him: Goethe-Institut. We have one in Syria, too. You can learn German there."
Asmaa A., 46, Syria, 1.5 months


("Our measure against asylum abuse: Deport, Deport, Deport")

"It's people protesting on a street. What's up with it?"
Edris O., 18., Afghanistan, 15 days

"Is it a demonstration for freedom? In Eritrea protesting is dangerous."
John C., 20, Eritrea, two weeks

"They think we want to take something away from them, they're afraid. They don't know anything about the reasons for us being here."
Rita Al H., 47, Syria, two months

"They're prejudiced. We should talk with them, help them change their opinion."
Asmaa A., 46, Syria, 1.5 months

"These people infuriate me, they think they are better than others. Currently the European countries are the giants - but what happens if there is a crisis in Europe one day? Maybe these people have to flee to Africa, then."
Ola A., 32, Nigeria, ten days

"They're Nazis. I've heard they beat you. You have to run away when you see these people."
Mohammed J., 36, Ghana, six months

[from zeit.de]

Honj Steak fucked around with this message at 18:40 on Oct 1, 2015

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.
The Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany just released data that shows that refugees are not more prone to criminal activity than the rest of the population. At the same time right-wing terrorism and xenophobic crime are massively on the rise with more than 600 incidents in 2015 alone (in 2014 it was less than 200).

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.

Jay Rust posted:

Canada's PM is ready to accept 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year.


"Khaled Ghazawi sells coffee for other Syrian refugees while waiting to find out if Canada or some other country will consider him, his wife and six children for resettlement."

Although certainly a well-intended gesture, 25,000 is not that much. At some points this year this number was reached in less than two days in Europe. Still much better than Cameron though who praises himself because of taking in a few thousand.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.

System Metternich posted:

throughout 2015 there'll be upwards of 800,000 arrivals

We already reached that last week, 1,000,000+ is the estimate right now.



The German ESC comittee wants to send this guy to the next song contest. He's a fairly successful mainstream (boring) soul and R&B singer. Also a rare German Rothbard-style libertarian, 9/11 truther and a "Reich Citizen" who believes the Federal Republic is an illegitimate occupying state.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.

On the other hand though:



Casualties in terrorism, Western Europe (France in Orange)

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.
The Chivalric Order of Saint John provides ambulances in Germany.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.
Germany received the millionth official refugee this year today.



Meanwhile, right-wing terrorism is on the rise with hundreds of attacks on refugees and refugee housing this year.



Pope Francis opened the extraordinary holy year of mercy, announcing it shall be celebrated not only in Rome, but worldwide.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.
Merkel was greeted with standing ovations at her party conference today. Doesn't seem like Germany's right wing has a lot of prospects for now..



Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.

rope kid posted:

Does anyone have that .gif showing illustrations of different people who make various (large) amounts of money and they're all sentenced to death by guillotine?

On the last page, incidentally.


Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.

rope kid posted:

I didn't know the Merkel-Raute was a thing.

Yeah, it has actually become somewhat annoying, with things like this during the last election campaign:


"Germany's future in good hands"

Other chancellors had better gimmicks.



He was actually quite ok, but of course not a professional. He never accompanied your avatar, unfortunately.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.
Reminds me of Berlusconi getting a model of Milan Cathedral smashed into his face.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.
drat, Romney seems almost well-adjusted compared to the current crop of Republican candidates.



Last week we had around -15°C (5°F) in parts of Germany. Still, around 2000 refugees are arriving every day at the border. The current hot topic is social democratic and Green politicians refusing to appear on a TV debate for the upcoming state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate together with a representative of the new right-wing populist party AfD, who are currently at around 8%.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.
German federal government expecting 4 million people to arrive in Germany until 2020, including those from last year. Seeing this is both fascinating and also certainly a bit frightening to me, because it will definitely change this country and life here.

Per capita equivalent for the US would be 16 million in 5 years or almost two additional New York Cities.



"Grandhotel Cosmopolis" in Augsburg, Bavaria. It's a refugee housing / hotel hybrid where anyone can rent a bed and at the same time actually get in touch with the people everyone talks about.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.

Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.


My favourite Judith.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi

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Honj Steak
May 31, 2013

Hi there.

tetrapyloctomy posted:

Is this at the Borghese? I can't remember if we saw Caravaggio's there or hers.

Also at the Borghese: the superior David.


Nah it's in the Uffizi in Florence. They also have Slavoj Zizek Socrates there.

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