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Chinese medicine

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Kokubunji, 2024.10.22

I'm trying some new Chinese medicine that's supposed to help prevent migraine. I had some immediate success with the first attempt but then not so much. But one thing's for sure, it tastes like a type of banana bread where the secret ingredient is fine shavings from the pink eraser at the back of a pencil from the 1970's. Or, as Peppa Pig and friends had it:

Wait, carpet-flavored yogurt? Why would...

rand()m quote

Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.

—Hermann Goering