Everything transient is just a parable (Goethe)
Banksy mural. September 8, 2025. Royal Courts of Justice, London.
Germany, wake up!
That they are digging your grave,
that they have ruined the country
with princely money,
that city after city is falling into ruin ...
They want to spark a civil war –
(the communists should try that!)
that the Nazis are weaving you a funeral wreath –:
Germany, can't you see that?
Kurt Tucholsky, 1930
That they are digging your grave,
that they have ruined the country
with princely money,
that city after city is falling into ruin ...
They want to spark a civil war –
(the communists should try that!)
that the Nazis are weaving you a funeral wreath –:
Germany, can't you see that?
Kurt Tucholsky, 1930
Germany, wake up!
That they are digging your grave,
that they have ruined the country
with princely money,
that city after city is falling into ruin...
They are going to spark a civil war –
(the AfD should try that!)
that the wokists are weaving you a funeral wreath –:
Germany, can't you see that?
adapted, 2025
That they are digging your grave,
that they have ruined the country
with princely money,
that city after city is falling into ruin...
They are going to spark a civil war –
(the AfD should try that!)
that the wokists are weaving you a funeral wreath –:
Germany, can't you see that?
adapted, 2025
Acknowledgment
The German political judiciary, which reminded me of Tucholsky's poem. On October 23, 2025, publicist and emeritus media scientist Nobert Bolz had to endure a house search. The reason was a satirical post on X from January 20, 2024 that referred to an article in the journal TAZ. He wrote:
"Good translation of “woke”: Germany, wake up."
This literal rendering of “Deutschland erwache!” clearly echoes Tucholski's anti-fascist warning poem, not the Nazis' slogan of exclusion and mobilization. The persecution of Mr. Bolz only makes sense if one assumes that critical voices are being intimidated. It is reminiscent of Nazi methods.
Disclaimer
This is neither an equation of Nazis with "wokists" nor a trivialization of the former, but rather a comparison. Both are characterized by fascist ideologies and both have (had) detrimental impact on democracy, liberty, prosperity and wealth. The term “wokist” stands for all activists and political supporters of ideologies such as critical race theory, (trans)gender, postmodernism, socialism & communism, or the anthropogenic climate apocalypse (nota bene: climate change is real and raising atmospheric CO2 concentration from fossil burning is a significant forcing which prevents Earth from cooling!).
The German political judiciary, which reminded me of Tucholsky's poem. On October 23, 2025, publicist and emeritus media scientist Nobert Bolz had to endure a house search. The reason was a satirical post on X from January 20, 2024 that referred to an article in the journal TAZ. He wrote:
"Good translation of “woke”: Germany, wake up."
This literal rendering of “Deutschland erwache!” clearly echoes Tucholski's anti-fascist warning poem, not the Nazis' slogan of exclusion and mobilization. The persecution of Mr. Bolz only makes sense if one assumes that critical voices are being intimidated. It is reminiscent of Nazi methods.
Disclaimer
This is neither an equation of Nazis with "wokists" nor a trivialization of the former, but rather a comparison. Both are characterized by fascist ideologies and both have (had) detrimental impact on democracy, liberty, prosperity and wealth. The term “wokist” stands for all activists and political supporters of ideologies such as critical race theory, (trans)gender, postmodernism, socialism & communism, or the anthropogenic climate apocalypse (nota bene: climate change is real and raising atmospheric CO2 concentration from fossil burning is a significant forcing which prevents Earth from cooling!).
Dvarapalas, Vali and Sugriva. Banteay Srei (HHB)
Delve into the Hindu epic Ramayana!
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Hanuman. GROK animated photograph.