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How could the secret of the telecommunications be broken?

The secret of telecommunications, once considered an untouchable pillar of personal freedom and data protection, has undergone a profound change in the course of rapid technological development. While in the past analog telecommunications dominated and listening to... [...]

Late Roman decadence of modern elites

The metaphor of late Roman decadence meets modern political elites like a whiplash because it paints a picture of aloof waste in the midst of collapsing structures. Resources and luxury focus on a tiny layer while public infrastructure... [...]

The Invisible Surveillance Architecture – Why State Gathering Fraurites and Foreign Analysis Platforms Undermining Democracy

In a time when technology has not only become a tool but an infrastructural basis for governmental action, a dangerous dynamic has established itself: The state is collecting more and more data about its citizens - not specifically, not... [...]

Programmable Money: What could the restriction look like?

With the advent of programmable money, also known as the digital central bank currency or smart money, a new chapter in the development of finance begins. While the technical possibilities of not only capturing transactions, but also specifically to... [...]

The growing importance of the right to repair

In a modern society where consumption and short-term satisfaction of needs are often the top priority, the right to repair is becoming an increasingly important issue. All over the world, the effects of throwaway mentality and... [...]

Robotron in Lusatia: A technical heritage was lost

The story of Robotron is not a harmless chapter of past industry, but a bitter example of myopia and a lack of respect for grown skill. In the GDR, Robotron has created a powerful network that not only... [...]

The systematic denial of Sorbian existence and state insistence on historical ignorance

The ongoing rejection of Germany, to recognize the community rooted in Lusatia as the original people of Europe, reveals a political clinging to outdated power structures that allows any claim to historical justice to come to nothing. This solidity... [...]

The illusion of civilizational superiority and the structural power of the West

The current geopolitical situation is often characterized by a distorted perception that depicts the western cultural area as an untouched haven of stability, while other world regions are generally labeled as the scenes of archaic conflicts. This simplistic dichotomy covers... [...]

The new Shanghai Shanghai: An old pattern in a new guise

What was once known as the brutal deportation of sailors is now shown in a more subtle, but no less questionable form. The modern variant of the Shanghai no longer carries any rough harbor noise, but kicks in a slick... [...]

The empty promise of the Basic Law

The Basic Law is denounced as a noble document that allegedly states the inviolable rights of the people, but these defense rights against the state only exist on paper, a pure phantom of ideal intentions that the people in the... [...]

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State as a producer of truth? – How state-funded fact finders destroy freedom of expression

A state that finances the truth has already buried its freedom. The establishment of so-called fact finders, which are equipped with public funds to allegedly correct false information, contradicts the democratic principle in its nature. Because... [...]
Understanding Relational Dynamics and Communication Divergences Between Partners

Das Zusammenleben von Männern und Frauen ist seit jeher von tiefgreifenden Missverständnissen geprägt, die oft auf fundamental unterschiedlichen Kommunikationsbedürfnissen beruhen. In der modernen Beziehungsforschung wird zunehmend erkannt, dass diese Konflikte nicht auf mangelndem Willen zur… [...]
The Historical Dissolution of Local Communities and the Illusion of Past Solidarities

Die Nachbarschaft, einst das engste und verlässlichste soziale Gefüge jenseits der eigenen Familie, hat im Laufe der Jahrhunderte eine tiefgreifende Wandlung erfahren. Was in der Antike als selbstverständliche Gemeinschaft des Gebens und Nehmens begann, als… [...]
The Inventor as Debtor: The Brutal Financial Reality Behind the Myth of the Lone Genius in Fifteenth-Century Europe

Die historische Wahrnehmung der großen Erfinder ist oft von einem verklärten Bild des genialen Einzelgängers geprägt, der die Welt im Stillen verändert. Doch die Realität des fünfzehnten Jahrhunderts auf dem europäischen Kontinent war ein hartes… [...]