Funnier in German, but nevertheless, I'll have a try:
During World War II, Einstein was asked by a daily newspaper for an interview. After the questions were answered, they were still having tea. The reporter asked, "Professor, what do you actually think of Hitler?"
Einstein considered this. "But you're asking that outside the scope of what you intend to publish?"
The reporter was taken aback.
Einstein said, "As a natural scientist, I would say - Hitler is a quantity [Größe, double meaning of "great" and "quantity", ed.]."
He saw the reporter's indignation and continued, "Well, in this case, I mean a mathematical quantity, and in mathematics, null is undoubtedly that. If we had calculated with this null beforehand, we wouldn't have to reckon with it today."
I am so reminded of so many parallels ...
I used the words "absolute monarchy" only to avoid the terms I truly had in mind, which might have caused a flamboyant debate about words instead of content.
I see a lot of parallels to our history when the
Weimar Republic broke down, a rather liberal democratic system we had after WWI. One of its main weaknesses was that it was actually too liberal. If you are tolerant even versus those who propagate intolerance, you will finally lose freedom and that was what happened to the Weimar Republic. It is also the reason why we have some hurdles in our constitution now that some outside...
In this case, this is one (Google Chrome can be used for translation, it doesn't have an English equivalent on Wikipedia)
de.wikipedia.org
The moment the US military sets a foot on Panama, the fate of Taiwan will be sealed!
www.commondreams.org
