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.
Way to fail to take context into account.
Like the context of where this was posted?
Shhhhh
The context is the punchline.
Tell me about it.
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.
Sounds like I completely understand the context then and continue to hold my opinion.
You probably think the Wall fell because of David Hasselhoff, eh?
Didn’t it?