In the organizer's words:

Against the warrior mentality

Simple language: Ole Nymoen has written a book. He presents it. And discusses it with the audience. It is about the topic of "conscription". Conscription means that young people have to join the army.

A strong plea against going to war - far removed from naive peace activism and unworldly pacifism. The ability to defend oneself is being redefined as "war capability", the Bundeswehr is being upgraded with hundreds of billions of euros and the reintroduction of compulsory military service is being discussed: The signs are pointing to mobilization, also mentally. The nation is being transfigured into a great community of solidarity that everyone must happily serve. And this is happening after decades of desolidarization, in which the impoverishment of broad sections of the population was declared by neoliberal politicians to be without alternative. Ole Nymoen objects: the claim that the security interests of a state necessarily coincide with those of its subjects seems downright absurd. After all, it is young men like him who are forced to stay in the country and risk their lives in the event of war, whether they want to or not. Not to mention the fact that "service with a weapon" also involves killing others with this weapon. And who actually decides on "taking up arms"? Is it really the demos, the people? Against this background, not wanting to fight for a state is more than just an individual refusal - it is an act of humanity and protest for more collective self-determination. At a time when mobilization, war readiness and all kinds of propaganda are on the agenda, this is a good polemic that does not fit into the mainstream. An intellectual boon in medieval-looking thought patterns of good and evil.

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Admission: 19:00 hrs | seating | free choice of seats

Box Office only: 8 €

Free admission for pupils and students

Supported by: DGB, AStA of Philipps University Marburg and the "No to War" alliance
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Organizer: KFZ

Price information:

Box Office only: €8 Free admission for pupils and students