Outrage!

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Outrage! ( French original title Indignez-vous! ) is an essay by the former French resistance fighter and UN diplomat Stéphane Hessel . It was released in October 2010; by February 2011 more than a million copies had been sold. The book also became a bestseller in Germany . At the time of publication of Outrage! 93-year-old Hessel waived his author's fee. In the book, Hessel vehemently criticized numerous aspects of current political developments, particularly with regard to the current financial crisisand their consequences, and called for political resistance . Several social protest movements, for example in Spain ( Protests in Spain 2011/2012 ), Portugal and Greece, refer to his theses, among others.

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The fourteen-page work in the German edition - another eight pages contain notes and an afterword by the French publisher Sylvie Crossman - positions itself against financial capitalism and for pacifism . It is written in an angry tone and has therefore often been referred to as a pamphlet .

Hessel's starting point is the ideals and goals of the French resistance fighters , which he compares with today's conditions and views in France. He would like to pass this “legacy” on to younger generations. He notes that the establishment of consensus found by the French Republic after the Second World War a welfare state and a commitment to human rights as the co-authored by him Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations have been incorporated in 1948, are at risk today, and calls to reassert these values.

Hessel cites many examples of failed policies, such as discrimination against foreigners, social cuts , especially in terms of old-age pensions, the concentration process in the press and their endangered independence, limited access to education and development policy against the background of the global economic crisis, and environmental policy with regard to the earth's climate . In the chapter "My outrage over the Palestine question" - as he emphasizes, it is currently his biggest - Hessel criticizes Israeli policy in the occupied territories . The grievances he mentioned are only examples. If you look closely, you will find many more reasons for indignation.

The book challenges the reader to a committed lifestyle, to nonviolent revolt and civil disobedience, and proclaims that everyone has a reason to resist. “The basic motive of the Resistance was outrage.” Even if the complexity of social structures and relationships does not allow for simple explanations, “the worst thing you can do to yourself and the world” is indifference to the political situation.

The financial capitalism , the dominant by lobbyists the state, threatens the values of civilization , and the differences between rich and poor are in the world has never been as great as during this period. The claim that the costs of general social security are too high is wrong because it fails to recognize that prosperity is "so much greater today than it was at the time of liberation, when Europe was in ruins."

In all of this, Hessel refers to the existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre , whom he himself had met in Paris in 1939, as well as to the philosophy of Hegel , which optimistically understands history as a series of advances for the better.

The manifesto ends with the appeal: “To create something new means to resist. To resist means to create something new. "

The French edition was translated into German by Michael Kogon , a son of Eugen Kogon , at Hessel's request . Hessel had met the latter while imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp .

In March 2011 the author published with Engagez-vous! (German: “Engagiert Euch!”, July 2011) a continuation of his appeal.

Reception and criticism

The work received not only praise in France. B. the literary critic Pierre Assouline objection. In the German media, before a German translation was even available, it was featured in a prominent place - for example on page 1 of the daily newspaper Die Rheinpfalz .

Stephane Rozes are in the Libération to remember that the indignation was an inconsequential form of rebellion and of short duration.

Sylvie Stephan notes that at the time the manifesto was published, pessimism and fear of the future were stronger in France than anywhere else in the world. The rapid paragraph of the text shows that Hessel speaks from the soul of many of the French, who are known for their pronounced protest culture.

Gero von Randow represents the time the view Hessels book meet the spirit of the current French debate. But it is "very roughly carved, in places wrong" . In addition, Hessel's attitude towards Israel is problematic. He, who called for a boycott of Israeli goods in the summer of 2010, apparently measured the acts of Jews and non-Jews with different degrees.

Christian Geyer calls the text in the FAZ a "completely free of explanation and explanation - an ad hoc exclamation, hardly any more" against the defeatism and feelings of powerlessness that the global network has brought about. The reader receives "an elixir of life ..., a memory of the best in us". Hubert Spiegel described the polemical essay Hans Magnus Enzensberger's "Gentle Monster Brussels or The Incapacitation of Europe" on the problems of the European Union , which appeared a short time later, as "the German counterpart to Stéphane Hessel's French pamphlet 'Outrage!'".

In the Frankfurter Rundschau , Arno Widmann contrasts the French bestseller from 2010, which campaigns “for immigrants, against social exclusion”, with the sales success in his own country, which Thilo Sarrazin's appeal “against immigrants and for social exclusion” - Germany creates ab - scored, and shows envy of the neighbors. Also Jakob Augstein has the two books in a commentary in the weekly Friday and in an article for Spiegel Online compared: The French is a "Book of Hope", the German a "book of infamy."

The German cabaret artist Georg Schramm recommended the “small, available for 3.99 euros” pamphlet at the 67th Monday demo against Stuttgart 21 on March 14, 2011 as “very readable”. His acclaimed rally speech, in which he joined Hessel's “sharp polemics”, he ended with the words: “To create something new means to resist! Resistance afford is to create something new! "He did this quote as a tribute to be understood the courage of the demonstrators present, which he had previously described as part of an international civil movement.

The protests in Spain in 2011/2012 on the Puerta del Sol square and in other places in Spain as well as the Greek, French and Portuguese offshoots of the movement refer to the work of Stéphane Hessel.

Theater performances (selection)

In Germany, the manifesto had its premiere on September 16, 2011 at the Senftenberger Theater Neue Bühne Senftenberg during the GlückAufFest as a theatrical performance. The text was embedded in the staging of Jedermann , directed by Sewan Latchinian , and performed by Heinz Klevenow .

