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If you really look deeper, it (the Easter celebration) becomes clear: What is taken for granted today is the result of a conscious reinterpretation – and in many cases also of repression.

The pre-Christian spring festivals of the Germanic and other European cultures were not a marginal phenomenon, but rather a central part of their lives. These people did not live apart from nature, they were part of it. The cycle of the year determined their thinking, their actions and their celebrations. The transition from winter to spring was therefore not a symbolic act, but rather existential: survival was assured, light and warmth returned, new life began.

Archaeological finds, traditional customs and comparative religious research show that these festivals were characterized by fertility symbolism, fire, community and gratitude towards the forces of nature. It wasn’t about guilt or redemption, but about cycles, about becoming and passing away as a natural order. Man was involved in it – not as sinners, but as part of a larger whole.

With the spread of Christianity from late antiquity and especially in the course of the missionization of Germanic areas by forces like Boniface, this world view was systematically transformed. Holy places were rededicated, festivals were reinterpreted, and existing customs were often consciously integrated – albeit under completely different circumstances.

Today’s Easter is an example of this overlap: the timing remained closely aligned with the old spring festival, but the meaning was shifted. Direct experience of nature was replaced by a theological interpretation. This becomes particularly clear on Good Friday: a day that is placed in a phase that has stood for new beginnings and vitality for thousands of years becomes the central symbol of suffering, sacrifice and death.

This shift is not neutral. It draws attention away from life in the here and now towards a system of interpretation that is strongly influenced by guilt, atonement and the need for redemption. While ancient cultures celebrated life itself, the focus was placed on suffering – and the need to accept that suffering as meaningful.

More is lost than just “old customs”. An attitude is lost: the immediate connection to the world, the trust in natural cycles, the experience of joy without justification. Instead, there is a mediated worldview that dictates how this time should be interpreted and felt.

Historically, this was not a random process but part of a broader cultural transformation. The old traditions were not simply forgotten – they were overlaid, adapted, and sometimes deliberately pushed back to make room for a new order.

And yet the original has never completely disappeared. It can be seen in symbols, in customs, in the feeling of many people that this time “actually” carries something different: lightness, new beginnings, liveliness.

A real reflection therefore means getting to the bottom of these layers again. Not to romanticize history, but to recognize that, alongside the traditional interpretation, there is also an older, deeply rooted perspective.

Nature itself has never changed. It follows no dogma, no penitential order, no mourning ritual. It returns – year after year, powerful and unstoppable.

And perhaps that is exactly the most uncomfortable realization: that this original truth never disappeared – it was just covered up.

It has been said that the Crusades were “the first unifying event in Europe.” The crusades “so stirred and united Europe that we may count them as the beginning of modern history,” wrote Halford Mackinder in his seminal 1904 article on “The Geographical Pivot of History.” He was not puzzled by the utter absurdity of aiming to unite Europe around Jerusalem. The popes convinced Europeans that the cradle of their civilization was a city at the eastern end of the Mediterranean, already coveted by two other civilizations (the Byzantine and the Islamic) and asked them to fight for it as if the salvation of Europe depended on it. There could not be a project more contrary to the interests of Europe.

Ultimately, the Crusades, with their inherent hypocrisy, harmed the West by corrupting its very soul, and harmed the rest of the world by making the West a dangerous, unrestrained predator.

And now we have the author of a book titled American Crusade as the warmonger in chief.

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From Vox Popoli

• June 16, 2025: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stated, “We will provide support if Iran needs it,” while the Israel-Iran war continues. Following this statement, claims emerged that North Korea could send its strategic weapon, the Hwasong-16B missile, to Iran. As the Israel-Iran war becomes a crisis closely monitored by the entire world, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has openly supported the Tehran administration. Kim indicated a new geopolitical balance with his statement, “We will provide the necessary support if Iran needs it.” Following Kim’s remarks, all eyes turned to the Hwasong-16B missile, which North Korea describes as a “symbol of absolute superiority.” In recent months, Kim Jong Un personally supervised the test launch of the missile, which he had defined as “the pinnacle of defense technology.”
• April 2, 2026: multiple reports that North Korea has delivered 500 Hwasong-18 missiles to the IRGC.

This isn’t confirmed yet, but we’ll know if one of them is used. And given how the US, the UK, and the EU have been supplying Ukraine, they can hardly complain that China, North Korea, and Russia are supplying weapons and satellite intelligence to Iran, which has been their ally for a long time.

In the meantime, Iran’s missile launchers continue to undestroy themselves. Six weeks in, what was 90 percent destroyed in the first 48 hours is now only 50 percent destroyed.

‘Around half of Iran’s missile launchers and kamikaze drones remain intact despite a month of US-Israeli strikes, CNN reports, citing a military intelligence assessment.’

This isn’t a surprise to anyone who knows military history. The utility of air power has been wildly exaggerated by its advocates since Giulio Douhet and those exaggerations have been exposed in every military conflict from WWII to Desert Storm.

The overwrought threats of Donald Trump to Iran’s civilian infrastructure may be in response to Iran’s reported destruction of a significant part of the Israeli air force. If it’s true that a 300-missile barrage took out 40 planes on the ground yesterday, this will change the situation in the Middle East considerably in that Israel will no longer be able to hit back against Iran by itself.

