Painting politician, political painter
No Old Dutch Painter from the 17th century –or any other century before the twentieth– could have created a painting like this! For a host of reasons. Nothing even remotely resembling what can be seen here under that cloud cover existed yet. Those colossal high-voltage pylons, which are dwarfed by the overwhelming number of even… Continue reading Impression of a surreal reality
Fortunately, there are many, and more and more, people worldwide who are extremely critical of Bill Gates. A crucial aspect is almost always left out of consideration, however. Very often critical comments and reflections are exclusively about the man’s wrong intentions. What is missing is an emphasis on his skills and limitations. There can be… Continue reading Modest science versus criminally arrogant tinkering
The only video (so far) that I did not record in the Netherlands, I made in Germany near the border with Poland. It was about Bismarck, Russian soldiers and Soviet rule. Title: A military cemetery in Spremberg: “Sonst Nichts“. ‘Sonst Nichts’ was part of a slogan often used by the terrible Bismarck, who laid the… Continue reading Leninism was never eradicated
De (tot nu toe) enige video die ik niet in Nederland opnam, maakte ik in Duitsland tegen de grens met Polen. Die ging over Bismarck, Russische soldaten en sovjet-heerschappij. Titel: A military cemetery in Spremberg: “Sonst Nichts”. ‘Sonst Nichts’ was onderdeel van een leus die vaak gebruikt werd door de verschrikkelijke Bismarck, die de fundering… Continue reading Het leninisme werd nooit vernietigd
Duidelijkheid. Mijn aankondiging van de manifestatie van LetWomenSpeakNl begon ik met deze twee zinnen: “Het onderwerp transgenderisme leent zich voor ongewenste polarisatie. Het leent zich echter ook voor het scheppen van alleszins wenselijke duidelijkheid.” Het verloop van de manifestatie, de sabotage acties door de tegenstanders van vrijheid van meningsuiting (voor vrouwen), het optreden van de… Continue reading Verslag slag om het Paardenveld, 9 september 2023
Today marks exactly 22 years after the four (!) attacks in the United States. Retrospectives Twelve years ago, on September 11, I only quoted a piece I wrote in 2005 about conspiracy theories (In Dutch only).In 2011 I of course wrote (In Dutch too) about the attacks that were committed that year on 9/11, especially… Continue reading September 11: a special kind of retrospective
