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GERMANY: LATEST ELECTION COULD CHANGE SHAPE OF POLITICS
(22 Mar 1996) German/Nat
The fate of Germany's Government could rest in the hands of the voters of three German states who go to the polls this Sunday.
Their decision could change the landscape of German politics for years to come.
The future of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's 13-year old coalition of conservatives and liberal Free Democrats awaits the decision of the voters this weekend.
On Sunday, voters in three of the largest of Germany's 16 federal states will take to the polls to cast their ballots.
The main question to be answered -- can the Free Democrats muster the necessary five-percent needed to retain a political voice in national and state affairs.
The unofficial word is that if the liberal FDP fails to achieve the five
percent in all three state elections,...
published: 21 Jul 2015
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published: 28 May 2023
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Gendergerechte Ansprache? 🏳️🌈 #gender #diversity #satire
published: 07 Sep 2021
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Talk with Physicist Rolf-Dieter Heuer| Talking Germany
Physicist Rolf-Dieter Heuer is Director General of CERN and searching for "what holds the world together at its center" - as he once described his passion for research in an interview. Find out more: www.dw.de/program/talking-germany/s-11937-9798
published: 06 Apr 2013
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The Transhumanist Paradox (33c3)
https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-8064-the_transhumanist_paradox
Deciding between technological utopias in a liberal state
How does a pluralist society – a society built to accommodate our irreconcilable differences – make a choice about the technological future of mankind? How can a liberal state dedicated to upholding individual liberty interfere in technological progress, and why should it?
Xavier Flory
published: 30 Dec 2016
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Artists' book Europa ottoGraphic presentation
The artists' book Europa is a science fiction, inspired by the moon of Jupiter, as well as Greek myth and current political developments. It is created, illustrated, screen printed and bound by ottoGraphic.
published: 25 Feb 2017
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Drei Fragen an Luisa Neubauer #tagesschau #cop27 #klimawandel
Zur zweiten Antwort: Das Kinderhilfswerk Unicef schreibt in einem Bericht, dass bis 2050 alle rund zwei Milliarden Kinder auf der Welt von Hitzephänomenen wegen der Erderwärmung betroffen seien.
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published: 15 Nov 2022
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Nuclear War Expert: 72 Minutes To Wipe Out 60% Of Humans, In The Hands Of 1 Person! - Annie Jacobsen
Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her books include, ‘Area 51’, ‘Operation Paperclip’, and ‘The Pentagon’s Brain’.
00:00 Intro
01:59 Why Write This Book Now?
06:30 Are We Getting Closer to Nuclear War?
08:05 Who Is in Charge of the Nuclear Button?
12:23 The Evolution of Nuclear Weapons
16:16 Who Has Nuclear Weapons?
21:32 What Is the Football and Why Is Near the President 24/7?
24:30 How Important Is Picking the Right Leader?
28:17 What If the President Is Dead?
29:28 The Biggest Mistakes in Nuclear Detection
32:16 Nuclear War Games and Strategies
38:09 How Do the Decision Makers Cope?
40:32 How Would We Know Where the Nuclear Bomb Got Launched From?
46:02 What Happens After the First Minutes?
51:46 What H...
published: 13 May 2024
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Operation Paperclip: The Controversial Recruitment of Nazi Scientists by the United States
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In the aftermath of World War II, the United States government faced a complex dilemma - what to do with the scientific and technological expertise that had fueled the Nazi war machine? This quandary gave rise to a covert intelligence program known as Operation Paperclip, which would have lasting implications for both the scientific community and the moral standing of the United States.
As the war drew to a close, the U.S. government recognized the immense value of the scientific knowledge and technical skills possessed by German scientists, engineers, and technicians. These individuals had been in...
published: 06 Aug 2024
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Bruno Besana : In excess of nothing - destruction, voidance and intensification
** MaMa, Zagreb / May 28, 2016 **
A change of sign seems to affect the idea of destruction in thought as well as in art practice in the 20th century: destruction is not only no longer rejected as sheer senseless violence, but is also no longer simply considered as the negative pars destruens, making room for the new to come. From Matta-Clark’s or Rachel Whiteread’s collapsing structures to Ulay’s disappearing photos, passing through Le Corbusier’s Plan Voisin or Malevich’s demand to let all paintings of Russia burn, the notion appears that the contemplation of ashes and ruins might be fertile ground in which new ideas and forms can appear, and thus that a collapsing structure can in itself present a new shape and a new story telling something in an unprecedented manner.
