Turning point 1+2+3 E-Book

Wagner Eduard

• Herausgeber: Books on Demand
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 291

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Beschreibung

The opinions described there are my own and I do not see them as influences or that you agree. I would see it much more as a stimulus for discussion. It may well be that the whole thing sounds radical, but we also live in a turning point in time where a certain flexibility is required.

Leseprobe

Contents

April 2022

Ukraine War

May 2022

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Deaths with Covid

Climate change

Vaccination obligation

300 hp and more

Quality of technical devices

Throwaway society

International food

Dependencies from abroad

Corruption

General administration

Weapons

Migration

Official secret

Politician

NATO eastward expansion

Energy costs

Repair costs

Lungs of the world

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Parking management

Drift left or right

Tax for vacant apartments

Joined NATO

Life in Russia

Shortage of doctors

Weapons in the USA

0-Covid policy in China

Reconstruction Ukraine

Unanimity principle in the EU

Austria joined NATO

Chat messages

Gender debate

Burkini in the bathroom

North Korea - nuclear power?

Fiaker ban in Vienna

Broadcasting fees

E-cars and petrol engines

Social media

Drink driving

Energy cost compensation

Recruitment of soldiers

Abortion laws

Masks are compulsory in retail

Suspension of compulsory vaccination

Care reform

Neutrality debate

Next theater of war?

Covid, hepatitis, monkeypox, …

Monkey pox - and then what

Minorities

Firearms

Conversation with Aggressor

Hacker attack in Carinthia

Grain against sanctions

Tank tourism

Breach of contract dated

Burkini discussion

Politics of today

Not necessary Sayer

Monitoring by the EU

Two different asylum policies

Church and politics

June 2022

Telephone call with the warmonger

Millions for senior citizens' associations

Headscarf ban lifted

Viktor Orbán's policy

CO2 tax

Manager and contracts

Citizenship easy to obtain

Cycle paths in Vienna

Court proceedings on politicians

Grocery trade

Advertising in print media

Combustion engines

Price increase for district heating

New wave already in summer

Uniform charging cable

Deliveries of wheat from Ukraine

Attack on democracy

Three genders

Atomic Energy and the Internet

Perennial transparency

Poverty and middle class

Resignations in the ÖVP

Wind turbines for power generation

Money back package

1,000 euros against inflation in Vienna

Speed limits

IS terror in Vienna

Asylum seekers to Rwanda

Masks returned

Ukraine joined the EU

100 million refugees

28 billion and then what?