As part of a project by Judith Kriebel, it was premiered for the first time on June 29, 2014 at the State Theaters of Saxony .

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filming

  • Outrage! (2012) by Tony Gatlif and Stéphane Hessel, based on the pamphlet of the same name by Stéphane Hessel, original version with German subtitles, absolut MEDIEN, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-8488-4004-5

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In the end, hope is stronger. In: the daily newspaper. February 11, 2011, accessed February 21, 2011 .
  2. ↑ a b c Jürg Altwegg: bestseller outrage. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . January 6, 2011, accessed January 7, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Indignados en la calle . In: El Pais. May 17, 2011 (Spanish). Retrieved on May 21, 2011: “El pasado domingo, las principales ciudades españolas fueron escenario de manifestaciones convocadas en la estela del panfleto publicado por el francés Stéphane Hessel, ¡Indignaos!” (In German: “Last Sunday were the most important Spanish cities The scene of demonstrations based on the French Stéphane Hessel's pamphlet 'Outrage!'. ")
  4. ↑ Stéphane Hessel: Outraged! Ullstein, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08883-4 , pp. 7 (French: Indignez-vous! Translated by Michael Kogon).
  5. ↑ Stéphane Hessel: Outraged! Ullstein, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08883-4 , pp. 7th ff., 9 (French: Indignez-vous! Translated by Michael Kogon). : "This entire foundation of the achievements of the Resistance is now in question."
  6. ↑ Stéphane Hessel: Outraged! Ullstein, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08883-4 , pp. 7th ff . (French: Indignez-vous! Translated by Michael Kogon).
  7. ↑ Stéphane Hessel: Outraged! Ullstein, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08883-4 , pp. 20 (French: Indignez-vous! Translated by Michael Kogon).
  8. ↑ Stéphane Hessel: Outraged! Ullstein, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08883-4 , pp. 16 ff . (French: Indignez-vous! Translated by Michael Kogon).
  9. ↑ Stéphane Hessel: Outraged! Ullstein, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08883-4 , pp. 15 (French: Indignez-vous! Translated by Michael Kogon).
  10. ↑ Stéphane Hessel: Outraged! Ullstein, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08883-4 , pp. 9 (French: Indignez-vous! Translated by Michael Kogon).
  11. ↑ Stéphane Hessel: Outraged! Ullstein, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08883-4 , pp. 13 ff., 13 (French: Indignez-vous! Translated by Michael Kogon).
  12. ↑ Stéphane Hessel: Outraged! Ullstein, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08883-4 , pp. 9 (French: Indignez-vous! Translated by Michael Kogon).
  13. ↑ Stéphane Hessel: Outraged! Ullstein, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08883-4 , pp. 11 f . (French: Indignez-vous! Translated by Michael Kogon).
  14. ↑ Stéphane Hessel: Outraged! Ullstein, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-550-08883-4 , pp. 21 (French: Indignez-vous! Translated by Michael Kogon).
  15. ↑ Berliner Zeitung on March 17, 2011: Get involved! Retrieved October 20, 2011 .
  16. ↑ Ullstein-Verlag on the German translation: "Published: July 15, 2011". Retrieved October 20, 2011 .
  17. ^ Pierre Assouline , "At-on le droit de ne pas s'indigner avec Stéphane Hessel? » ( Memento of January 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) , In: La république des livres (Le Monde). 4th january 2011
  18. ↑ On the critical voices in France cf. the overview at Chloé Leprince: Hessel: après l'emballement, place aux skeptiques . In: Rue89. January 8, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  19. ↑ paysagesblog: A few words about the response to the book "Indignez vous!" By Stéphane Hessel in the Rheinpfalz of January 4th, 2011 . Accessed January 7, 2011 10:35 p.m.
  20. ↑ Rudolf Balmer: Indignez-vous! In: the daily newspaper. January 4, 2011, accessed January 7, 2011 .
  21. ^ Sylvie Stephan: France's rebellious bestseller . In: rp-online.de. January 8, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  22. ↑ Gero von Randow: Outrage! . In: The time. January 14, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  23. ↑ Christian Geyer: Why is outrage valuable? Because it forces you to lead a life of ideas . In: FAZ. February 11, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  24. ^ Hubert Spiegel: Enzensberger's Brussels Polemics. The bureaucracy eats its citizens . In: FAZ.NET. March 18, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  25. ↑ Arno Widmann: The Return of the Resistance . In: fr-online.de. January 10, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  26. ↑ Jakob Augstein: Merde! . In: Friday, No. 2/2011, p. 1, January 13, 2011, online January 16, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  27. ↑ Jakob Augstein: In the land of wickedness . In: Spiegel online. January 13, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  28. ^ Georg Schramm at the 67th Monday demonstration against Stuttgart 21 , youtube.de, March 14, 2011. Retrieved on March 24, 2011.
  29. ↑ Indignados en la calle . In: El Pais. May 17, 2011 (Spanish). Retrieved on May 21, 2011: “El pasado domingo, las principales ciudades españolas fueron escenario de manifestaciones convocadas en la estela del panfleto publicado por el francés Stéphane Hessel, ¡Indignaos!” (German: “Last Sunday the most important Spanish cities were the scene of demonstrations based on the French Stéphane Hessel's pamphlet 'Outrage!' ")
  30. ↑ Indign yourself! - Senftenberg stage with German premiere. from September 6, 2011 - Culture portal of the Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung  ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / kulturportal.maerkischeallgemeine.de  
  31. ↑ REJECT YOU! - POVERTY CERTIFICATES - WORLD PREMIERE A generation project with amateurs and actors by Judith Kriebel ( Memento from September 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )