Polaroids and Thoughts

you support the right wing?

As the United States celebrates 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, it is worth remembering how extraordinary it was. In 1776—thirteen years before the French Revolution—the American Founders embraced the principles of equality, individual rights, and government by the consent of the governed. At a time when Europe was still dominated by hereditary monarchies claiming divine authority, these ideas were decades ahead of their time. The Declaration became a model that inspired democratic movements around the world. While France’s revolution would later spread similar ideals through years of violence and terror, the United States had already established those principles as the foundation of a new republic.

If it’s true, I can’t help but smile:

War is often discussed in terms of territory, strategy, or ideology, but the financial cost alone is staggering. A medium machine gun firing 7.62 mm ammunition can burn through roughly €1,000 per minute. A .50 caliber heavy machine gun consumes around €2,500–4,000 per minute. A 40 mm automatic grenade launcher can fire €15,000–20,000 worth of ammunition every minute. A single 155 mm artillery gun firing at a sustained rate can expend €30,000–50,000 per minute in shells alone. And yet, reducing war to a question of money already feels grotesque—because every euro spent on ammunition is overshadowed by the fact that the real cost is measured in human lives.

Well, i watched „the final programme“ yesterday- a 1970‘s britisch Sci-Fi. slightly psychedelic, based on a book by Michael Moorcock..well… it‘s interesting at times, has some nice ideas.. but i think (like some other of these films of that time - Zardoz, for example..) it would really deserve a remake.

„With one Hand high you show them your progress

Ah, and I started listening to podcasts. The one I really like is „Hardcore History“ .. by Dan Carlyn.

Well, I would‘nt call myself a feminist.. but… to quote chatgpt:

Humanity once believed that God determined the course of every life. The Enlightenment replaced that idea with another: not God, but the free individual makes the decisions.