Amen – You are not Worth a Damn
From my Writing RoomCopyright © 2022 by Uwe Bahr Hearing a fourth grader talk about the Uvalde shooting she narrowly survived… In the Christian “United States of America,” the Number One cause of death among children is death by gunshot. In the last two decades, more American children have died by being shot in their… Continue reading Amen – You are not Worth a Damn
Pathological Madness
From my Writing RoomCopyright © 2022 by Uwe Bahr Just another mass shooting, only days after Uvalde, and they wonder again and pray. Constantly repeating phrases can be heard: “Tragic has befallen our community”, and “Our prayers are with the families.” For those who impartially stick to facts, the main reason for gun violence in… Continue reading Pathological Madness
Marx and Lenin
Does Mrs. Noem know what she is talking about? From my Writing RoomCopyright © 2022 by Uwe Bahr South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem actually said the following sentence yesterday during the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston: “Let me tell you the truth about the enemies of the Second Amendment. They are schooled in… Continue reading Marx and Lenin
No Guns in Private Hands
From my Writing RoomCopyright © 2022 by Uwe Bahr If the previous reports are somewhat accurate, then it is difficult to understand for a layman like me how parents could be so quickly in front of the school building and still heard the gunshots which killed the children …, while the local police in Uvalde/Texas… Continue reading No Guns in Private Hands
Profit and Power over Corpses
From my Writing RoomCopyright © 2022 by Uwe Bahr There was an entire political clique standing in the front row at yesterday’s press conference in Texas after the mass murder of school children the day before. Almost all of them are gun lobbyists who receive large donations from gun manufacturers and the National Rifle Association… Continue reading Profit and Power over Corpses
The Message of Hitler Admirers
The reasons why it is hardly possible to acquire a gun legally in Germany From my Writing RoomCopyright © 2022 by Uwe Bahr I often ask myself what I am doing here in the “United” States of America. People of my host country shoot their own people in droves every day. The good thing is… Continue reading The Message of Hitler Admirers
Dancing with “Luv” behind the Berlin Wall
From my Writing RoomCopyright © 2022 by Uwe Bahr The band “Luv” from Holland was very popular in both Germanys at the end of the 70’s, and of course we in the East saw it all on West TV. Coincidentally, I recently came across one of their old songs, which triggered strange-seeming memories in me of… Continue reading Dancing with “Luv” behind the Berlin Wall
Dangerous Turnaround
From my Writing RoomCopyright © 2022 by Uwe Bahr Just a week ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) warned that the delivery of German tanks and other heavy weapons to Ukraine could lead to an expansion of the conflict and even to a nuclear war. Yesterday, the head of government – once again – performed… Continue reading Dangerous Turnaround
This Must Also Be Said
From my Writing RoomCopyright © 2022 by Uwe Bahr It sounds like a staircase joke, but it’s not: Although the war between Russia and Ukraine has been raging for seven weeks, Ukraine continues to collect money from Russia for the transfer of natural gas through its country. Currently, this amounts to $1.2 billion annually. At… Continue reading This Must Also Be Said
Memo From Camp David
When George H. W. Bush and the German Chancellor Conferred on the Future about Germany and beyond From my Writing RoomCopyright © 2022 by Uwe Bahr It should all happen very quickly: Three months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Chancellor Helmut Kohl (CDU) traveled to the United States to reassure himself of American… Continue reading Memo From Camp David
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