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The Little Red Man Is Absolute

July 12, 2026 · by Klaus Richter

Opinion

Empty Street, Silent Night, Red Man: Citizens Wait Faithfully For A Car That Will Never Come

Not a vehicle in sight. Not a sound but the wind. And yet six adults stood, obedient and patient, at the crossing, because the Ampelmännchen was red and rules are rules — perhaps most sacred precisely when no one is watching.

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