,:Y ,WE ,F\ND$ ! ,YES ,WOM51 AN ,>T ,GR\P ,DEM&+ ,JU/ICE = ,DIVORCEES 9 ! ,=M] ,EA/ ,G]MANY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ,NOVEMB] #i1 ! DAY ,G]MANY CELEBRAT$ ! #c? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! FALL ( ! ,B]L9 ,WALL1 /&+ ON ,ALEX&]PLATZ1 WE OBS]V$ SOME?+ EXTRAORD9>Y3 NOBODY WAS !RE4 ,!RE SEEM$ TO BE AN 5ORM\S GULF BETWE5 ! (FICIAL /ATE V]SION ( ! EV5T1 ! S5TIM5TALITY & EXCITEM5T OV] ! ,VICTORY ( A ,FREE ,SOCIETY AGA9/ ,TOTALIT>IAN ,EA/ ,G]MANY1 & ! ALMO/ COMPLETE LACK ( 9T]E/ ON ! P>T ( ! POPULATION4 

,! L\DSPEAK]S 9 ! SQU>E SCREAM$ ) 5?USIASM AS VA/ PROJECTORS FILL$ ! WALLS ( ,ALEX&]PLATZ'S COMM]CIAL BUILD+S & (FICES ) #h-FOOT-TALL VIDEO IMAGES ( ! CR[D ?AT /ORM$ ! ,B]L9 ,WALL #c YE>S AGO & POLITICAL SPEE*ES FILL$ ) PASSION & FAI? 9 ! FUTURE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 IT APPE>$ AS IF NO MORE PEOPLE W]E /&+ 9 ! SQU>E ITSELF ?AN !RE W\LD HAVE BE5 ON ANY O!R WEEK5D EV5+1 P]HAPS A HUNDR$ AT ANY GIV5 TIME4 ,MO/ ( !M W]E />+ AT !IR PHONES1 MOV+ SLUGGI%LY FROM %OP TO %OP4 ,P]HAPS ?REE OR F\R1 AT MO/1 W]E ACTUALLY />+ AT ! PA?OS UNFOLD+ ABOVE !M4 

#c ,YE>S ,LAT] 

,IT SEEMS ?AT NO ONE 9 ,EA/]N ,G]MANY HAD ANY D\BTS AB\T :AT ?OSE PROMISES ( FRE$OM1 EQUALITY1 & BRO!RHOOD MEANT N[3 !SE HAD PROV$ EMPTY4 ,9/EAD ( PROSP]ITY1 ! 5TIRE ,EA/]N BLOC F\ND ITSELF DE9DU/RIALIZ$1 ?OSE ) SECURE WAGE LABOR JOBS ?R[N 9TO PREC>ITY AS MO/ MIDDLE-CLASS ,G,D,R RESID5TS & ALMO/ ALL HI<LY TRA9$ PR(ESSIONALS EI!R MOV$ TO ! ,WE/ OR W]E R$UC$ TO L[-PAID 0S]VICE WORK]S40 ,! $UCATIONAL DOCTR9E :]EBY ,G,D,R *ILDR5 W]E ONCE TAU<T TO SEE !MSELVES AS HEIRS TO ! ANTI-FASCI/ RESI/ANCE HAS BE5 DISPLAC$ COMPLETELY BY ! DOCTR9E EMPHASIZ+ ! ET]NAL GUILT ( ! ,G]MANS4 ,! RESULT+ CLIMATE ( DISILLUSIONM5T & BITT]NESS IS CLEV]LY MANIPULAT$ BY RI<T-W+ P>TIES TO 9CREASE HATR$ ( /RANG]S1 ALLEG$LY TAK+ JOBS AWAY FROM ! LOCAL POPULATION & R$I/RIBUT+ POLITICAL P[] 9 !IR FAVOR4 

,ALL ?IS1 ( C\RSE1 IS NOT JU/ HAPP5+ 9 ,G]MANY4 ,:AT EV]YONE N[ UND]/&S IS ?AT :AT ! FALL ( ! ,B]L9 ,WALL REALLY M>K$ WAS ! BEG9N+ ( ! DISMANTL+ ( ! SOCIAL /ATE EV]Y:]E4 ,IT WASN'T TRADE UNIONS & PROGRESSIVE WORK]S' MOVEM5TS1 LET ALONE ,FIR/ ,WAVE ,SOLID>NO/ OR FEM9I/S :O WON ! ,COLD ,W>--EV5 IF !Y TOOK ! MO/ RISKS & DID MO/ ( ! DECISIVE FI<T+--BUT ! SMUG NEOLIB]ALISM ( ,?AT*] & ,REAGAN ?AT IMM$IATELY BEGAN ITS VICTORY RUN >\ND ! PLANET4 

,?AT DAY 9 ,ALEX&]PLATZ IT FELT AS IF EV]YONE UND]/OOD ?AT FACT N[1 SO ?AT ! ONLY POSSIBLE REACTION WAS SIMPLY TO DO NO?+ AT ALL4 ,/&+ 9 A COLD1 D>K1 EMPTY SQU>E1 AMONG A FEW CONFUS$ %OPP]S1 WE ?\<T AB\T H[ WE'D >RIV$ AT ?IS PO9T Z]O4 ,AFT] ALL1 PASSIVITY ISN'T REALLY AN OPTION4 ,NOT JU/ ,G]MANY BUT ! :OLE WORLD SEEMS TO BE FAC$ ) A *OICE3 EI!R WE GO BACK #c YE>S & />T OV]1 /ORM ! WALLS ?AT SEP>ATE US AGA91 OR ELSE ACCEPT ?AT ! ONLY REACTION TO ! >ROGANCE & BETRAYAL ( ! AU?ORITIES IS LIT]AL FASCISM4 

,:AT WE W]E WITNESS+ 9 ,ALEX&]PLATZ1 & WAS HAPP5+ SIMULTANE\SLY 7& TO A SIMIL> BLASE REACTION7 AT ,BR&5BURG1 WAS AN OXYMORON3 AN ATTEMPT TO :IP UP 5?USIASM AB\T ! QUE/ = 0NORMALCY40 ,IRONICALLY1 ?IS LACK ( EXCITEM5T RESEMBL$ NO?+ SO MU* AS ! MASSIVELY DULL M>*ES & DEMON/RATIONS ?AT M>K$ ! POLITICAL LIFE ( ! ,G,D,R ITSELF1 :]E G5]\SLY PAID DESIGN]S W]E TASK$ ) CONV9C+ CITIZ5S ?AT EV]Y?+ REALLY WAS P]FECTLY NORMAL4 

,TODAY1 MILLIONS ( PEOPLE >E TAK+ P>T 9 REAL M>*ES & DEMON/RATIONS ACROSS ! WORLD1 FROM ,LEBANON TO ,*ILI1 ,SUDAN TO ,FRANCE4 ,! DEM&S ( ! PROTE/]S >E ALL V]Y SIMIL>3 SOCIAL JU/ICE1 ! REMOVAL ( CORRUPT AU?ORITIES1 & ! RE/ORATION ( A SOCIAL /ATE ?AT HAS BE5 DISMANTL$ S9CE ! FALL ( ! ,WALL4 

,9 MANY C\NTRIES1 SU* AS ,FRANCE1 !SE DEM&S ALSO 9CLUDE DIRECT DEMOCRACY2 9 O!RS1 SU* AS ,LEBANON OR ,IRAQ1 IT MEANS ! REJECTION ( ! V>I\S E?NIC OR SECT>IAN ID5TITIES ?AT HAVE BECOME ! PRIM>Y BASIS ( POLITICAL MOBILIZATION UND] 0NORMALCY03 ,%IITES & ,SUNNIS1 ,*RI/IANS1 & ,MUSLIMS4 ,! PEOPLE ( ,LEBANON HAVE CREAT$ A S+LE LIV+ *A9 BY HOLD+ H&S1 ?AT /RET*ES ACROSS ! C\NTRY4 

,BUT !SE ?+S W]E JU/ :AT ! PEOPLE ( ! ,G]MAN ,DEMOCRATIC ,REPUBLIC TOO DEM&$ :5 !Y CROSS$ ! DE/ROY$ ,B]L9 ,WALL #c YE>S AGO4 

,! ,BIR? ( AN ,>T ,PROJECT 

,P]HAPS ! GREATE/ CONTRADICTION 9 ?IS NEWF\ND 0NORMALCY0 IS EMBODI$ 9 ! FATE ( NE>LY A MILLION DIVORC$ WOM5 FROM ! =M] ,G,D,R4 