Besana investig...
published: 22 Jun 2016
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GERMANY: LATEST ELECTION COULD CHANGE SHAPE OF POLITICS
(22 Mar 1996) German/Nat
The fate of Germany's Government could rest in the hands of the voters of three German states who go to the polls this Sunday.
Th...
(22 Mar 1996) German/Nat
The fate of Germany's Government could rest in the hands of the voters of three German states who go to the polls this Sunday.
Their decision could change the landscape of German politics for years to come.
The future of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's 13-year old coalition of conservatives and liberal Free Democrats awaits the decision of the voters this weekend.
On Sunday, voters in three of the largest of Germany's 16 federal states will take to the polls to cast their ballots.
The main question to be answered -- can the Free Democrats muster the necessary five-percent needed to retain a political voice in national and state affairs.
The unofficial word is that if the liberal FDP fails to achieve the five
percent in all three state elections, Kohl's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the main opposition Social Democrats (SPD) may be forced to work together as a grand coalition.
SOUNDBITE: English
"The liberals are in a bad situations as we know they can only be successful if they get the support of voters that are actually close to another party, especially Christian Democrats, that mean liberals will be successful if they can tell the people that they function and that they are necessary for a coalition. "
SUPER CAPTION: Dieter Roth, Election Analyst
Sunday's elections in the three states--Schleswig-Holstein, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg--come at a difficult time.
The top issue is unemployment. The number of jobless Germans has climbed over 4 million and is now 11 percent of the work force.
A post-war era record.
The shift in power could also have a significant impact on Germany's partners in the European Union.
SOUNDBITE:(German)
"Should the FDP not make it, the Green party and the Social Democrats would certainly not be able to form a coalition government at this point. So then the question arises if one should build a grand coalition. And that would certainly have consequences for the European partners."
SUPER CAPTION: Andreas Maurer, Institute for European Political Studies
But the voters are also concerned with the quality of life.
Issues that have recently made headlines include - public spending cuts, cuts in benefits, possible tax hikes and pension cuts.
VOXPOP:( German)
"Well, I am not really impressed by any of the concepts. I think that they will tell us only after the elections what they are really planning for the future, for instance with regard to the social payments and our pensions."
SUPERCAPTION: German voter
The main themes in all three states are creating new jobs, reducing budget deficits and finding ways to prevent social benefit erosion.
VOXPOP: German
"One wishes for something and then goes and votes for the one who promises that, because they do promise you a lot beforehand. But afterwards, it's just the opposite."
SUPERCAPTION : German voter
Election analysts predict that the incumbents in each of the three states will hold onto their seats. Though the coalition partners may change.
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https://wn.com/Germany_Latest_Election_Could_Change_Shape_Of_Politics
(22 Mar 1996) German/Nat
The fate of Germany's Government could rest in the hands of the voters of three German states who go to the polls this Sunday.
Their decision could change the landscape of German politics for years to come.
The future of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's 13-year old coalition of conservatives and liberal Free Democrats awaits the decision of the voters this weekend.
On Sunday, voters in three of the largest of Germany's 16 federal states will take to the polls to cast their ballots.
The main question to be answered -- can the Free Democrats muster the necessary five-percent needed to retain a political voice in national and state affairs.
The unofficial word is that if the liberal FDP fails to achieve the five
percent in all three state elections, Kohl's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the main opposition Social Democrats (SPD) may be forced to work together as a grand coalition.
SOUNDBITE: English
"The liberals are in a bad situations as we know they can only be successful if they get the support of voters that are actually close to another party, especially Christian Democrats, that mean liberals will be successful if they can tell the people that they function and that they are necessary for a coalition. "
SUPER CAPTION: Dieter Roth, Election Analyst
Sunday's elections in the three states--Schleswig-Holstein, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg--come at a difficult time.
The top issue is unemployment. The number of jobless Germans has climbed over 4 million and is now 11 percent of the work force.
A post-war era record.
The shift in power could also have a significant impact on Germany's partners in the European Union.
SOUNDBITE:(German)
"Should the FDP not make it, the Green party and the Social Democrats would certainly not be able to form a coalition government at this point. So then the question arises if one should build a grand coalition. And that would certainly have consequences for the European partners."
SUPER CAPTION: Andreas Maurer, Institute for European Political Studies
But the voters are also concerned with the quality of life.
Issues that have recently made headlines include - public spending cuts, cuts in benefits, possible tax hikes and pension cuts.
VOXPOP:( German)
"Well, I am not really impressed by any of the concepts. I think that they will tell us only after the elections what they are really planning for the future, for instance with regard to the social payments and our pensions."
SUPERCAPTION: German voter
The main themes in all three states are creating new jobs, reducing budget deficits and finding ways to prevent social benefit erosion.
VOXPOP: German
"One wishes for something and then goes and votes for the one who promises that, because they do promise you a lot beforehand. But afterwards, it's just the opposite."
SUPERCAPTION : German voter
Election analysts predict that the incumbents in each of the three states will hold onto their seats. Though the coalition partners may change.
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
- views: 30
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Talk with Physicist Rolf-Dieter Heuer| Talking Germany
Physicist Rolf-Dieter Heuer is Director General of CERN and searching for "what holds the world together at its center" - as he once described his passion for r...
Physicist Rolf-Dieter Heuer is Director General of CERN and searching for "what holds the world together at its center" - as he once described his passion for research in an interview. Find out more: www.dw.de/program/talking-germany/s-11937-9798
https://wn.com/Talk_With_Physicist_Rolf_Dieter_Heuer|_Talking_Germany
Physicist Rolf-Dieter Heuer is Director General of CERN and searching for "what holds the world together at its center" - as he once described his passion for research in an interview. Find out more: www.dw.de/program/talking-germany/s-11937-9798
- published: 06 Apr 2013
- views: 1224
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The Transhumanist Paradox (33c3)
https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-8064-the_transhumanist_paradox
Deciding between technological utopias in a liberal state
How does a pluralist society – a society ...
https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-8064-the_transhumanist_paradox
Deciding between technological utopias in a liberal state
How does a pluralist society – a society built to accommodate our irreconcilable differences – make a choice about the technological future of mankind? How can a liberal state dedicated to upholding individual liberty interfere in technological progress, and why should it?
Xavier Flory
https://wn.com/The_Transhumanist_Paradox_(33C3)
https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-8064-the_transhumanist_paradox
Deciding between technological utopias in a liberal state
How does a pluralist society – a society built to accommodate our irreconcilable differences – make a choice about the technological future of mankind? How can a liberal state dedicated to upholding individual liberty interfere in technological progress, and why should it?
Xavier Flory
- published: 30 Dec 2016
- views: 1568
4:37
Artists' book Europa ottoGraphic presentation
The artists' book Europa is a science fiction, inspired by the moon of Jupiter, as well as Greek myth and current political developments. It is created, illustr...
The artists' book Europa is a science fiction, inspired by the moon of Jupiter, as well as Greek myth and current political developments. It is created, illustrated, screen printed and bound by ottoGraphic.
https://wn.com/Artists'_Book_Europa_Ottographic_Presentation
The artists' book Europa is a science fiction, inspired by the moon of Jupiter, as well as Greek myth and current political developments. It is created, illustrated, screen printed and bound by ottoGraphic.
- published: 25 Feb 2017
- views: 141
1:31
Drei Fragen an Luisa Neubauer #tagesschau #cop27 #klimawandel
Zur zweiten Antwort: Das Kinderhilfswerk Unicef schreibt in einem Bericht, dass bis 2050 alle rund zwei Milliarden Kinder auf der Welt von Hitzephänomenen wegen...
