Tatsächlich, auch die Bruno-Hysterie des Jahres 2006 war den US-Diplomaten einen Bericht wert.
Die deutschen Befindlichkeiten werden da auf's Treffenste seziert. Und da sag einer, die Amis würden die Welt nicht verstehen...
Die deutschen Befindlichkeiten werden da auf's Treffenste seziert. Und da sag einer, die Amis würden die Welt nicht verstehen...
<<69936>> 6/30/2006 13:30 06MUNICH397 Consulate Munich
However, as Bavarian Interior Minister Beckstein has often emphasized, foreigners are only welcome in Bavaria provided they are willing to adapt to German culture and traditions. Bruno quickly wore out his welcome by raiding stables, killing sheep, chickens, and a child's pet rabbit. The Bavarian government declared Bruno "Ursus non Grata" and ordered that he be shot or captured...
For indeed Bruno was murdered, shot down in the prime of his young life, executed
in cold blood...
Perhaps the greatest insight from the whole Bruno affair might be that despite the veneer of "greenness" extolled by German society, modern Germany in fact coexists uneasily with untamed nature. The contrast between the massive hunt for the first wild bear seen in Bavaria in over 170 years and the recent story of a clawless housecat treeing a bear in New Jersey couldn't be much more stark. True wilderness, even in mountainous Bavaria, hasn't really existed in Germany for generations -- nature is good, as long as it is controlled, channeled, and subdued.
If the saga of Bavaria's "Problem Bear" is any indicator, the strategy of reintroducing wild bears to the Alps, at least the German Alps, may be doomed to failure -- that is, unless the bears are willing to cooperate by not being too wild.
8. This report has been coordinated with Embassy Berlin.
However, as Bavarian Interior Minister Beckstein has often emphasized, foreigners are only welcome in Bavaria provided they are willing to adapt to German culture and traditions. Bruno quickly wore out his welcome by raiding stables, killing sheep, chickens, and a child's pet rabbit. The Bavarian government declared Bruno "Ursus non Grata" and ordered that he be shot or captured...
For indeed Bruno was murdered, shot down in the prime of his young life, executed
in cold blood...
Perhaps the greatest insight from the whole Bruno affair might be that despite the veneer of "greenness" extolled by German society, modern Germany in fact coexists uneasily with untamed nature. The contrast between the massive hunt for the first wild bear seen in Bavaria in over 170 years and the recent story of a clawless housecat treeing a bear in New Jersey couldn't be much more stark. True wilderness, even in mountainous Bavaria, hasn't really existed in Germany for generations -- nature is good, as long as it is controlled, channeled, and subdued.
If the saga of Bavaria's "Problem Bear" is any indicator, the strategy of reintroducing wild bears to the Alps, at least the German Alps, may be doomed to failure -- that is, unless the bears are willing to cooperate by not being too wild.
8. This report has been coordinated with Embassy Berlin.
Auch wenn ich da jetzt wohne, denn ich bin seit 1. Februar molwanischer Generalkonsul in Nunatak.
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