,I 7,NIKA7 MET ,M>ION ,BOK]1 :O HAS LONG WORK$ TO PUBLICIZE & PURSUE !IR CASE1 FIVE YE>S AGO ?R\< MY FRI5D1 A ,RUSSIAN ACTIVI/ & WRIT] NAM$ ,VE/A4 ,VE/A'S HUSB& HAD /OL5 H] ?REE-YE>-OLD DAU<T] & COMPLETELY CUT H] (F FROM ANY CONTACT ) H] MO!R4 

,AT ! TIME ,I TOO WAS FLEE+ AN EX-HUSB&1 :O T]RORIZ$ BO? \R *ILD & MYSELF ) 5DLESS LEGAL P]SECUTION4 ,I SP5T A LOT ( TIME 9 C\RT4 ,9 MY SP>E TIME1 SU* AS IT WAS1 ,I WAS P>TICIPAT+ 9 FEM9I/ CONF]5CES & DRAW+ A COMIC BOOK AB\T MY DIVORCE4 

,M>ION TOLD US AB\T ! FATE ( HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( WOM5 :O1 BECAUSE !Y TOO HAD DIVORC$1 W]E DEPRIV$ ( UP TO #c P]C5T ( !IR P5SIONS AFT] UNIFICATION4 ,?IS MI<T NOT S\ND T]RIBLY DRAMATIC1 BUT GIV5 R5TS & ORD9>Y EXP5SES1 IT ESS5TIALLY MEANS !IR DISPOSABLE 9COME IS Z]O4 

,= #c YE>S N[1 !SE WOM5 HAVE BE5 FI<T+ = !IR RI<TS4 ,!Y HAVE GONE ?R\< EV]Y POSSIBLE POLITICAL & LEGAL *ANNEL2 P>TICIPAT$ 9 9NUM]ABLE DEMON/RATIONS & PETITIONS2 EV5 REA*$ ! ,U,N1 MANAG+ TO GET ! ,U,N TO RECOGNIZE ?AT ! ,G]MAN GOV]NM5T WAS 0/RUCTURALLY UNFAIR0 TO !M & ISSUE A DEM& ?AT !Y BE COMP5SAT$4 

,?IRTY YE>S AGO1 !RE W]E #h1 ( !SE WOM54 ,TODAY1 !RE >E R\<LY #c1 LEFT1 & !IR AV]AGE AGE IS #h4 ,EV]Y DAY !RE >E LESS ( !M4 ,! WOM5 !MSELVES EXPLA9$ TO US ?AT ! GOV]NM5T IS WAIT+ = A 0BIOLOGICAL SOLUTION40 ,SO NO?+ HAPP5S4 ,DECISIONS >E PO/PON$1 DATES *ANG$4 ,SOMETIMES GOV]NM5T (FICIALS LIT]ALLY LAU< 9 !IR FACES4 

,IT'S NOT JU/ POLITICIANS4 ,MO/ ( ! PRESS & ?US ! $UCAT$ PUBLIC DOESN'T TAKE !IR CAUSE P>TICUL>LY S]I\SLY4 ,Y\ CAN /ILL READ COLUMNS 9 ,G]MAN NEWSPAP] ?AT EFFECTIVELY SAY1 0D>L+S1 :AT DO Y\ WANT FROM US8 ,Y\ WANT ! BE/ ( BO? WORLDS1 TO PURSUE AN 'ABNORMAL' LIFE/YLE & !N LET ! RE/ ( US TAKE C>E ( Y\8 ,IF Y\'D PURSU$ A NORMAL LIFE1 Y\ W\LDN'T HAVE !SE PROBLEMS40 7,DIVORCE1 IT %\LD BE NOT$1 WAS EASY & COMMON 9 ! ,EA/1 UNLIKE 9 ! ,WE/1 :]E UNTIL #aige WOM5 NE$$ !IR HUSB&S' P]MISSION TO WORK AT ALL1 ?\< IF DIVORC$1 !Y DID GET A %>E ( !IR HUSB&S' P5SION47 