Zur zweiten Antwort: Das Kinderhilfswerk Unicef schreibt in einem Bericht, dass bis 2050 alle rund zwei Milliarden Kinder auf der Welt von Hitzephänomenen wegen der Erderwärmung betroffen seien.
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https://wn.com/Drei_Fragen_An_Luisa_Neubauer_Tagesschau_Cop27_Klimawandel
Zur zweiten Antwort: Das Kinderhilfswerk Unicef schreibt in einem Bericht, dass bis 2050 alle rund zwei Milliarden Kinder auf der Welt von Hitzephänomenen wegen der Erderwärmung betroffen seien.
Alle aktuellen Informationen und tagesschau24 im Livestream: https://www.tagesschau.de/
Alle Sendungen, Livestreams, Dokumentation und Reportagen auch in der ARD-Mediathek: https://www.ardmediathek.de/tagesschau
- published: 15 Nov 2022
- views: 82909
2:11:42
Nuclear War Expert: 72 Minutes To Wipe Out 60% Of Humans, In The Hands Of 1 Person! - Annie Jacobsen
Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her books include, ‘Area 51’, ‘Operation P...
Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her books include, ‘Area 51’, ‘Operation Paperclip’, and ‘The Pentagon’s Brain’.
00:00 Intro
01:59 Why Write This Book Now?
06:30 Are We Getting Closer to Nuclear War?
08:05 Who Is in Charge of the Nuclear Button?
12:23 The Evolution of Nuclear Weapons
16:16 Who Has Nuclear Weapons?
21:32 What Is the Football and Why Is Near the President 24/7?
24:30 How Important Is Picking the Right Leader?
28:17 What If the President Is Dead?
29:28 The Biggest Mistakes in Nuclear Detection
32:16 Nuclear War Games and Strategies
38:09 How Do the Decision Makers Cope?
40:32 How Would We Know Where the Nuclear Bomb Got Launched From?
46:02 What Happens After the First Minutes?
51:46 What Happens if the President Dies
53:23 The Aftermath
01:01:59 What Would Happen to a Country After It's Struck by Nuclear Bomb
01:06:51 How Many People Will Die?
01:07:35 Where Is Safe?
01:10:07 What Is the Solution?
01:14:02 How Did Annie's Feelings Change?
01:15:53 Conspiracy or Real?
01:26:55 The Role of the CIA
01:30:36 AI and the War Machine
01:40:55 Is Annie Optimistic?
01:43:37 The Origin of War
01:46:24 The Most Important Takeaway from Annie's Books
01:50:25 The People on Both Sides of Nuclear
01:59:18 The Impact of Your Books on You
02:00:46 Survivors of Nuclear Bomb
02:02:28 Conversations with Her Husband
02:06:18 What Have You Changed Your Mind About?
You purchase Annie’s most recent book, ‘Nuclear War: A Scenario’, here: https://amzn.to/3UFHfn4
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https://wn.com/Nuclear_War_Expert_72_Minutes_To_Wipe_Out_60_Of_Humans,_In_The_Hands_Of_1_Person_Annie_Jacobsen
Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her books include, ‘Area 51’, ‘Operation Paperclip’, and ‘The Pentagon’s Brain’.
00:00 Intro
01:59 Why Write This Book Now?
06:30 Are We Getting Closer to Nuclear War?
08:05 Who Is in Charge of the Nuclear Button?
12:23 The Evolution of Nuclear Weapons
16:16 Who Has Nuclear Weapons?
21:32 What Is the Football and Why Is Near the President 24/7?
24:30 How Important Is Picking the Right Leader?
28:17 What If the President Is Dead?
29:28 The Biggest Mistakes in Nuclear Detection
32:16 Nuclear War Games and Strategies
38:09 How Do the Decision Makers Cope?
40:32 How Would We Know Where the Nuclear Bomb Got Launched From?
46:02 What Happens After the First Minutes?
51:46 What Happens if the President Dies
53:23 The Aftermath
01:01:59 What Would Happen to a Country After It's Struck by Nuclear Bomb
01:06:51 How Many People Will Die?
