The unemployed & Hannah Arendt
When I came today in the morning to the Arbeitsmarkservice (euphemistic for “Center for Unemployed”) at Hietzinger Kai (13th district) I found on the door of an official in charge this
“Keiner hat das Recht zu gehorchen”. It’s a saying by Hannah Arendt and it means “nobody has the right to obey”.
I was astonished to find this phrase in a center for unemployed!!! Because the unemployed have to do what they are told by the Arbeitsmarktservice, otherwise they lose their money. Nobody has the right to obey.
in front of the Arbeitsmarktservice door everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others
ironic
thats damn right!
there was an old guy, foreigner - i followed the conversation. the man was a few years in prison, now he wants to work. he gets money for unemployed, but he is not allowed to get a regular job. he’s only allowed to work as a season-worker. that means in restaurants in the kitchen or something like this. but he is not allowed to do the job he learned & he wants to do. cool system ey!