Police in Berlin had to drag a man from a bus on Wednesday evening after he refused to stop eating a Döner which he’d brought on board.
It’s a far cry from the relaxed attitude promoted in BVG advertising.
Döner im Bus ist verboten – was ist denn erlaubt?
I can think of a lot of countries where Burger King might want to close down some of its franchises due to poor hygiene issues, but here in Germany?
Pimp my burger! But wipe that Dreck off it first. And give me some French flies while you’re at it…
Die einstweilige Verfügung bedeute für den Franchisenehmer nicht die umgehende Schließung, erklärte der Sprecher. Yi-Ko müsse aber alle markenrechtlich geschützten Gegenstände von Burger King wie Schilder und Speisekarten entfernen, die Mitarbeiter müssten die Uniformen ablegen. „Wenn sie alles abnehmen, bleibt es ihnen überlassen, was sie mit dem Restaurant machen.“
Give or take a 0 or two, of course. And this is shocking. And bad.
The use of this water – used primarily for the cultivation of potatoes and grain, the feeding of livestock and the manufacture of beverages for McDonald’s customers – needs to be stopped immediately.
It could be used much more efficiently, or so the current WWF reports imply, if it were used for the cultivation of potatoes and grain, the feeding of livestock and the manufacture of beverages instead.
So stop eating fast food already and thus provide the rest of the world with this otherwise wasted water (“Over 60000000000000000000000000… liters served!”). What an epiphany. Why hadn’t anyone figured out this simple, simple truth long, long ago?
Burger, Pommes frites und ein Softdrink: Schon die Produktion eines einzigen Fast-Food-Menüs verbraucht nach WWF-Berechnungen 6000 Liter Wasser.
Or “virtue/politically correct terror,” if you prefer. Even some Germans now (in this case Thea Dorn for Die Zeit – “Deutsche Sitten” – no link yet) have come to realize that those who might still prefer to have the right to choose for themselves are losing Lebensraum (their habitat) fast.
A German Opera house decides to cancel a production from their repertoire because several spectators needed medical attention (they were traumatized) after the premiere. A leading SPD politician openly discusses the possibility of limiting the speed limit to 120 kmh on German autobahns. The Greens specify in their party program to do away with the reduced value added tax rate currently granted for fast-food and to forbid the use of wild animals in circuses.
The German (or European) citizen who still expects to be able to decide for him- or herself on matters of this nature (whether to attend the opera performance or not, drive the speed he/she wishes on certain stretches of the autobahn, eat fast-food, etc.) is frowned upon ever more these days because, well, there are others out/up there more enlightened than him/her to make these decisions for them. This is the essence of socialist and/or Green thinking. This makes everything safe. And predictable. And correct sowieso (at the very least).
Autonomy means being able to assess what I can expect of myself and of my environment to put up with. Living means not letting myself be knocked down by injuries or setbacks. But how can I learn either of these things if our society becomes an omnipresent governess keenly taking care that her wards never get carried away?
How indeed. They don’t want you to get carried away. Or get away at all, for that matter, ever. That’s the point. Just curb your enthusiasm already and keep on voting for more tutelage.
Man kann sein Leben zu Tode verschwenden, andere zu Tode schinden. Wir sind dabei, uns zu Tode zu schonen.
I’ve heard it McAll now.
Ab dem 14. Februar wird die Fastfood-Kette in allen 1415 Filialen in Deutschland Currywurst verkaufen. Der Preis werde 2,99 Euro betragen – inklusive Brötchen. Die Currywürste werden von der Wurstfabrik von Bayern-Präsident Uli Hoeneß geliefert.
Observing Hermann 