01:07:35 Where Is Safe?
01:10:07 What Is the Solution?
01:14:02 How Did Annie's Feelings Change?
01:15:53 Conspiracy or Real?
01:26:55 The Role of the CIA
01:30:36 AI and the War Machine
01:40:55 Is Annie Optimistic?
01:43:37 The Origin of War
01:46:24 The Most Important Takeaway from Annie's Books
01:50:25 The People on Both Sides of Nuclear
01:59:18 The Impact of Your Books on You
02:00:46 Survivors of Nuclear Bomb
02:02:28 Conversations with Her Husband
02:06:18 What Have You Changed Your Mind About?
You purchase Annie’s most recent book, ‘Nuclear War: A Scenario’, here: https://amzn.to/3UFHfn4
Follow Annie:
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Instagram - https://bit.ly/3UPDgp5
Follow me:
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- published: 13 May 2024
- views: 8851478
3:47
Operation Paperclip: The Controversial Recruitment of Nazi Scientists by the United States
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In the aftermath of World War II, the United States government faced a complex dilemma - what to do with the scientific and technological expertise that had fueled the Nazi war machine? This quandary gave rise to a covert intelligence program known as Operation Paperclip, which would have lasting implications for both the scientific community and the moral standing of the United States.
As the war drew to a close, the U.S. government recognized the immense value of the scientific knowledge and technical skills possessed by German scientists, engineers, and technicians. These individuals had been instrumental in the development of advanced weaponry, rocketry, and medical innovations that had given the Nazis a formidable military advantage.
Fearing that this expertise might fall into the hands of the Soviet Union, the U.S. launched a secret program to identify, recruit, and bring these scientists to America. Codenamed "Operation Paperclip," the program was overseen by the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency, a specialized unit within the U.S. military.
The JIOA's initial task was to scour Germany for the most valuable scientific minds, compiling a list known as the "Osenberg List" that included the names of over 1,600 individuals. These men were then carefully vetted, with the JIOA tasked with determining their political reliability and ensuring they were not guilty of war crimes.
Despite the efforts to vet the scientists, many of them had clear ties to the Nazi regime and were directly responsible for atrocities committed during the war. This included individuals like Wernher von Braun, the lead developer of the V-2 rocket, who had overseen the use of slave labor at the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.
Nevertheless, the U.S. government moved forward with the recruitment of these scientists, offering them lucrative contracts and the promise of a new life in America. By September 1945, the first group of seven rocket scientists, including von Braun, had arrived in the United States.
Over the following years, hundreds more scientists and their families were brought to the U.S. under the auspices of Operation Paperclip. They were initially housed at facilities like Fort Bliss in Texas, where they were put to work on various military and scientific projects, including the development of the U.S. space program.
The recruitment of Nazi scientists through Operation Paperclip was a highly controversial and ethically fraught endeavor. Critics argued that the U.S. government was effectively granting amnesty to individuals who had been complicit in the atrocities of the Third Reich, undermining the principles of justice and human rights that the Allies had fought to uphold.
Moreover, the program's secrecy and the government's efforts to conceal the backgrounds of the recruited scientists further fueled suspicions and distrust. As the full extent of the scientists' involvement in Nazi war crimes began to emerge in the following decades, the moral and ethical implications of Operation Paperclip came under intense scrutiny.
Despite the ethical concerns, Operation Paperclip undoubtedly had a significant impact on the scientific and technological advancement of the United States. The expertise and knowledge brought by the recruited scientists played a crucial role in the development of the U.S. space program, rocketry, medical treatments, and other fields.
However, the legacy of Operation Paperclip remains a complex and contentious one. The program's willingness to overlook the Nazi pasts of its recruits in the name of national security has been widely criticized, and the ethical compromises made continue to haunt the scientific and political institutions that benefited from the program.