,?IS IS ! VIOL5CE ( 0NORMALIZATION0 9 ITS MO/ BRUTAL1 MOCK+ =M4 

,:AT ,CAN ,>TI/S ,DO8 

,WE >E SPEAK+ ( ,G]MAN WOM5 DY+ 9 P5URY 9 ! ONE ( ! RI*E/ C\NTRIES ON E>?1 ! MU*-VAUNT$ 0W9N]0 ( ! ECONOMIC W> ( ALL AGA9/ ALL ?AT FOLL[$ ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,COLD ,W> ORD]4 ,SO WE ASK$ \RSELVES1 :AT CAN WE--AS >TI/S--DO TO HELP HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( DIVORC$ WOM5 :O HAVE BE5 AB&ON$ BY POLITICIANS8 

,:AT CAN >TI/S DO 9 ?IS WORLD8 ,H[ MU* P[] DO WE REALLY HAVE8 

,FIR/1 WE TRI$ TO 0APPLY = GRANTS0 TO GET FUND+4 ,WE APPLI$ TO A ,G]MAN F\NDATION :I* IS SUPPOS$ TO WORK 9 ! EA/ ( ,G]MANY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT = >TI/IC PROJECTS BAS$ 9 COMMUNITY NE$S1 BUT = A V>IETY ( REASONS1 WE DIDN'T GET A S+LE P5NY4 ,WE 5C\NT]$ AN 5DLESS V>IETY ( COLD %\LD]S4 ,ONE ( ! LA/1 & P]HAPS ! MO/ COMICAL1 WAS A GIANT *ECK AW>D$ US BY POLITICIANS 9 ,BUNDE/AG4 ,BY 0GIANT0 WE DO NOT MEAN ?AT IT WAS = A L>GE SUM ( MONEY4 ,ACTUALLY1 IT WAS = ,E,U,R#a1 EUROS1 5\< TO PAY A C\PLE WORK]S = P]HAPS A WEEK4 ,BUT ! *ECK ITSELF WAS LIT]ALLY A MET] LONG4 

,9 ! WELCOM+ SPEE*1 IT WAS SAID ?AT 0POLITICIANS C\LD NOT HELP WOM51 BUT !Y HAVE HOPE = ! >TS40 ,! WOM5 !MSELVES C\LD CONT9UE TO DIE P5NILESS1 ?AT WAS 9EVITABLE2 BUT AT LEA/ !RE MI<T BE SOME PRETTY PICTURES TO 5C\RAGE US TO ?9K AB\T !IR PLI<T4 

,! WOM5 & ?OSE LIKE US WORK+ ) !M W]E CONSI/5TLY REJECT$4 ,EA* TIME 9 A DIFF]5T WAY4 

,A HUNDR$ ?\S& P5NILESS Y\NG BLONDS MI<T HAVE RECEIV$ A DIFF]5T RECEPTION4 ,BUT !SE WOM5 W]E OLD1 & NOT ESPECIALLY GLAM\R\S4 ,!Y W]E = ! MO/ P>T SO C>EFUL1 FRUGAL1 & FA/IDI\S 9 !IR DRESS & BE>+ ?AT !Y DIDN'T EV5 LOOK P>TICUL>LY POOR OR MIS]ABLE4 ,!Y W]E PRECISELY ! PEOPLE Y\ DON'T REALLY NOTICE ON ! BUS4 

,AT FIR/1 WE IMAG9$ AS >TI/S WE C\LD COME UP ) A CONCEPT SO %>P ?AT SOCIETY C\LD NOT HELP BUT SEE ?AT :AT HAD HAPP5$ & :AT WAS HAPP5+ TO A MILLION ( !IR FELL[ CITIZ5S WAS A MON/R\S 9JU/ICE6 