Dublin Agreement

Confidence in politics

Gas from Russia

Wind turbines

Extradition of Julian Assange

Overweight in young people

Six genders on the registration form

Conference, but no one comes

Water shortage

Cannabis debate

Discount grilled meat

Wallner's withdrawal

Fiasco in the fall

Putin's wealth

Department store Austria

Ukraine and Moldova to the EU

Public carrying of firearms

Advertising ban for abortions

Abortion abolished - what else

Mayor of Kyiv calls

Flights canceled

Danube Island Festival and Covid

Sanctions against gas

AMA seal of approval

G7 summit and EU

Opinion polls

Insolvency of Russia

Death threats against doctor

Combustion engines with 2035

Federal President drives train

Sexual assaults

Let's make new dependencies

July 2022

Lukashenko and the Nazis

Terrorist attacks in Europe

Border guard

Trump and politics

patient billion

Corruption investigations

Climate Council

Green energy from EU

And again, China

Körberl money for the oil industry

Denial of reality

CO2 emissions

Irony on the purchase of uranium

Family allowance for Ukraine refugees

Danube Island Festival and Spielberg

Rwanda or deportation

Energy prices in the increase

Advertisement in the public broadcaster

Trump and the consequences

Waste of energy

Grain deliveries

Mr. Schmid

Presidential election

Government crises everywhere

Finally, reactions

Women's football and fees

U-committees

LPG plant in the port of Klaipeda

No price cap on electricity

Lukashenko and union

Fire in wheat fields in Ukraine

Price cap yes or no

Wage negotiations in the fall

EU tax money misused

Pensioners can work

Fees for television

Sidewalk cafés in winter

Key interest rate and debt

Tempo 100 on motorways

Rethinking in Denmark

Saving energy

165 kilos of residual waste per person

Grain deliveries

Judicial calls for help

Quarantine off

Alternative energies and snow cannons

North Korea and other despots

USA and the climate crisis

China, Taiwan and the USA

Tempo 100 on motorways

Profits from gas, electricity and oil as

Fuel price too cheap

Democracy and its excesses

August 2022

Suicide of a doctor

WKStA and its results

Key witness with acquittal

António Guterres and energy companies

Higher energy prices in September

UN chief Guterres

Biden's climate and social package

Attacker's soldier wear

Suicide of a politician

Abolition of cash

Rulers of today

92% more for district heating

COFAG necessary

Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

Ruler Kim Jong Un

Secret Document and Trump

Temperature in public buildings

Withdrawal of profits

Fuel price and CO2 tax

Deportation unlawful

Penalty for no-show

Self-service store

Federal presidential elections

Shelling of the largest nuclear power plant

Own way Denmark

Rising inflation

Thinking governors

Pensions and wages

Asylum policy

Darya Dugina

Merit order principle

Sites wine

United States and China

Summer talk

Throwing money to the wind

Politician salaries

Putin understander

Supporters of Putin

Changes to the merit order principle

Gas combustion in Russia

Wien-Energie insolvent?

UNESCO Peace Prize

10 billion and more

Changes to the merit order principle

Don't save in Vienna

Debacle in Vienna

Mikhail Gorbachev

September 2022

Recommendation for the 4th stitch

Visa Facilitation

Biden versus Trump

Minister vs Mayor

Insolvency Vienna Energy?

Democratic awareness

Electricity price brake

Climate bonus for asylum seekers and prisoners

Inflation in Turkey

Electricity price brake

North Stream 1

OMV boss Gerhard Roiss

Nobody does anything

Photovoltaic system at the airport

Gas Flaring in Russia

OMV special test

Cap for gas from Russia

25 cents against the plastic flood

Retaliatory strikes

Official power saving

Climate bonus for persons entitled to asylum

EU countries agreed on electricity emergency plan

Energy source wood

Radiant heaters for guest gardens

Commission President on EU

Auto Racing and Exemption

Change of direction in Sweden

Street racing yes or no

Demonstration on inflation

EU funds for Hungary

President Modi and Putin

Cannabis legal or not?

Partial mobilization of the armed forces

More than 56,000 asylum applications from January to the end of August

Partial mobilization of 300,000 soldiers

End of war this year?

Propensity to survive

Shift to the right in Europe

State elections and vote of the sovereign

Mahsa Amini and the Religious State

Drugs at tax expense

Hungary, Poland and now Italy

Next day in the committee of inquiry

Sabotage of OMV refinery

CO2 pricing starts on Saturday

Meeting of environment ministers in the EU

Foreword

Far be it from me to attack anyone here or to judge anyone. Rather, it is my view of things, as I interpret it below. It may well be that one or the other thinks that would be a radical view of things. But sometimes it seems to me that you stick your head in the sand. Don't react, it will resolve itself. I believe this thread runs through the whole writing. As I said, this is not patronizing anyone, but my opinion on various things at home and abroad.

April 2022

Ukraine War

Can it be that one person has been given too much power, or is it perhaps the case that a single man can do as he pleases. You have already seen how this developed over the course of the last 2 decades and you have let it switch and act as it pleased. In addition, he was courted by importing raw materials in large quantities. Nothing seems to have been learned from history. It has often happened that individuals used power and others had to suffer for it. I am thinking, among other things, of the Second World War or perhaps of the times of the Roman Empire, when people knew how to help themselves by liquidating the despot named Caesar. But that doesn't mean that you eliminate such a person. But in this context, I have to ask myself why we have well-endowed secret services that react accordingly. You know, for example, how to deal with opponents and we saw that not too long ago, for example when a person was killed in an embassy or a regime critic disappeared into prison for life. It may well be that such actions backfire, but what is the alternative. We are now seeing this in the Ukraine, where tens of thousands of people are being massacred and the world is more or less watching as a man wants to elect himself “Tsar”. In this context, I also cannot imagine that if one carries out the whole thing effectively, anyone else would be tempted to follow in the footsteps of this despot. As I said, this should by no means be a call to eliminate a human being, because nobody is entitled to do that. The root of the problem, in my opinion, is giving one person too much power, which has proven to be a mistake throughout the story. Of course, this president shouldn't lack money, so he has to look around for further influence and what could be easier than securing and expanding power. Only the whole thing has an expiry date and such people, as the past shows us, usually do not have a long-life expectancy, let alone a natural death. The people only have to suffer when such people are alive and I don't see that.