Ultimately, Operation Paperclip stands as a cautionary tale about the dangers of prioritizing strategic interests over moral principles. It serves as a reminder that the pursuit of knowledge and technological progress must be balanced with a steadfast commitment to justice, human rights, and the fundamental values of a democratic society.
https://wn.com/Operation_Paperclip_The_Controversial_Recruitment_Of_Nazi_Scientists_By_The_United_States
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In the aftermath of World War II, the United States government faced a complex dilemma - what to do with the scientific and technological expertise that had fueled the Nazi war machine? This quandary gave rise to a covert intelligence program known as Operation Paperclip, which would have lasting implications for both the scientific community and the moral standing of the United States.
As the war drew to a close, the U.S. government recognized the immense value of the scientific knowledge and technical skills possessed by German scientists, engineers, and technicians. These individuals had been instrumental in the development of advanced weaponry, rocketry, and medical innovations that had given the Nazis a formidable military advantage.
Fearing that this expertise might fall into the hands of the Soviet Union, the U.S. launched a secret program to identify, recruit, and bring these scientists to America. Codenamed "Operation Paperclip," the program was overseen by the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency, a specialized unit within the U.S. military.
The JIOA's initial task was to scour Germany for the most valuable scientific minds, compiling a list known as the "Osenberg List" that included the names of over 1,600 individuals. These men were then carefully vetted, with the JIOA tasked with determining their political reliability and ensuring they were not guilty of war crimes.
Despite the efforts to vet the scientists, many of them had clear ties to the Nazi regime and were directly responsible for atrocities committed during the war. This included individuals like Wernher von Braun, the lead developer of the V-2 rocket, who had overseen the use of slave labor at the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.
Nevertheless, the U.S. government moved forward with the recruitment of these scientists, offering them lucrative contracts and the promise of a new life in America. By September 1945, the first group of seven rocket scientists, including von Braun, had arrived in the United States.
Over the following years, hundreds more scientists and their families were brought to the U.S. under the auspices of Operation Paperclip. They were initially housed at facilities like Fort Bliss in Texas, where they were put to work on various military and scientific projects, including the development of the U.S. space program.
The recruitment of Nazi scientists through Operation Paperclip was a highly controversial and ethically fraught endeavor. Critics argued that the U.S. government was effectively granting amnesty to individuals who had been complicit in the atrocities of the Third Reich, undermining the principles of justice and human rights that the Allies had fought to uphold.
Moreover, the program's secrecy and the government's efforts to conceal the backgrounds of the recruited scientists further fueled suspicions and distrust. As the full extent of the scientists' involvement in Nazi war crimes began to emerge in the following decades, the moral and ethical implications of Operation Paperclip came under intense scrutiny.
Despite the ethical concerns, Operation Paperclip undoubtedly had a significant impact on the scientific and technological advancement of the United States. The expertise and knowledge brought by the recruited scientists played a crucial role in the development of the U.S. space program, rocketry, medical treatments, and other fields.
However, the legacy of Operation Paperclip remains a complex and contentious one. The program's willingness to overlook the Nazi pasts of its recruits in the name of national security has been widely criticized, and the ethical compromises made continue to haunt the scientific and political institutions that benefited from the program.
Ultimately, Operation Paperclip stands as a cautionary tale about the dangers of prioritizing strategic interests over moral principles. It serves as a reminder that the pursuit of knowledge and technological progress must be balanced with a steadfast commitment to justice, human rights, and the fundamental values of a democratic society.
- published: 06 Aug 2024
- views: 197
1:05:14
Bruno Besana : In excess of nothing - destruction, voidance and intensification
** MaMa, Zagreb / May 28, 2016 **
A change of sign seems to affect the idea of destruction in thought as well as in art practice in the 20th century: destructi...
** MaMa, Zagreb / May 28, 2016 **
A change of sign seems to affect the idea of destruction in thought as well as in art practice in the 20th century: destruction is not only no longer rejected as sheer senseless violence, but is also no longer simply considered as the negative pars destruens, making room for the new to come. From Matta-Clark’s or Rachel Whiteread’s collapsing structures to Ulay’s disappearing photos, passing through Le Corbusier’s Plan Voisin or Malevich’s demand to let all paintings of Russia burn, the notion appears that the contemplation of ashes and ruins might be fertile ground in which new ideas and forms can appear, and thus that a collapsing structure can in itself present a new shape and a new story telling something in an unprecedented manner.