,WELL1 WE TRI$4 ,\R FIR/ IDEA WAS TO PLAY ON ?IS IRONY ) A DEMON/RATION DUR+ ,B]L9 ,FA%ION ,WEEK ON ,UNT] DEL ,L9DA4 ,! EV5T W\LD HAVE BE5 FAMILI> TO MO/ MEMB]S ( ! M$IA :O SO REGUL>LY MOCK$ OR IGNOR$ ! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,DIVORC$ ,WOM5 FROM ! ,G,D,R4 ,?IS TIME1 H[EV]1 WE IMAG9$ ?OSE WOM5 W\LD BE PASS+ UND] ! ,BR&5BURG ,GATE 9 CO/UMES BY ,VIVI5NE ,WE/WOOD4 ,WE HOP$ ?AT ! NAME W\LD ATTRACT ! ATT5TION ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PRESS4 ,AFT] ALL1 WE ?\<T1 ,VIVI5NE ,WE/WOOD H]SELF IS OLD1 HAD SUFF]$ DUE TO AN 9SUFF]ABLE HUSB&1 BUT /ILL MANAG$ TO SURVIVE & EV5 EM]GE TRIUMPHANT4 ,SU*1 WE ?\<T1 IS ! MAGICAL P[] ( >T6 

,EXCEPT IT TURN$ \T ,VIVI5NE ,WE/WOOD WASN'T 9T]E/$4 ,OR TO BE MORE PRECISE1 %E EXPRESS$ 5?USIA/IC SUPPORT = ! WOM5'S CAUSE1 BUT TOLD US 7UND]/&ABLY 5\<7 ?AT ALL H] POLITICAL 5]GIES W]E CURR5TLY FOCUS$ ON CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,SEV]AL EQUALLY DESP]ATE ATTEMPTS TO ADVANCE ! PROJECT FAIL$4 

,P>TLY AS A RESULT1 HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( ,G]MAN GR&MO!RS REMA9 UNABLE TO F9D SUPPORT = !IR DEM& = JU/ICE FROM ! ,G]MAN GOV]NM5T1 OR1 REALLY1 ANYBODY ELSE4 

,:AT ,WE ,DID 

,& AS A RESULT1 ! ,YES ,WOM5 ,GR\P WAS BORN6 

,! NAME IS1 ( C\RSE1 9SPIR$ BY ! FAM\S ,YES ,M5 GR\P4 ,9DE$1 ONE ( ! F\ND]S ( ! ,YES ,M51 ,IGOR ,VAMOS1 :O HAD WORK$ ) US = SOME TIME ON ! PROJECT1 GAVE US ! NOD 7IT WAS1 9 FACT1 QUITE LIT]ALLY A NOD7 TO PROCE$ AS SU*--9 ! SAME SPIRIT ( PLAYFUL 5]GY4 

,:Y NOT8 ,WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT TO LOSE4 ,! MORE TIME W5T ON1 ! FEW] WOM5 !RE W]E TO FI<T =4 ,AS ! #c? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! FALL ( ! ,WALL APPROA*$1 WE DECID$ TO TAKE \R [N PROJECTION TO ,ALEX&]PLATZ1 9 ! V]Y C5T] ( ,B]L94 

,PHOTOGRAPH] ,ANA/ASIA ,KHORO%ILOVA VISIT$ ,MAGDEBURG AT H] [N EXP5SE TO TAKE PICTURES ( WOM5'S ASSOCIATION ACTIVI/S4 ,A DESIGN] FROM ,RIGA1 ,LYUDMILA ,IVAK9A1 HELP$ TO MAKE A PO/] = A PROJECTION BAS$ ON SKET*ES BY ,NIKA ,DUBROVSKY4 ,DAVID ,GRAEB]1 ! AU?OR ( ! FAM\S SLOGAN 0,WE >E ! #i#i.001 CAME UP ) A SLOGAN3 0,NEV] M9D US60 ,S9CE NORMALLY1 PEOPLE DON'T4 

,SO IT WAS ?AT AN AN?ROPOLOGI/ 7,DAVID ,GRAEB]71 A PLAYWRI<T 7,JULIA ,B>DOLIM71 & AN >TI/ 7,NIKA ,DUBROVSKY71 ONE ,AM]ICAN & TWO ,RUSSIANS1 F\ND !MSELVES ON A DESP]ATELY D>K & EMPTY ,ALEX&]PLATZ4 

,L\DSPEAK]S W]E LECTUR+ ! OCCASIONALLY PASS+ %OPP]S AB\T FRE$OM & DEMOCRACY2 BUILD+S W]E EXPLOD+ ) PROJECTIONS ( FIREWORKS & REALLY L>GE TALK+ HEADS4 

