Posts Tagged ‘politics’

It’s easy to fool people – politicians do it every day

Monday, February 1st, 2021

 

It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.

— Mark Twain

It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled, a quote by Mark Twain. www.walled-in-berlin.com

It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled, a quote by Mark Twain. www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic and current events, people, places and food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

What is a Car’s weakest part?

Monday, May 20th, 2019

A car’s weakest part is the nut holding the steering wheel.

— Anonymous

(Does this apply to politics too?)

 

A car's weakest part is the note holding the steering wheel. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2020. walled.in.berlin.com

A car’s weakest part is the note holding the steering wheel. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2020. walled.in.berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

Power and the People it Attracts

Thursday, December 28th, 2017

 

Power always attracts people with no moral values.

— Albert Einstein

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic and current events, people, places and food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.