Inge Merkels Zeitgemäße Betrachtungen

Inge Merkel did not write only about the grand themes of European history, such as death and the Devil, apocalypse and religious strife. Rather, her texts present her criticisms of the events of her time, such as the events in Rostock, the election of Kurt Waldheim, the persecution of immigrants, as well as her opinions on tolerance, all of which she published in newspapers and journals. Above all she criticizes the masses that let themselves be guided by their drives, not by their reason. In this respect she is a successor to Sigmund Freud and Friedrich Nietzsche. This article also emphasizes her linguistic inventions and her humor.