November 2025
Vulcan Spirit 1967 zeigte die Science-Fiction-Serie Star Trek etwas Unvorstellbares: einen Krieg ohne Bomben, ohne verwüstete Städte – und doch mit …
6. November 2025
Violence and sexuality are two opposite frequencies on the same spectrum — intertwined yet distinct
Violence constricts, imposes, and erases; sexuality, at its healthiest, opens, invites, and affirms. Yet both live in the same human body, shaped by …
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Violence constricts, imposes, and erases; sexuality, at its healthiest, opens, invites, and affirms. Yet both live in the same human body, shaped by history, culture, and power. By Femi Oladeji Growing up in London, violence wasn’t an abstract idea — it was a daily atmosphere, woven from socio-economic hardship and racial discrimination. As Oluwafemi Oladeji put it in 1984, "I don’t exist, I am part of this," a line that captured the erasure of individual identity under the weight of collective struggle. The unwritten code was simple: survive or be consumed. My inner mantra became: Always be awake. Always stay ahead. At home, the absence of verbal aggression didn’t erase the survival reflex. Instead, a quiet defensiveness grew — an ever-alert beast, ready to react. Frustration and anger hardened into resilience. Arts, music, and sport offered temporary release, but adolescence brought a deeper unease — a hollow space where some undefined part of me should have been. Without gui
6. November 2025
How Austria, China, and the U.S. tackle Guns and Violence
After Graz Three Nations, Three Paths: How Austria, China, and the U.S. tackle Guns and Violence By Harvey Dzodin Austria’s tranquility was shatte…
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After Graz Three Nations, Three Paths: How Austria, China, and the U.S. tackle Guns and Violence By Harvey Dzodin Austria’s tranquility was shattered on June 10th in Graz, when a former student killed 10 others and himself using legally obtained weapons. In terms of gun violence, as well as gun ownership and its regulation, how does Austria (and the European Union) compare with the two other countries I have called home the longest: the People’s Republic of China and the United States of America? The answers may surprise you. Comparative Analysis of Gun-Related Deaths: Austria, China, EU, and US Gun death rates per 100,000 people demonstrate dramatic comparative differences. The US has 4.42 deaths per 100,000 annually, while Austria maintains a rate of just 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, China records an exceptionally low 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, and the EU average stands at approximately 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people. The ratios reveal the disproportionate nature of gun violence
4. November 2025