,9 ! %OP ACROSS ! /REET1 WE B\<T AN 9EXP5SIVE H&HELD PROJECTOR & />T$ PROJECT+ A COLLAGE ( WOM5 ACTIVI/S /AY+ %\LD]-TO-%\LD] ) A SLOGAN3 0,NEV] M9D US60 

,WE DIDN'T HAVE ! RES\RCES TO DO A L>GE-SCALE VIDEO ) COMPUT] EFFECTS & P[]FUL AUDIO1 SO WE MADE PROJECTIONS ?AT LOOK$ LIKE AN ALBUM COV] OR AN ADV]TISEM5T 9 AN 9EXP5SIVE /ORE4 ,SIX MEMB]S ( A WOM5'S ASSOCIATION ( ,G,D,R DIVORCEES /OOD ON IT1 %\LD] TO %\LD]4 ,!Y SEEM PR\D & *E]FUL1 & >RANG$ 9 A TI<T SEMI-CIRCLE 7!Y ACTUALLY DO LOOK A LOT LIKE SOME K9D ( '#gS OR '#hS ROCK B&74 ,UND]NEA? IS ! PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE CAPTION3 0,NEV] M9D US60 

,WE PROJECT$ ! IMAGE ON ! MA9 BUILD+S ( ,ALEX&]PLATZ1 ON ! BOO?S ) EXP5SIVE EQUIPM5T SPECIFICALLY 9/ALL$ = (FICIAL PROJECTIONS1 & EV5 ON SOME ( ! VANS MOV+ EQUIPM5T 9 & \T ( ! SQU>E4 

,WE HAD BE5 CURI\S :AT ! REACTION MI<T BE4 ,W\LD WE BE 9T]ROGAT$1 >RE/$1 *AS$ AWAY8 ,9 FACT1 IT WAS JU/ AS PASSIVE AS ! REACTION ( ! CR[D TO ! L>G] SPECTACLE4 ,ALMO/ EV]YONE IGNOR$ US4 ,IF !Y W]E CURI\S--:I* SOME CLE>LY W]E--!Y MO/LY PRET5D$ TO LOOK AT SOME?+ ELSE4 ,TWO POLICE />$ AT US = SOME?+ SLI<TLY LESS ?AN A M9UTE4 ,WE ACTUALLY CONSID]$ ASK+ !M TO HELP DOCUM5T ! ACTION1 BUT BE=E WE EV5 DECID$ TO APPROA* !M1 !Y W]E GONE4 

,IT'S TRUE A H&FUL ( CURI\S PASS]SBY DID /OP1 LAU<+ W>MLY 7?\< !Y DIDN'T ASK :O ! WOM5 W]E74 ,AFT] ALL1 WE W]E LIV+ HUMANS1 UNLIKE ! ANONYM\S GIANTS ON ! SCRE5S ABOVE :O NEV] ACTUALLY APPE>$ 9 ! FLE%1 BUT JU/ US$ EXP5SIVE MA*9ES TO RECONFIGURE ! CITY'S FUTURE BY /REAM+ AN 5DLESS #a#h-M9UTE CYCLE ( !IR V]SION ( ! H]OIC PA/4 

,:AT'S ,NEXT8 

,WE />T$ \R PROJECT 9 ORD] TO CREATE >T ?AT W\LD BE ( PRACTICAL HELP TO ! ,DIVORC$ ,WOM5'S ,ASSOCIATION4 ,WE DON'T KN[ IF WE WILL SUCCE$ 9 ?IS REG>D4 

,BUT !RE IS A L>G] SIGNIFICANCE TO TRY+4 ,WOM5 FROM ! ASSOCIATION TOLD US SEV]AL TIMES ?AT EV5 IF !Y GET REASONABLE COMP5SATION1 WE MU/ NEV] =GET ! #e1 WOM5 :O HAVE DI$ 9 ! PA/ #c YE>S :O WILL NEV] SEE ! 0CELEBRATION ( JU/ICE40 

,MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE ?AT P[] IS BAS$ ON VIOL5CE4 ,IS IT TRUE8 ,IF ! AU?ORITIES HAVE NO?+ TO SAY TO ! PEOPLE2 IF ! PEOPLE DO NOT BELIEVE & EV5 DESPISE ! AU?ORITIES2 IF P[] DOES NOT %>E A COMMON LANGUAGE ) ! POPULATION444 H[ LONG CAN SU* P[] LA/8 

