Kore Nordmann

RE: https://sunkencastles.com/2026/03/22/who-defines-culture/

I would never call myself a German patriot (why should random borders from past wars matter after all), but otherwise this one is quite on spot about the current German government:

Mar 23 at 9:26amWeb
Show threadJürgen Hubert4d ago

@kore

I know the use of the term "patriot" is controversial, particularly in Germany. For me, it means: "I want what is best for my country."

And I see "what is best for my country" as "turning Germany into an open, progressive society that isn't controlled by the oligarchs and their tools". I.e. a place where both I and my friends can live and be happy in.

Show threadBishop6 (Ed Alan T.)4d ago
@kore @juergen_hubert I think the two occasions when it is okay to be unabashedly pro-German (or pro-whoever) is during the Olympics and for international football matches.
Show threadJürgen Hubert4d ago

@bishop6 @kore

"My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right."

Für mich heißt "patriotisch sein" nicht "die Flagge schwingen", sondern aktiv daran zu arbeiten, dieses Land zu einem besseren Ort für alle zu machen.

Show threadBishop6 (Ed Alan T.)4d ago

@juergen_hubert @kore Genau richtig.

The success of a country, for me, is not how well the richest are able to live, but how well it treats the least of its residents.

These oligarchs on both sides of the water think that showing where one's country is flawed teaches children to "hate their country". No, it shows them opportunities where people can work for their country to improve.