May 2022

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It always amazes me when you say in an advertisement for a retail chain that more of the Tyrol is included. In my opinion, it's all well and good to refer to one of Austria's nine federal states, but as I said, our country is made up of more federal states. The FRG does not only consist of Bavaria. If you look into it, you can see that a retail chain had been sold abroad and now such statements are being made.

Deaths with Covid

It is not clear to me how it is possible that no precise data can be created as far as Covid diseases and the resulting deaths are concerned. Isn't it the case that the first thing you do when you enter an ordination is that you are asked for an e-card. Of course, this also applies to all other health services. The social security number is of course noted on this card and therefore there is at least one indexed number throughout Austria that only exists once. So, you have a single number that, in my opinion, can be linked very easily. It's clear that the criteria that lead to death should be clearly defined, but then I have meaningful data. This material is then certainly one that can be used for appropriate evaluations, and it should also be the basis for political decisions.

Climate change

It always amazes me how long it takes until there is a movement in society and I don't just mean my homeland, I do believe that this is an international problem. For years people leaned back and imported a lot of energy from abroad. Yes, the price was probably right, but the whole thing also had the disadvantage of being immensely dependent on these exporting countries. We are now feeling this accordingly and do not know how we can get out of this cycle. Okay, there are alternative energies in the meantime, but it's all going too slowly. When I read from the media that 2/3 of our entire gas requirement in Austria is consumed in Vienna and Lower Austria, I have to ask myself why there are so many houses with roofs. In my opinion, these roofs can be used very well for solar panels and, in addition, it doesn't necessarily spoil the appearance of the environment. Additionally, one can note that the energy harvested can be used in the same building, which in turn would minimize some pipework to and from the building. Yes, the idea of the wind turbines is certainly a good one, but it doesn't necessarily contribute to the appearance of the surroundings. If one speaks of reducing CO2 in this context, then the targets with periods of more than 10 years are very long for me. The approaches in this area are good, but in my opinion, it is taking far too long. What natural disasters have to happen before you finally realize that we're running out of time, it's not five to twelve, it's already twelve o'clock.

Vaccination obligation

To send ahead is that I am vaccinated 3 times. Why? It's not necessarily about me as a person, but rather about the fact that I'm always among people. I can get infected and infect others. In addition, I see it as my civic duty to protect those around me should I actually be ill. I live in this country and therefore have rights and obligations. I see getting vaccinated as one of these duties. Apparently, I am one of the few who share my view, otherwise there would not have been a need for a political discussion as to whether vaccination should now be introduced or not. Certainly, has two sides of view. On the one hand, I'm certainly against encroaching on my private sphere through legal barriers, but as I said, one could have spared oneself the discussion about it if one had fulfilled one's duties as a citizen. It's clear that even after two years of the pandemic, we still don't know how to deal with it, it hasn't been researched enough for that. We will certainly have to live with this dilemma for a longer time. It is also clear that there are side effects with these vaccinations, but I prefer the risk of suffering from a side effect to being on a ventilator for weeks and then maybe dying. Especially since the percentage of an illness from a side effect is lower than suffering from Covid.

300 hp and more

It's possible that I'm of advanced age and therefore perhaps have antiquated views in this regard, but some things in the production of automobiles and other technical devices never cease to amaze me. In principle, I think the idea of e-cars is a good one, although it occurs to me that the plans for this have been in the “drawer” of the auto industry for a long time. The reason for this could be that one wanted to use the resources of crude oil until they were exhausted. But the whole thing has the only disadvantage that this is not necessarily beneficial to our climate, which is repeatedly shown in various disasters. Another point I have to point out is that the car industry produces vehicles with excessive engine power. 100 hp are not enough, you need at least 150 and even more. I can remember my first car had 34 hp and that was enough. Yes, more horsepower is an advantage when overtaking, but where should I drive a vehicle with more engine power when there are speed limits in almost every country. Yes, and then no one can convince me that the consumption is low, with an engine output of less than 100 hp this would certainly be less, which is also good for the environment. Okay, I have a car with 200 hp, can maybe do a maximum of 130 km/h and pollute the environment. It's clear, and I don't want to blame either the industry or society, but apparently a car with a lot of power and lots of technical frills is a status symbol, which both of the groups mentioned take into account. What kind of status symbol was it then when there were no cars?