,DO WE WANT ,G]MANY TO REPEAT ! SAME SC5>IOS ALREADY 9 FULL SW+ 9 SO MANY O!R ,E,U C\NTRIES8 

,HUNG>IANS1 ,POLES1 ,BULG>IANS1 :O = EXACTLY #c YE>S HAVE WELCOM$ DEMOCRACY & 9T]NATIONAL ,EUROPE1 HOP+ = EQUAL 9TEGRATION1 ALL SEEM TO HAVE REC5TLY *ANG$ !IR M9DS4 ,9/EAD ( ! PROSP]ITY & DEMOCRACY !Y ORIG9ALLY DESIR$1 !Y GOT NEOCOLONIALISM1 DE-9DU/RIALIZATION1 A RADICAL 9CREASE 9 ! SOCIAL 9EQUALITY1 ALONG ) PA9FUL AU/]ITY EV]Y:]E ACROSS ! ,E,U4 ,ESS5TIALLY1 !Y ?\<T !Y W]E FI<T+ = ,NORWAY4 ,9/EAD !Y GOT ,HONDURAS4 

,AS A RESULT1 FROM PROGRESSIVE1 TE*NOLOGICALLY ADVANC$ C\NTRIES ONCE DEM&+ DEMOCRATIC RE=MS & SELF-GOV]NM5T 9 WORKPLACES1 WE WITNESS ! EM]G5CE ( HYP]-NATIONALI/ REGIMES4 ,! POPULATION ITSELF IS *ANG+4 ,9/EAD ( ! $UCAT$ MIDDLE CLASS ( #c YE>S AGO1 EA/]N ,EUROPE IS POPULAT$ BY A S]VICE SECTOR PREC>IAT 7WAIT]S & SECURITY GU>DS71 TRAPP$ 9 BAD DEBTS TO ,G]MAN & ,SC&9AVIAN BANKS4 

,! PO9T IS ?AT \R CAUSE IS NOT ONLY AB\T ! DISCRIM9ATORY EXP]I5CES ( DEPRIVATION & POV]TY ( ONE GR\P4 ,IT 9VOLVES A CONV]SATION AB\T :AT A FAIR SOCIETY W\LD LOOK LIKE1 & H[ LEAV+ AN 9JU/ICE T[>D ONE GR\P ( PEOPLE UNADDRESS$ CAN AFFECT ! 5TIRE BODY POLITIC4 

,! /RUGGLE ( ! ,G,D,R ,DIVORCEE ,ASSOCIATION COMES FROM ! SAME CONTEMPTU\S =CES ?AT L$ TO ! %UTT]+ ( SOME #d1 FACTORIES 9 EA/]N ,G]MANY AFT] #a#i#h#i4 ,WE/ ,G]MANS COMPLA9$ ?AT !Y >E BE+ =C$ TO PAY A 0SOLID>ITY TAX0 TO MA9TA9 0UNPRODUCTIVE0 ,EA/]N]S4 ,%\LD WE NOT CONSID] \RSELVES RESPONSIBLE = PU%+ !SE PEOPLE 9TO ! ABYSS8 ,DO WE NOT UND]/& ?AT WE WILL ALL BE GO+ TO HELL TOGE!R UNLESS WE RE/ORE ! TRU/ ?AT WAS BROK58 

,\R >T GR\P IS AN 9ITIATIVE ( /UBBORN OPTIMI/S4 ,WE >E OPTIMI/S NOT JU/ BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ANNOY PEOPLE 7?\< ?IS IS A PLUS71 BUT BECAUSE WE FEEL IT'S ! RI<T ?+ TO DO4 ,/ILL1 LET'S BE REALI/IC = A MOM5T6 ,WE %\LD NOT =GET AB\T \R RESPONSIBILITY1 NOT ONLY TO M>G9ALIZ$ GR\PS ( ! POPULATION BUT ALSO TO \RSELVES1 TO DO SOME?+ AB\T ! CONDITIONS LEAD+ TO RIS+ REACTION ACROSS ,EUROPE4 

,>\ND ! WORLD PEOPLE >E />T+ TO MAKE NEW PROMISES TO ONE ANO!R4 ,P]HAPS WE %\LD JO94 

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