Right/left relativism: We have a man in Germany by the name of Horst Mahler. He once was lawyer for the left terrorist Red Army faction and has been sentenced for taking part in RAF actions (bank robbery, aiding escape of a prisoner). After having served most of his sentence, he very shortly was a member of the liberal party (fairly right, in G.) and then of the National Democrats (far right, like BNP in Britain). He recently has left this party for being too left and democratically oriented and now with some like minded acts in the name of the coming Fourth Reich. They deal out death sentences for treason (to politicians) the execution of which is postponed until the constitution of the Fourth Reich.

In a recent interview he said he had not changed at all his political opinions.

As for the US elections to come: The differences between Democrats and (Bush type) Republicans are smaller than one could wish for (both too right for a European taste as McGrath says) but large enough for me to wish for a big defeat for Bush.

Wolfgang