The twilight of Europe:
Vienna cancels statue of Polish king over ‘Islamaphobia’ fears
https://brusselssignal.eu/2024/11/vienna-cancels-statue-of-polish-king-over-islamaphobia-fears/
Excerpt:
Vienna will not honour Jan III Sobieski, the Polish King who broke the Turkish siege of the Austrian capital in 1683, with a statue over concerns to do with Islamophobia.
On November 8, Veronica Kaup-Hasler, the city’s culture councillor, announced that the Socialist-dominated city government had decided against the planned monument on the Kahlenberg – a hill overlooking Vienna where the Polish-led liberation army gathered for the attack.
“Vienna will not erect a stage which can be abused for xenophobic agitation and for fomenting Islamophobia and anti-turkic sentiment,” Kaup-Hasler said.
She added that the city government had commissioned an – as yet unpublished – study by historians that had recommended not to erect such a monument for one in favour of a memorial for “peace and alliance”.
The decision marked the end of an argument that had lasted for more than a decade. In 2013, then-Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski spearheaded an initiative to erect a monument to Sobieski on Kahlenberg showing the king and his men on horseback.
A four-by-two-metre plinth was constructed and the statue itself, a work by Polish Artist Czeslaw Dzwigaj, was supposed to follow in 2018 on the 335th anniversary of the battle. During that conflict, the Polish-Lithuanian army under Sobieski shattered the Turkish forces of Kara Mustafa Pasha who had laid siege to the Habsburg capital for two months and destroyed the surrounding lands.
Just before the delivery of the monument was due in 2018, Michael Ludwig, Vienna’s Socialist (SPÖ) Mayor, announced the city authorities were withdrawing from the agreement as members were unhappy with the statue’s design.
Ludwig also said he did not want to risk controversy and was afraid that the statue would attract right-wing extremists. Despite that, the SPÖ also said that the monument would definitely be constructed albeit in a different form.
Now, six years on, those plans have been cancelled altogether.
The decision has sparked outrage in Vienna and Poland alike. Viennese opposition politicians have called the cancellation undemocratic as it ignored a decision in favour of the statue by the assembly of Vienna’s 19th district where Kahlenberg is located.
Critics have also accused the SPÖ of kowtowing to its large Muslim voter base. In 2020, a survey showed that 45 per cent of Turkish-born Austrians in Vienna favoured the party.
In September 2024, Polish representatives requested a “dignified commemoration” of Vienna’s saviour from the Turks. City councillor Kaup-Hasler has now said that “Vienna has already erected a worthy memorial” – meaning the empty plinth.
After its rejection by the Viennese in 2018, the statue was exhibited in several Polish towns associated with Sobieski, including Krakow, Brzeg and Warsaw. A final place for it has not been decided, although many Polish towns have vied for it.
Disgusting.
Software Development Goes Full Brown Shirt On 3D Printing
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/software-development-goes-full-brown-shirt-on-3d-printing/
Excerpt:
Software makers have solidified their place as useful idiots for the anti-Second Amendment agenda by leading the charge when it comes to the development of programs that detect gun parts being made by 3D printers, block those prints and in some cases, automatically notify the authorities. Claiming that these advances are aimed at curbing the illegal printing of firearms and firearms parts, these companies have donned their brown shirts a bit too quickly and have not the first clue regarding the tradition and constitutionality of homemade guns in America.
Cloud-based 3D printing management platform 3DPrinterOS has partnered with Montclair State University to develop an algorithm that identifies the 3D printing of firearm parts, but they are not the first. Print&Go recently launched a software system designed to block 3D-printed production of firearms called 3D GUN’T. What this software does not offer before it invades your privacy and tells you what you can and can’t do in your home on the equipment you paid hard-earned money for is detect whether or not you are a prohibited individual, that is a person who’s record prohibits them from legally purchasing or possessing a firearm.
.....I have long said that the attack on 80% receivers as being “too easy to complete” has been disingenuous, a statement supported by authorities and companies now setting their sights on 3D-printing, which is effectively a 0% home build. If starting from scratch is considered illegal, then let’s face the facts, the goal is to prohibit Americans from exercising their Constitutional right to construct a firearm at home, a move that I find in contempt of the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision, which directs authorities to respect the historical traditions of the Second Amendment.
Print&Go claims 3D GUN’T is designed to prevent the illegal manufacture of firearms via 3D printers, however, if a law-abiding citizen in a free state (actual America) chooses to manufacture a gun at home using their 3D printer, how does 3D GUN’T distinguish between this user and a criminal? It doesn’t. The software treats all Americans as criminals, deploying advanced algorithms to analyze CAD files, sent remotely or loaded via USB, and detect components that resemble firearm designs, immediately blocking print jobs that match these items in its extensive database. Additional use of artificial intelligence (AI) recognizes new or modified gun designs, keeping the software adaptive to emerging freedom and helping to stifle it.
3D GUN’T doesn’t stop there. It goes full Gestapo in your home, logging details of each print job and allowing authorities to trace activities and conduct a full audit trail, with integrated firmware installed directly on printers ensuring that unauthorized printing is blocked even if the printer is offline. The icing on top is real-time camera monitoring, providing visual oversight during printing and stopping any job where it detects a firearm shape.
“3D GUN’T is a critical tool in our efforts to ensure the responsible use of 3D printing technology… The solution not only prevents the illegal manufacture of firearms but also creates peace of mind for clients, whether they are makers, educational institutions, or businesses. With 3D GUN’T, users can oversee the management of their print jobs with the assurance that their technology misuse can be mitigated,” says Print&Go’s CEO John Amin.
The silver lining to this situation is that it opens up an opportunity for 3D printer manufacturers who respect the rights of Americans to step in and fill a void. It also allows us yet another vote, this time with our bank accounts. Note these software developers and the 3D printer manufacturers who utilize this technology, then ask yourselves if you want to give them your money or invite them into your home.
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