Certain natural events – however seemingly insignificant – achieve so perfectly a higher symbolic meaning that it is hard not to see in them a divine message. Such is the case with the only equestrian statue erected to honour former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which yesterday collapsed spontaneously under its own weight.
The eccentric tribute was unveiled on October 8th 2021 to commemorate Merkel’s chancellorship on the grounds of the Tempel Museum in Etsdorf, by “communications designer” and artist Wilhelm Koch.
Koch founded the Tempel Museum in 2010 in a defunct schoolbuilding as an exhibit space and a dubious monument to democracy and the ‘European idea’, whatever that is.
In a Spiegel interview from 2021, Koch characterised the monument both as “ironic” and as a “personal tribute” to the former chancellor. Its unveiling supplemented an exhibit on equestrian statues. The purpose was to provide oblique commentary on the fact that such representations have fallen out of favour in the liberal West, where they seem particularly unsuited to the doughy, dingy, bureaucratised politicians who plague us, and of whom Merkel is especially paradigmatic. He denied the sculpture a pedestal, because Merkel is too “modest” for such a thing. He also dispensed with a saddle and reins, explaining that Merkel “doesn’t need” such accoutrements to ride a horse and that he “didn’t want to construct a caricature”. He placed her on an American Quarter Horse, fantasising that it might have been “a gift from Donald Trump”.
The sculpture itself was constructed of recycled light concrete via an “innovative” 3D printing process:
The complex object demonstrates the great opportunity to free construction from its technical and geometric constraints through intelligent material printing processes. At the same time, this process protects the environment and resources, because art and buildings are produced without formwork and waste. (emphasis added)
It turns out that “free[ing]” sculpture from “technical and geometric constraints” (read: Koch’s total lack of sculpting ability and talent) while also “protect[ing] the environment and resources” has a downside. Unlike every other equestrian statue everywhere, Merkel and her horse couldn’t withstand the weather. Before long her right arm and the horse’s head had fallen off and had to be glued back on.
After the repairs, Koch decided to ditch the bronze and paint the whole thing a horrendous white instead, lending the ensemble an unsettling plastic aspect.
As of yesterday, the heavens have relieved the world of this monstrosity.
How fitting that these ruins now decorate the grounds of the sad Tempel Museum. Nothing could more perfectly represent the state of the European Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and Merkel’s legacy in 2023. The former Chancellor coasted on the successes of prior statesmen, waved in lunatic policy after lunatic policy merely to shore up her own political position, subjected Germans to some of the longest and hardest pandemic restrictions on the Continent, and then bowed out of office before facing the consequences of her mismanagement and incompetence. Divine forces have transformed Koch’s exercise in Merkel idolatry into a withering commentary on the state of things.
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“Note that such a frequency is properly termed ‘uncommon’ not ‘rare’: It might be better to state the difference between whatever it is compared with other vaccines, which are in common use. It’s awkward to access such records, but I’ve come across some Swedish comparisons between annual ‘flu vaccines and both the Pfizer and AZ C-19 products; they did not look very nice. No vaccine product is 100% risk free, like most activities – but the promoters avoid explaining what they mean by terms like “safe and effective”.
As things have panned out, I’m glad I said “no thanks, I might change my mind if it becomes an established product”, when it was offered to me. I suspect that the usual suspects do not want to be open about it, and in effect, proper informed consent is not available unless one does a fair bit of independent work. That is not a proper service to us.
These are the recorded adverse effects of the influenza vaccine and MMR vaccine according to the BNF. Apologies for the formatting.
