The King – or how not to make a historical movie
The King is a movie on Netflix, directed by David Michôd. It follows the life of Henry V, king of England, from his days as Prince of Wales – prince “Hal” – shortly before the…
Articles by Zoltan Schreter
Publishing fake news for the climate
“Over 11 thousand scientists” sign a report warning about climate change – according to CBC, CNN, The Independent, The Guardian and many other main stream media outlets. Really? Well, maybe yes, if all the dentists,…
The Great Replacement: Myth, conspiracy theory, or reality? Part 5: “Diffused fears only”
Supporters of mass migration in Germany, in particular in politics and in the media, typically dispute that feelings of insecurity resulting from mass migration have a basis in reality. They ridicule people who express such feelings as having “diffused fears” or phobias like “islamophobia” and “xenophobia” …
The Great Replacement: Myth, conspiracy theory, or reality? Part 4: “What they bring us is more valuable than gold”
The sentence “What they bring us is more valuable than gold” was uttered by Martin Schulz about the refugees streaming into Germany during 2015 and 2016 …
How science lived in Europe and died in Islam, Part 5: Why the decline of philosophy and science in Islam?
There are three types of explanations for this decline. The first of these emphasizes external factors, like the Mongol invasion in 1258 …
The Great Replacement: Myth, conspiracy theory, or reality? Part 3: “Diversity is our strength!”
Part 2 of this series was about criticisms of the Great Replacement idea by people who tried to downplay the extent of the demographic changes happening in Europe.
Another group of people accepts the demographic reality of the “Great Replacement”. However, they welcome these changes instead of seeing them as a great tragedy.
This Part confronts the views of these people with reality.
The Great Replacement: Myth, conspiracy theory, or reality? Part 2: “What demographic changes?”
Many critics of the “Great Replacement” idea deny that demographic changes are taking place in Europe which could amount to native Europeans becoming a minority in their own countries. This kind of criticism attempts to minimize or to relativize these demographic changes.
Identity and pride, Part 3: Being proud of others
How can you be proud of what others have done?
How science lived in Europe and died in Islam, Part 4: The decline of philosophy and science in Islam
Many scholars maintain that there has been a decline in Islamic philosophical-scientific production after Islam’s “Golden Age”, lasting until the modern age. In fact, the term “Golden Age” implies a peak in development …
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