Comedian Wim Helsen apologizes for the violence, religious extremism and lousy economy plaguing Europe, then offers a happy panacea for all of it.
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"Huh...? 2013? And you're still here? Damn! And above all: what now?" All of humanity was looking forward to the Great End. For centuries, we consciously pursued an economic and ecological policy of "everything must go." So that everything would be celebrated, used up, and spent by 2012. Together, we counted down to the Apocalypse. 3... 2... 1... ! And then nothing happened. We have been historically deceived! Duped by clever "marketing mayas." Raw materials, oil, credit, original ideas for TV programs: it's all exhausted! Here we are now with a global hangover and a gigantic clean-up. What now?
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