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HERBERT KUHNER Romancier, Lyriker, Dramatiker und Übersetzer ist 1935 in Wien in geboren. Er emigrierte 1939 in die Vereinigten Staaten und studierte an der Lawrenceville School und Columbia University. Nach Wien kehrte er 1963 zurück, wo er als ein freier Schriftsteller und Übersetzer lebt.

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Remigration

Another topic I have “touched upon” is “remigration.” This word is a neologism, which means coming back to where you have been driven out.I've always said that I wanted a smooth ride, but I couldn't help rocking the boat. Rocking seems to be in my genes.

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On the road I have traveled, I have met many remarkable people. First I name my friend and mentor the late Emile Capouya. “Mike” encouraged me over the years and published two of my books in New York.

Herbert Kuhner

grew up in the United States, associating with the New York City jazz and coffee scene in the 1950s. ". . I've always said that I wanted to have smooth sailing, but I couldn't help rocking the boat. Rocking seems to be in my genes". As a subtitle I’ve chosen “Stepping out of line,” which is a movement my feet can’t seem to avoid making.

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Vienna Today

Returning to my birthplace has given me a unique opportunity of writing on Third Reich Revisionism. This topic interlinks with Violence under the Guise of Art like pieces of a puzzle to reveal how the past manifests itself in the present.

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A Non-Peaceful Solution

Herbert Kuhner

Not too long ago, an Austrian cultural notable made the following advocation: “When democracy is endangered, it is legitimate to consider assassination. Hitler grew out of a democratic state and was elected….Must we wait until there is such a development, until there is a totalitarian situation, before we shoot?”

In my humble view this is not what democracy is about. Democracy should consist of a peaceful exchange of ideas which are then put to the ballot by their proponents.

Well, the person “targeted” by the afore-quoted statement is no longer among us. And what do we have? Do we have a land of sweetness and light in which democracy is not “endangered?” Is there now a new target, or targets?

If such an advocation would be adhered to, there would not be one assassination, but rather a St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

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Posted: November 24th, 2008 under Polemics, Aktuell, Political.
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