Strike Asylum
Entering the philosophy library of Humboldt University got rather unpleasant two weeks ago when a couple of students decided to occupy the building as a kind of protest against planned cuts and tuition fees and capitalism and whatever. I partly support their aims (though I think cuts in the philosophy department would be quite appropriate, given its quality, and I certainly don't want any more 'democratization' of the university), but I don't see how occupying the buildings and keeping me away from doing philosophy is a good way to achieve these aims. Anyway, I'm now in Bielefeld where there are no strikes. I'll probably return to Berlin on Saturday.