The people of the GDR were caged in and cut off of their folk in the very city that just happens to be in west-berlin, so of course people were happy for the iron curtain to fall.
What happened financially, economically and technological with east-germany was a crime (“Treuhand Skandal”) and was the harbinger of the ugly head that is capitalism.
DmMacniel@feddit.org 3 days ago
The people of the GDR were caged in and cut off of their folk in the very city that just happens to be in west-berlin, so of course people were happy for the iron curtain to fall.
What happened financially, economically and technological with east-germany was a crime (“Treuhand Skandal”) and was the harbinger of the ugly head that is capitalism.
Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Sounds like I completely understand the context then and continue to hold my opinion.
DmMacniel@feddit.org 3 days ago
You probably think the Wall fell because of David Hasselhoff, eh?
Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Didn’t it?