The bad and the good of Europe
Today is the 71st anniversary of Kristallnacht, and the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, anniversaries of the rise and fall of murderous totalitarianism in Europe. The Guardian celebrates the latter event by publishing an apologetic for East German communism by an East German, Bruni de la Motte, who got out with connections rather than joining one of the hundred people murdered trying to get over the wall. This is how she describes the end of people being murdered for trying to leave.
Of course, unification brought with it the freedom to travel the world . . .
It should be noted that in response, the comments section is awash with attacks on her. Apparently, her dishonest excuses for a murderous regime are too much even for people who take the Guardian seriously.