Quality of technical devices

If you buy any technical device today, whether it is a computer or a household appliance, you have to consider how long it will last. In the past, a batch was produced in larger quantities and some devices were taken out of this production and put through their paces. A verification label had then been stuck to the entire batch. Apparently, that is no longer the case today. They are produced in tens of thousands of pieces, maybe still in Asia, and the entire production goes to the dealer without being tested. It may well be that putting a production through its paces is expensive, but the end customer remembers the manufacturer, where he knows whether he has checked or not. Because if he sees that this device has worked flawlessly for years, he will be happy to use this manufacturer again and will then be more willing to pay a reasonable price for it.

Throwaway society

Is it the case today that you always have to have the latest device, otherwise you are not up to date? I can remember something where a laptop was bought new in the appropriate store and after opening it, one had to realize that the keyboard was defective. So, we stood at this dealer, who accepted this device without hesitation and gave us a new laptop in return. When I asked what would happen to the broken device, the answer I got was that it would be disposed of at the retailer's headquarters. Yes, what does that mean? Since this is hazardous waste, it should also be disposed of accordingly. Okay, so again a piece of more hazardous waste somewhere in Africa. But what is completely incomprehensible to me is that food is traded even worse. It's not just about the disposal of food in the household, but in my opinion it's much more about the trade, which thinks at the end of the day that the food in question won't be for sale the next day. In my opinion, if the blame falls on both sides, i.e., retail and customers. Some think it won't be for sale the next day, others only want nice goods. Yes, but in the end the customer pays the price for tens of millions of tons of food ending up in the mill. Can we afford that, because the producer rarely takes goods back?

International food

I'm always amazed when I hear or read how food is transported across Europe. It starts with meat, living or dead, and continues with potatoes and the like. Surely, we are a stable agricultural country where this does not have to be done. We have enough farmers that are happy to see their products on sale in their local area. Such food does not necessarily have to be carted through half of Europe. Above all, there is a second aspect, in my opinion, namely that of the cost-benefit calculation for the producer, especially with such low prices, transport is not exactly cheap and it also damages our environment if more and more trucks are on the streets with groceries, which are also available inland.

Dependencies from abroad

Decades ago, it was assumed that domestic production was too expensive, so cheaper production facilities were sought. These were also found in the former Eastern Bloc countries and were therefore relocated there. Well, that went well for a few years, but then it was probably the high costs that had an impact again and so one had to look for even cheaper production facilities. They were also found in Asia and the production went there. But what was not considered was the fact that one made oneself dependent on this production. Only Asia is not just “around the corner”. In the meantime, a chip is built into almost every technical device or motor vehicle and they became more and more expensive, up to the point when the production facilities also lacked the raw materials for the production of such chips or became less and less. This was all before the pandemic. Then came Covid and in addition a container ship that blocked the Suez Canal and therefore fueled all of this even more. Now we are in the year 2022 with an additional aggressor who thinks his neighboring state is part of Russia. If I now assume that we cover a large part of our energy requirements abroad and also wait for deliveries of technical components from Asia, then I do not see the future as very rosy. Of course, this also has an effect on inflation, which has risen extremely worldwide and, in my opinion, has not yet reached its ceiling. Does that mean that we are where we were in the 1930s? Only the signs are a little different back then. A man has certainly risen to power who thought he had to overturn the entire world order with a war. Yes, good or not, we have the same scenario now. We have a power-hungry ruler who thinks state sovereignty is only something that is in the books and therefore does not have to stick to it. There is also a pandemic that we are far from having under control and, on top of that, galloping inflation. A good mixture for another world war. It may be that this view is too pessimistic, but we should look the facts in the face

