Twenty Years On

I can't believe it's been that long.



Leaders recall Berlin wall's fall

Good videos of it here and here. I'm glad Maggie didn't get her way.

The Cold War began just about the time I was born so this was this was easily one of the most significant events in my lifetime. What I recall is the suddenness with which it happened. It really caught me off guard and I could hardly believe it.

I also recall how difficult it was for West Germany to integrate the East Germans back into a free, democratic and capitalist society. The East Germans were obviously deeply scared by their forty plus years of communist dictatorship. I'm hoping something like this will happen in Iran very soon.