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  1. Axel Stieglbauer @[email protected] ·

    This extract reminds me so much of Trump:

    FAUST
    \[…\]
    Who art thou, then?

    MEPHISTOPHELES
    Part of that Power, not understood,
    Which always wills the Bad, and always works the Good.

    FAUST
    What hidden sense in this enigma lies?

    MEPHISTOPHELES
    I am the Spirit that Denies!
    \[…\]

    Source: "Faust, Part One" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust,_P

    Trump's actions provoke backlashes, e.g. his actions against Europe / the EU made many governments and governmental institutions rethink their dependence on US software and services. France is switching to Linux, there are EuroStack, ZenDiS (with openDesk and openCode), …

    #Trump #Goethe #Faust #Mephisto #Mephistopheles #Europe #EU #digitalsovereignty #EuroStack #ZenDiS #openDesk #Linux

    #trump #goethe #faust #mephisto #mephistopheles #europe
  2. Sim Barr @[email protected] ·

    Mephisto

    Oil On Panel, Eduard von Grützner, 1895

    #mephisto #eduardvongrützner #oilpainting #oil #huile #öl #oleo #demon #halloween #halloweenseason #halloweenvibes #dämon #art #artist #germanartist #kunst #künstler #mephistopheles #arte #peintre #peinture #artworld

    #mephisto #eduardvongrutzner #oilpainting #oil #huile #ol