The Poet as Scientist: Who better to sound the triumph of anti-establishmentarianism, and of human freedom and individualism, than the Nazis in 1940?

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THE POET AS SCIENTIST

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The Geek's Raven
[An excerpt, with thanks to Marcus Bales]

Once upon a midnight dreary,
fingers cramped and vision bleary,
System manuals piled high and wasted paper on the floor,
Longing for the warmth of bedsheets,
Still I sat there, doing spreadsheets:
Having reached the bottom line,
I took a floppy from the drawer.
Typing with a steady hand, I then invoked the SAVE command
But got instead a reprimand: it read "Abort, Retry, Ignore".

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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Who better to sound the triumph of anti-establishmentarianism, and of human freedom and individualism, than the Nazis in 1940?

Fredrich Schiller was one of the greatest exponents of human freedom and individualism in human history, in his plays and philosophy, so much so, that Ludwig van Beethoven chose his poetry as the basis for his greatest musical composition, his Ninth Symphony, in which Schiller's poetry forms the basis of the entire work, his Ode to Joy. So, who better to brilliantly trumpet forth Schiller's message of universal brotherhood, than the Nazis, at the height of their power, in 1940? As Shakespeare so wisely tells us, There are more things in heaven and earth, than our philosophy hath dreamt of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0veQ1vP1Ww&pp=0gcJCQQLAYcqIYzv

The Poet as Scientist