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ettlin.blogspot.com - 15 days ago

Sprechen zie English? Road Trip Epilog

— ettlin.blogspot.com — A village vanishes on an Iron Curtain byway of history LANKOW, Germany – This is not a dateline anyone will be seeing as Germany celebrates, and other nations remember, Monday’s 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall heralding the end of the Cold War. More than any other physical ... (more) Sprechen zie English? Road Trip Epilog

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generationpatriot.blogspot.com - 15 days ago

Obama will not Attend Berlin Wall Celebrations

— generationpatriot.blogspot.com — This Monday November 9, 2009 represents the twenty year anniversary of the first time the Berlin Wall was opened in Germany. On that glorious day, it marked a significant step in the destruction of the Soviet Union and the end to the long and brutal cold war. America emerged as the lone super ... (more) Obama will not Attend Berlin Wall Celebrations

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npr.org - 14 days ago

Germany celebrates fall of Berlin Wall

— npr.org — With prayers, music and pomp, Germany on Monday remembered the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall fell, sending East Germans flooding west and setting in motion events that soon led to the country's reunification. Chancellor Angela Merkel  ... (more) Germany celebrates fall of Berlin Wall

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Moonbat Professor Laments the Collapse of the Berlin Wall
Moonbattery — ... Since the demise of the GDR, many have come to recognise and regret that the genuine "social achievements" they enjoyed were dismantled: social and gender equality, full employment and lack of existential fears, as well as subsidised rents, public transport, culture and sports facilities. That doesn't sound a whole lot different than the Obama-Pelosi-Reid agenda; except for the "full employment" part. There's no need for me to rebut her, Jonah Goldberg already did so, and did so well. As Newsbusters reminds us, the media ...

Monday morning links
Maggie's Farm — ... Somebody at the Guardian wishes the Berlin Wall were still up. A pathetic soul. I feel sorry for her, in a way. But also creeped out by her. ...

Ah, the good old Stasi!
The Anchoress — ... job as a lecturer in English literature at Potsdam University. Of course, unification brought with it the freedom to travel the world and, for some, more material wealth, but it also brought social breakdown, widespread unemployment, blacklisting, a crass materialism and an “elbow society” as well as a demonisation of the country I lived in and helped shape. Despite the advantages, for many it was more a disaster than a celebratory event. Writes Jonah Goldberg: 1. I love that one of the problems with a free Germany is ...