Three Odd Things You Notice In The News

 1.  It's probably never understood by non-military people, but there is 'code' written by intelligence people who do targeting analysis (prioritizing).  Generally, in this code....doesn't matter which country you refer to....you don't target religious facilities, unless the facility is used in a military fashion....like storing of ammo or rockets.

Hennes Stein wrote up a piece for Focus today and discussed the feature of mis-using religious buildings, and how they lose their 'protection'.

Yeah, in a civilized country typically....you don't make hospitals or religious building into a military structure.  Where you see the concept screwed up.....it typically leads back to society accepting this behavior and thinking the other military would never target such a structure. 

2.  The Green Party (throughout Germany) has various issues in dealing or talking about migration/asylum.

I noticed in the news today, that down in Baden-Wurttemberg (the state)....the 'bosses' of the Green Party in the state have now written up a four-page 'talk-this-way' summary, if you (a member of the state Green Party) have some journalist bring up immigration, and how you have to answer by a particular way on questions.

All of this leading to a clash within the party?  Yeah....more or less, there's various opinions, and they can't reach a general agreement unless you read the script and talk only via those words.

3.  Is there some debate going on against Halloween in Germany?

Well....we have this problem in that a fair number of kids, juveniles and young Germans....like to party-up for Halloween.

So, there's this second group.....I would suggest a fair number of liberals in Germany have the attitude that Halloween is dragging in a very commercialized situation, and there's too much capitalism being generated here.

I sat and pondered over this.  It's probably true.....between costumes, candy, partying (booze included for the over-18 crowd).....yeah, there's real 100-percent capitalism going on.

So what the anti-Halloween folks want to do?  Well....drag in Reformation Day (typically the 31st).....a highly religious day for some, and bound to be 99-percent zero-capitalism involved.

Is Reformation Day celebrated over all of Germany?  NO....just nine states.  Hessen doesn't play the game...the Pfalz does....for example.

This day being more of a Martin Luther thing?  Yeah.

Anti-party folks?  I would suggest that.  I doubt if you'd party up or drink Rum-and-Coke drinks....over Martin Luther.

Lot of BS?  You know....it's a 1-star argument in my mind, and 90-percent of people would sit and laugh over this idea of condemning capitalism of Halloween.  I should note this (since my wife, the Hessen, works in the Pfalz)....she won't be working Wednesday, but will be shopping in Wiesbaden all day....engaging in serious capitalism.