“For influenza vaccineCommon or very common
With intramuscular use Chills; hyperhidrosis; induration; local reactions; pain
With intranasal useNasal complaints
UncommonWith intranasal useEpistaxis; face oedema
Frequency not knownWith intramuscular useAngioedema; encephalomyelitis; extensive swelling of vaccinated limb; febrile seizure; nerve disorders; nervous system disorder; paraesthesia; presyncope; shock; syncope; thrombocytopenia; vasculitis
With intranasal useGuillain-Barré syndrome”
and
MMR
“For measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, liveUncommonIncreased risk of infection; rhinorrhoea
Frequency not knownAngioedema; arthritis; ataxia; cough; dizziness; encephalopathy; eye inflammation; irritability; meningitis aseptic; nerve deafness; nerve disorders; oculomotor nerve paralysis; oedema; panniculitis; papillitis; paraesthesia; regional lymphadenopathy; respiratory disorders; seizures; Stevens-Johnson syndrome; subacute sclerosing panencephalitis; syncope; throat pain; thrombocytopenia; vasculitis”
“Description of the frequency of side-effects
Very common greater than 1 in 10
common 1 in 100 to 1 in 10
Uncommon [formerly ‘less commonly’ in BNF publications] 1 in 1000 to 1 in 100
Rare 1 in 10 000 to 1 in 1000
Very rare less than 1 in 10 000
Frequency not known frequency is not defined by product literature or the side-effect has been reported from post-marketing surveillance data”
Thanks for that information.
There is no hard evidence that the Covid shots are either safe or effective, or that they ever will be. The incorporation of the Covid-19 shots into the routine schedules would be based on what exactly?
German headline should read –
“Covid Vaccines cause serious injury for one in 5,000 doses – TO DATE”
The future doesn’t look too bright either. There seems to be evidence of the jabbed being more susceptible to further covid infection resulting from vaccine failure and/or a weakening of their immune systems. GVB, Dr. Peter McCollough etc.
All those I know currently ill with the C1984 are fully perforated. And there have been a few.
Add to that growing evidence of infertility
So it’s been a “success” then?
Eugenicist Bill will be pleased, won’t he?
This report on the “vaccine” injury rate is after 2 or 3 doses of the monkey-juice. Prof Bhakdi (and others) predicted that with every booster shot, the rate of adverse effects and the number of deaths it would cause would get worse.
Whilst it is progress that the Germans, and to a lesser degree, the British Government is admitting that they cause damage/death to some (the UK Government has finally paid out compensation to a handful of people) they are still down-playing the numbers affected and are pushing jabs on younger and young people and boosters on people who really don’t need one.
What these very belated admissions demonstrate to Joe Public (or would, if they used their brains and paid attention) is that by having the monkey-juice, you are participating in a mass human “vaccine” experiment. Do these people NEVER look in the mirror and suspect that they see a lab rat looking back at them?
Joe just watches the telly and believes in the adverts, reads the posters and so on. Of course, it there was a proper advertising standards outfit, a lot of it would not be published in any media, or the publishers would be at risk of being prosecuted or sued for damages.
Oi, I have never had a telly to watch
Canada is an interesting case study at present. They currently have the highest fatality rate they’ve ever experienced from Covid despite 86% vaccine coverage & far higher than this in the vulnerable age groups, 70+. So, if you were a Canadian wouldn’t you wonder why you’d taken the risk inherent in the vaccine for no benefit?
Is there anyone who can shed light on what’s happening in Canada or has OWID got the data wrong?
The reports from EudraVigilance that cover all Europe show, overall, a serious adverse reaction of 1 in 424 per jab. Averaged over the last 3 weeks, it is 1 in 111.
The actual deaths from the jabs is unclear, the last total being 46,652, but this based on summing from reactions. There appear to be currently overall 3.22 reactions per death. This makes the total 14,468.
From these death figures, we have an overall death rate per jab of 1 in 62,304. Averaged over the last 3 weeks, it is 1 in 18,380.
Overall, the deaths per case have been remarkably constant at about 1 in 40 average over all 4 jab types.
https://t.me/mikes_stuff/445
These are all short-term effects; In a few year’s time, things could be far, far worse,
That’s true. However, it seems that EudraVigilance monitor cases for a longer time that MHRA. This is evidenced by reports for AstraZeneca which is hardly used in Europe.
MHRA totally fail to follow up any cases – even fail to investigate those unexplained ‘sudden death’ cases currently running at 640.
Definitely. This Winter will see an escalation.
Hi CG, well I have tried to respond to your message – twice in fact but some reason it they haven’t gone.
Cannot find out how to PM you through this site.
Will check this post in a few hours.
So sorry about this as I would like to help.
“As it is, hardly anyone knows that these are the Government’s own data on serious vaccine reactions, and governments are making no obvious effort to tell them.”
Is it me, or is this criminal? Free and informed consent, anyone?