And So It Begins

Geert Wilders' film is released on the internet. The PM of the Netherlands and the President of the EU have officially condemned it. The Netherlands is currently on its highest terrorist alert level.

Don't plan on watching the movie myself; I've watched interviews with the guy--such as the one below--and almost everything he says goes too far in reacting to Islamist terrorism. I'm certain the movie is going to be fear and violence pornography, and I'm just not interested in watching that.

I think he's perfectly entitled to make the film, however, and I think now that such a huge fuss has been made over it, media outlets are perfectly entitled to show it.

The Usefulness Of Monarchies

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Berlin By Sight

Alright, I'm going to do something that I've never, ever done before on this blog: just post up some pictures and shut my damn yapper. Here are various images and buildings that I decided were snap-worthy while walking the streets. Note especially the prevalence of imposing architecture and unique-looking churches.

I'll jump in every so often to name the building, but that's all you'll hear from me.














The Berlin Cathedral



















Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier





The Jewish Museum (viewed from above, it looks like a ripped-open Star of David)




The creepy Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. Formerly a huge, magnificent church, it was bombed out in WWII and stands today as a memorial to the destruction of war.












Bye, Berlin...