24. January 2023
At the Council of Europe assembly
Germany's Minister for Foreign Affairs said, "... we are fighting a war against Russia ..." This video shows the full context of her statement.
[Tom Rosenthal on Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeIr8YR7Almg2Bzoy1y1BAQ)
Lyrics:
"When was the last time you wanted down a road
Just for the sake of it
And have you ever been to a place
just because it was a place
and you have two good feet
Some people will say
“you need a plan”
but there is nothing wrong
with not knowing
where you are going
lots of runner running about these days
running past everything
go on any train, bus or plane
You’ll see people who have stopped looking out of window
dont be one of them
you may say
“i’ve been down these streets before”
and that’s okay
but possibility is never gone
aimless they say is without aim
but I have never seen purpose stop the rain
on any street corner you may find
the light of your day
the soul of your hour
the dark of your minute
the love of your life
or maybe not
but you may find something
you haven’t already got
of course not all the days can be magic days
stun and amaze
but possible you may find lonely smile
that sings and cures
or even better
you might find yours
that world that’s in your pocket
is not the world
the world is the one
that lies before your feet
with the people that you meet
the smells
the sights
the skies
tell the world that you are ready
and it replies
you see i'm not sure to what the secret of happiness is
but i'm pretty sure it starts
when you go outside"
Expanding on an observation from his last talk, Andreas asks why we talk so much about the cartels in drugs and oil, but rarely about one of the largest cartels in the world: banking. He analyses recent (unacknowledged) history with the 2008 financial crisis, the corrupt revolving door with regulators, how kleptocracy is destroying democracy, and why Bitcoin matters as an exit when voice is no longer an option.