Could these reports, which appear to be Chinese-generated, be fake? Absolutely. Are they unreliable? Definitely. And yet, they are less likely to be fake than the relentless US and Israeli insistence that a) all of Iran’s offensive capabilities were destroyed five weeks ago and b) none of Iran’s attacks have accomplished anything more than scratch the paint on a minor Israeli government official’s car.

It’s fascinating how Iranian missiles never hit anything, but so many targets keep getting “damaged by falling debris”.

So what happens on this three day weekend? The actions of Israel and the US have been proven to the world to be untrustworthy. I will give Israel credit: they were able to bring both sides of Congress together. Money still talks.

I wonder how much treachery 30 silver coins will buy this time?

Remember all of the stories concerning embedded terrorist cells ready to be activated? Who knew they really meant NGOs, intelligence agencies and the DOJ.

Todd Blanche is even worse. Who will be the nominee?

Remember, the victors always write the history. There is no suggestion that evil things weren’t done by the Germans in WWII, but they were not alone in evil doing. Dresden comes to mind. One may want to consider reading Mein Kampf before one accepts that Hitler was the most evil human to ever exist. One might be surprised.

Rarely black and white. Usually shades of gray.

Latest interview with Alexander Dugin.

Host: I fully share your scepticism about the success of such an operation. If we look at the figures: in Afghanistan, the peak strength of the US contingent reached 110,000 troops, and we know the outcome. Here, however, the force barely numbers 50,000, and yet Iran is a task many times more complex, both strategically and geographically. It looks like a deliberately unsolvable equation. In the context of your remarks about the Tomahawk strikes on civilian targets, a logical question arises: surely Washington could not have failed to understand what reaction this would provoke in Iran. The whole country came together in a single outpouring of grief at the funerals of the children who died, and hatred for the aggressor became absolute. So, is this strike not a mistake, but a matter of clear logic? Was the true aim not to provoke the very total chaos in the Middle East that we are now witnessing, following Tehran’s retaliatory actions? In your view, is this conflagration an end in itself for the US and Israel, or have they simply lost all control over the consequences of their actions?

Dugin: In fact, under the guise of strengthening American hegemony, Trump is destroying it once and for all. The question arises: how did this become possible? I have only one explanation: an eschatological factor has come into play. This is what in the West is called prophecy. Today, a huge number of serious analysts are using this term to analyse the geopolitical situation in the Middle East.

Netanyahu and his entourage, especially radicals like Ben-Gvir, sincerely believe that the coming of the Messiah is near. They are preparing the ground for the Third Temple and the ‘Greater Israel’ project — and this is no metaphor, but a direct call to action. In America, Christian Zionists have succumbed to the same impulse: for them, the war in Israel is the final battle before the Second Coming of Christ. Pete Hegseth, head of the Pentagon speaks openly about this. He tells the troops: ‘You are going to die for the Second Coming; you are going on a Crusade.’

The geopolitics of prophecy is the only factor that explains a host of inconsistent moves. If one accepts this factor, everything falls into place: chaos and destruction are not to be feared, for they are a necessary stage of the tribulation (another term from Christian Zionism). From the perspective of Christian Zionists, a cataclysm besetting humanity is a necessary prologue to the Second Coming of Christ, and for Jews, to the first coming of the Messiah.

It is self-destruction. If we recall ‘prophetic geopolitics’, then all the current catastrophes fit logically into the eschatological scenario of the dispensationalist Protestants who are now in charge in the White House. The place is run by people like Paula White – a female pastor who speaks in demonic tongues and practises hypnosis. These fanatical figures, in alliance with Israeli politicians gripped by messianic mania, are creating a completely irrational bloc at the head of the collective West.

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Israel has no peace plan. They assassinate the Iranians negotiating for peace or a settlement to continue their unchecked aggression. Their latest target was not killed but is hospitalized. His wife and other people were killed but this is dismissed as collateral damage.

Israel has a plan to expand into greater Israel, genocide the Persian culture completely and then move on to Turkey. That will require the US to leave NATO. It will also expedite the financial resources of the US, delete our military materiel and sacrifice our children in a war for Israeli interests.

Imagine the US taxpayers funding two evil governments for Israel to become a “superpower”. And it is so blatant, Israel has already stated that they will not send troops to fight on the ground in Iran. The only question is which war will we be fighting: WWIII or CWII?

Otto von Bismarck, the architect of modern Germany—a statesman of vision, energy, and social awareness. His words remain a guiding principle for pragmatism, courage, and responsibility:

“Only those who know the past have a future.”

“The strength of a state lies in its unity.”

“There is only one duty we all share: the well-being of the people.”

Otto von Bismarck combined astute statesmanship with a remarkable personality. Strategist and gentleman, reformer and power politician in one, he knew how to combine vision with pragmatism. Behind his gruff exterior lay a man who promoted practical administration, social security, and cultural values—always with a touch of irony and personal directness.

Bismarck himself contributed to the legend: With astute self-presentation and skillful communication, he cultivated the image of a statesman who united and stabilized Germany. His keen sense for political opportunities, his ability to implement social reforms, and his commitment to national unity made him a defining figure in German history.

Bismarck’s legacy reminds us that astute statesmanship, social responsibility, and humanity can go hand in hand.

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