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Or: how the withdrawal of an opera (Oper) out of fear becomes a show of the West’s putting its very soul, freedom of expression, as sacrifice (Opfer).
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- An Islamic Solution To The “flying While Muslim” Problem
Cox and Forkum have a novel solution to the problem of Flying Imams. However, I think this solution is unsatisfactory, because it may alienate the Muslims worldwide, hurt their feelings, cause them humiliation and all the other things that make them blow...
- A Whimper, Not A Bang
Victor Davis Hanson on how with all its power and wealth the West can fall again: First, the Western liberal tradition is fragile and can still disappear. Just because we have sophisticated cell phones, CAT scanners and jets does not ensure that we are...
- Merkel Warns Against Bowing To Fears Of Muslim Violence
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has balls. From Reuters: BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Wednesday not to bow to fears of Islamic violence after a Berlin opera house canceled a Mozart work over concerns some scenes could...
- Fox News Live Shows Severed Mohammed Head
The other day we had the news that a German production of a Mozart opera had been canceled because of a scene which depicted a man showing off the severed head of Mohammed. Apparently, this same production went off without a hitch two years ago. But,...
- A World Without Romance
A great post from Stogie at Saber Point. He and his wife took in an Andre Bocelli concert last night. Sounds like it was a rather romantic affair. You get the feeling Stogie and his wife may have carried the romance home with them. But, the Stogster has...
Green Energy
A Modern German Opera
Or: how the withdrawal of an opera (Oper) out of fear becomes a show of the West’s putting its very soul, freedom of expression, as sacrifice (Opfer).
(click picture to view full size)
- An Islamic Solution To The “flying While Muslim” Problem
Cox and Forkum have a novel solution to the problem of Flying Imams. However, I think this solution is unsatisfactory, because it may alienate the Muslims worldwide, hurt their feelings, cause them humiliation and all the other things that make them blow...
- A Whimper, Not A Bang
Victor Davis Hanson on how with all its power and wealth the West can fall again: First, the Western liberal tradition is fragile and can still disappear. Just because we have sophisticated cell phones, CAT scanners and jets does not ensure that we are...
- Merkel Warns Against Bowing To Fears Of Muslim Violence
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has balls. From Reuters: BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Wednesday not to bow to fears of Islamic violence after a Berlin opera house canceled a Mozart work over concerns some scenes could...
- Fox News Live Shows Severed Mohammed Head
The other day we had the news that a German production of a Mozart opera had been canceled because of a scene which depicted a man showing off the severed head of Mohammed. Apparently, this same production went off without a hitch two years ago. But,...
- A World Without Romance
A great post from Stogie at Saber Point. He and his wife took in an Andre Bocelli concert last night. Sounds like it was a rather romantic affair. You get the feeling Stogie and his wife may have carried the romance home with them. But, the Stogster has...