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"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

By Kate on May 12, 2012 11:58 AM | 11 Comments

East Germany - before and after.

h/t Capt Capitalism

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Ward | May 12, 2012 3:35 PM | Reply

It would even better with a before the before pic.

Hans | May 12, 2012 3:56 PM | Reply

Best one on the link, the middle pictures of the newly defunct East Germany with the inscription in graffiti:

"What was spared by the war, was not missed by socialism!"

Cheers

Hans Rupprecht, Commander in Chief

1st Saint Nicolaas Army
Army Group “True North”

John Lewis | May 12, 2012 4:04 PM | Reply

The two photos look decidedly like Detroit now (on the left) and Detroit in 1950 (on the right).

Carlos Perera | May 12, 2012 4:15 PM | Reply

One of the most remarkable aspects of living under a Communist dictatorship is how hard buying even _one_ lousy can of paint becomes: in Cuba, most householders find it impossible to do so, unless they (1) bribe someone to steal one from work and sell it to them _sub rosa_ or (2) have connections in the higher reaches, at least locally, of the Communist Party or the government (which, come to think of it, is almost a distinction without a difference).

KevinB | May 12, 2012 6:11 PM | Reply

I'm having a severe case of deja vu. Did you not post an entire series of these 'before and after' photos just a few months ago?

Hans | May 12, 2012 6:57 PM | Reply

Yep Kevin B, Kate's been drinking in the beer halls again...she's not used to those 1 litre steins! :)

Cheers

Hans Rupprecht, Commander in Chief

1st Saint Nicolaas Army
Army Group “True North”

Dave in Pa | May 12, 2012 7:23 PM | Reply

Hans, that's another good thing about the Krauts, they make some damn fine beer!

KevinB | May 12, 2012 8:19 PM | Reply

PaDave:

I've noticed that all the northern nations in Western Europe (and by culture inheritance, Canada and the US) claim three things:

1 - They make the best beer.

2 - They have the best looking women.

3 - The French are wimps.

Knight 99 | May 12, 2012 8:36 PM | Reply

Unfortunately, now we need to build some walls - Israeli/ North Korean style walls to keep OUT the left!

If Reagan were alive today, he'd say "Mr. Mulcair, lets build the wall".

Peter O'Donnell | May 12, 2012 8:42 PM | Reply

Same shyte weather though.

Knight 99 | May 13, 2012 1:12 AM | Reply

I spent some time in Celle Germany a few years ago, they deeply resented the eastern German euro trash that has now infected their communities.

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