Dear readers!

They rattle down constantly and at a high frequency: the reports from and about the Orange Man. The daily newspapers fall for the scam and chase after every little detail, often at the expense of other topics – and yes: there are other topics! Nevertheless, the chaos and arbitrariness from the White House are causing such immense damage that we will have to deal with it for a long time.

And yet, "Kiss my ass" still has quite a few admirers – and imitators. In Germany and Austria, too, there are business lobbyists and major industrialists who cheer on those who openly proclaim an authoritarian regime without freedoms and without control. They are also no longer ashamed that any halfway attentive observer can easily see through their motives: the satisfaction of insatiable greed, enrichment by any means necessary, and no control over lucrative (but barely legal) business activities and influence exertions. They don't care anymore – the spiral is already too wide. As we're now seeing, one or the other is getting what they deserve: There are no more guarantees, no reliability, no plan. Only arbitrariness and boundless hubris. The market reacts, the economy bleeds, and one wonders why many industrialists and politicians are still willing to crawl on their knees through their own saliva.

But some people are capable of anything. Aren't they?

Have a great read & stay safe!

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