Besana investigates how several topical moments in the art of the 20th and 21st centuries have cut straight to the core of a problem that at the same time tormented politics and philosophy: how to produce a novelty freed from any dialectical relation with that which this novelty is itself set to overcome – or, in other words, how to bypass the deadlock of the negative. By focussing on several examples – from the films of Jia Zhang-Ke to contemporary noise music – in which a process of destruction is identical to the construction of the new, Besana delineates how such a constructivity of destruction can be obtained by different strategies of voidance and intensification. From Dieter Roth’s accumulation of objects and symbols, combined with a constant process of rotting, to John Cage’s usage of silence as a Kampfplatz where conflicting noises come to reconfigure the space of music, art appears to echo and to articulate differently the double attempts of politics and philosophy to intensify contradictions towards an explosive point and to produce the new by suspending or erasing any relation with given modes of representation.
This talk was given in the frame of a larger project, entitled Fiat Vacuum, on the history of the figure of the void in XX century, which Ozren Pupovac and Besana are currently conducting in the guise of different seminars, conferences and workshops at several European institutions.
Bruno Besana taught philosophy at Paris VIII and Bard College, Berlin. He is the author of several articles on contemporary philosophy – namely on the thought of Jacques Rancière, Gilles Deleuze and Alain Badiou, as well as a translator from French and English into Italian. He is an alumnus of the ICI Kulturlabor Berlin and of the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, and a founding member of the Versus Laboratory collective.
http://mi2.hr/en/2016/05/bruno-besana-visak-nicega-destrukcija-ispraznjenje-i-intenziviranje/
https://wn.com/Bruno_Besana_In_Excess_Of_Nothing_Destruction,_Voidance_And_Intensification
** MaMa, Zagreb / May 28, 2016 **
A change of sign seems to affect the idea of destruction in thought as well as in art practice in the 20th century: destruction is not only no longer rejected as sheer senseless violence, but is also no longer simply considered as the negative pars destruens, making room for the new to come. From Matta-Clark’s or Rachel Whiteread’s collapsing structures to Ulay’s disappearing photos, passing through Le Corbusier’s Plan Voisin or Malevich’s demand to let all paintings of Russia burn, the notion appears that the contemplation of ashes and ruins might be fertile ground in which new ideas and forms can appear, and thus that a collapsing structure can in itself present a new shape and a new story telling something in an unprecedented manner.
Besana investigates how several topical moments in the art of the 20th and 21st centuries have cut straight to the core of a problem that at the same time tormented politics and philosophy: how to produce a novelty freed from any dialectical relation with that which this novelty is itself set to overcome – or, in other words, how to bypass the deadlock of the negative. By focussing on several examples – from the films of Jia Zhang-Ke to contemporary noise music – in which a process of destruction is identical to the construction of the new, Besana delineates how such a constructivity of destruction can be obtained by different strategies of voidance and intensification. From Dieter Roth’s accumulation of objects and symbols, combined with a constant process of rotting, to John Cage’s usage of silence as a Kampfplatz where conflicting noises come to reconfigure the space of music, art appears to echo and to articulate differently the double attempts of politics and philosophy to intensify contradictions towards an explosive point and to produce the new by suspending or erasing any relation with given modes of representation.
This talk was given in the frame of a larger project, entitled Fiat Vacuum, on the history of the figure of the void in XX century, which Ozren Pupovac and Besana are currently conducting in the guise of different seminars, conferences and workshops at several European institutions.
Bruno Besana taught philosophy at Paris VIII and Bard College, Berlin. He is the author of several articles on contemporary philosophy – namely on the thought of Jacques Rancière, Gilles Deleuze and Alain Badiou, as well as a translator from French and English into Italian. He is an alumnus of the ICI Kulturlabor Berlin and of the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, and a founding member of the Versus Laboratory collective.
http://mi2.hr/en/2016/05/bruno-besana-visak-nicega-destrukcija-ispraznjenje-i-intenziviranje/
- published: 22 Jun 2016
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