Corruption

In my opinion, corruption is a rather broad term, but it has a great impact. It is already clear in our country this word is very easy and, above all, quickly in the mouth. There are more and less of this species all over the world. Doesn't this start in a small circle where you are not even aware of it. Can't an invitation to dinner, for example, be a kind of corruption, because in most cases I expect something from my counterpart, whether it's material or non-material values. In other words, the whole thing begins on a small scale and of course extends to politics and beyond. What bothers me in this context, however, is that it is very easy to utter this word without there being a legal basis for it. But what could not be interpreted again is that I approve of both the invitation to dinner and the “agreements” in wider circles. Because there's a lot more to it than meets the eye. If it is a small favor that one expects from such an approach, it can happen that it develops into far greater damage for those responsible. What I mean about this is that by accepting the favor, there is great harm to society. In doing so, I don't necessarily include post-chasers, which under certain circumstances should include a qualification that is a prerequisite. What I mean by that is that not only the party affiliation counts, but much more the vita of the applicant in question should be considered. It may well be that there is a parliamentary investigative committee, but we also have a functioning judiciary. It stipulates what is meant by corruption and how it is punished. In my opinion, the committee of inquiry only serves to establish moral misconduct, yes, but isn't morality an obsolete model? In such positions, one is apparently not aware of what one is doing with corruption and any job scams associated with it, and that at the expense of the citizen.

General administration

I don't know how this is structured in other countries and can therefore only quote how it is in my country. The first thing to note is that the scheme has already been adopted from Kaiser's times and "built up" even more. This may mean that about a fifth of GDP flows into this area. But now it is said again and again that this administration should be there for the citizens, but is it really like that? At times, and I can look back on several decades of experience, it seems to me that the official is right and the citizen is wrong. Should it not be the case that one could also be right. It also seems to me that the procedure to get something is artificially lengthened more and more with hurdles and possibly forms and procedures. We live in the age of the computer, where many things could actually be done in a matter of seconds. But yes, there is the catchphrase “digitization”. We are already "transparent people" where data about us is stored in the most diverse places. But yes, there comes the word again in this context: data protection. It's clear that it shouldn't be watered down, but you should also remember that you can network data from various offices and, as I said, that's certainly no longer a problem today. Perhaps some registered letters about notifications will then be omitted. At the moment I'm noticing that the administrative machinery is being inflated more and more. It is true that time does not stand still and that there are always innovations that have to be taken into account. You only add such changes because they are necessary and you don't bother to check whether this was already done in a different form in the past. It may well be that this involves a lot of work, but of course the new system also takes time. However, the whole thing has the advantage that this is not overly bloated and, as a result, can be found more easily.

Weapons

It's interesting how many weapons there are and, above all, how many more are being produced. Somewhere it is understandable to me when I look at the early history of mankind, where people more or less lived from hunting and also produced appropriate weapons for it. But if I now assume that the world can be destroyed in many ways with the weapon potential that is available right now, I get chills down my spine. There is also a danger, and we are seeing that right now, that these weapons will be used and I am not necessarily talking about nuclear weapons, because then it will be over for this planet. It is also interesting how tens of millions are put into the production of such products and, for example, forget the poor population, such as in Africa. We'd rather put the money into researching new weapons, endangering each other and sending our e-waste to the "dumpster" in Africa. If I now observe this closely, I think there are 2 scenarios. The first is that we continue in the same way and there are sooner uprisings among poorer sections of the population, which then lead to a world war, and the second is that we shorten the whole thing by trying out all the weapons right away, because what do we have for because this. Yes, but as I said, then it would be over with planet earth. The human species, and of course I have to count myself among them, apparently shows power only with new and many weapons. In my opinion, animals are more intelligent than any human being. At least they only kill when they need it for their lives, but humans have a different view of things. He shows his power with a lot of money and weapons and has the urge to use these weapons as well. How crazy is that? But well, I also belong to this type of creature. The money that we are putting into researching new weapons would probably be better invested if we invested it in waste avoidance and thus relieve Africa of hazardous waste and electronic waste, for example.

