Category Archives: Politics

Sad Things (12) Terror Transparency

Posted on 2014-07-15 by Andreas Moser

ISIS, the terrorist organization from Syria and Iraq, publish an annual report detailing all their attacks, expenses, acquisitions, strategic goals, new recruits and so on. They even have fancy infographics. You can download the full report here (PDF, 410 pages). The … Continue reading →

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The Gun Culture of America

Posted on 2014-07-04 by Andreas Moser

How prevalent is the gun culture in the USA? Even congressional districts are drawn in the shape of guns:

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Sad Things (11) David Cameron

Posted on 2014-06-18 by Andreas Moser

Being Prime Minister of a quickly disintegrating country which has been a member state of the European Union since 1973, but who still doesn’t understand how the Union works.

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Did you notice the Irony? (15) Praying for Iraq

Posted on 2014-06-16 by Andreas Moser

I wonder if religious people notice the irony of praying for help against other religious people. What is God supposed to do when he/she/it receives prayers from the Islamic fundamentalists who ask him/her/it to help conquer Iraq as well as from Christians or … Continue reading →

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Why is there such a mess in Iraq?

Posted on 2014-06-14 by Andreas Moser

A country rich in oil, one of the cradles of human civilization, bestowed with a democracy and rule of law which it received from the benevolent world community. That is Iraq. Why is this country deteriorating? Why is there a … Continue reading →

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Two Comedians in Parliament

Posted on 2014-06-14 by Andreas Moser

No surprise that the Five-Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) from Italy and the UK Independence Party are getting together for an alliance in the newly elected European Parliament. After all, they are both led by comedians: Although Beppe Grillo is … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (38) Petro Poroshenko

Posted on 2014-06-08 by Andreas Moser

Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine: Valentin Zukovsky, character in the James Bond films Goldeneye and The World is not enough:

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Why UKIP did so well

Posted on 2014-05-23 by Andreas Moser

My appeal seems to have worked.

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Remember that Country?

Posted on 2014-05-10 by Andreas Moser

I wonder if the ferry will split into 7 different boats once it’s in the Adriatic Sea, with the boats fighting each other for a few years before eventually all entering some EU port. (Photographed in Bari, Italy in May 2014. … Continue reading →

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“Italia dei Valori” explain anti-German election campaign

Posted on 2014-05-09 by Andreas Moser

“Europeans, not Germans,” the posters of the Italian party Italia dei Valori (“Italy of Values”) are screaming out in an effort to gain votes in the upcoming elections to the European Parliament. As I have pointed out already, I find that a … Continue reading →

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