Written By: r0b - Date published: 3:02 pm, November 4th, 2010 - 22 comments
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in NZ for a three day visit. She will sign a declaration representing a formal recognition of the fact that a (post 1984 nuclear free) “thaw” in relationships has been complete since 2007. Under the convoluted diplomatic language, however, it seems that nothing much will be changing. But I’m sure Clinton’s visit is going to be a lovely photo-op.
In the 2004 film Downfall (Der Untergang), which portrays Hitler’s last days in a Berlin bunker, he says that if the German people are weak they deserve death. It is a view from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche who argued that conflicts are won by those with the strongest will. ...
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