Migration

I know this is an emotional topic, but I still want to add a few things here. Maybe it gives one or the other a different way of looking at it. When my parents were expelled from the former Yugoslavia at the end of World War II under the threat of death, they ended up in Vienna. The background was that they were Danube Swabians and therefore their mother tongue was German. They were received in 1944 with the words: Why do you speak German so well? What do you want here? Sneak home. Yes, there was definitely a difference between 1944, when everything was bombed out, and today's Austria. But I also can't imagine that a migrant would be asked such questions or given such instructions today. At that time, my parents had not received a single “Schilling” from the Austrian state, let alone adequate accommodation. For a while they lived in a refugee home, where at least 30 people were in one room, until they were able to rent an apartment on their own. They hadn't made it rich over the years, but they had had a good deal of prosperity. How does it look today? Our borders are more or less open, which I certainly think is right, but there are the European Union and politicians, among others, who think: We can do it. Some are discussing how to distribute the refugees across Europe and are approaching us no conclusion and the others practice filling out asylum applications and the corresponding flood of forms that is associated with it. Okay, the type of migrants back then wasn't much different than it is today. Both were expelled from their homeland, in some cases by force of arms. In the case of my parents, it was partisans who wanted to exterminate the German-speaking minority from both the north and the south. The only difference is that my parents had to work for everything and received no support from their new home country. Today's refugees receive shelter, food and a little pocket money. How much does it all cost? So, I ask myself how does a citizen of the respective European country come to support this wave of migration with tax money. Yes, people always say that in Europe there are almost only rich countries and we can handle that. Is that so? We could actually use the taxes elsewhere where it would probably be more necessary. It's true that if we didn't have immigration, the European population would dwindle and so a certain amount of immigration is necessary. There's just one thing I don't understand in this context, why the naturalization process takes so long. If I repeat that back to the year 1944, my parents were greeted with the said statements and within a very short time they had a roof over their heads and also their own income through work. In this context, I remember a report in a recognized German daily newspaper that really shocked me at the time. It was about the fact that in one of the two great powers (USA and Russia) a few billionaires had gotten together and made five-digit amounts of cash available to the refugees from Africa. The background was that they could pay their smugglers from Africa to Europe with this money. These people who provided this money did it for the reason that with a large number of migrants they can economically damage the European Union. Geographically, both great powers do not need a strong Europe. But the calculation didn't seem to work out, at least that's how it seems to me. What is the European Union doing there? She discusses how to secure the borders and whether this is a national or international issue. In addition, a lot of money is made available for this movement, which, as I said, is tax money. I can only imagine that we, as Europeans, are not received in the same way in the countries of origin of these refugees, let alone take advantage of such privileges. It is true that we need a certain influx as our society is shrinking, but this could also be done in a much less bureaucratic manner and with less cost and time. For example, if I reduce the support for migrants to a minimum, and I'm not talking about no support, as my parents experienced, but for one or two months. If no work and roof over the head was found, then the person would have to leave the country again, because how does the citizen come to support the person for months and years. It may sound harsh, but I can imagine that some people are considering emigrating to the EU.

Official secret

If I can state in a letter to the editor today that official secrecy is outdated, then I can only agree. As far as I know, this was already in use at the time of the emperor and is therefore not applicable today. Certainly, there are data and facts that should not necessarily be made accessible to the citizen, but when I think of blacked out files that have been forwarded in the past, I do wonder why? After all, they were not made available to citizens, but to parliamentarians who were elected by the people. Do you want to fool the population and their representatives, or is there something to cover up? I think, even if I sometimes doubt it, the people can handle it.

Politician

In my opinion, this profession is one of the most thankless jobs you can have in any state. No matter what you do or say, there will always be people who disagree. It's true, we live in a democracy where everyone can express their opinion and that's a good thing, because I don't want to live in an authoritarian state where you have to weigh every word. But when that degenerates, where threats and attacks are aimed at the respective person, I do ask myself what kind of people are who allow themselves to be carried away to such actions. Don't such people understand democracy, where there is freedom of expression and no attacks on people. I would recommend living in a dictatorship for a while and perhaps seeing the difference. Have those people run out of arguments and therefore have to resort to such means?

NATO eastward expansion

It is true that NATO has pushed eastward expansion in recent years, but what is the alternative? Waiting until an aggressor appears and thinks he has to liberate his neighboring state from Nazis here and