Reddit mentions of Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall

Tagging on to this, if you're interested in Stasi material, go read this book: Stasiland.

If I remember correctly, she mentions in the book that there is an organization that has tasked themselves with reconstructing a lot of the shredded files. Literally bags and bags and bags of shredded material that will take them more than their lifetimes to piece back together.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested:
https://www.amazon.com/Stasiland-Stories-Behind-Berlin-Wall/dp/0062077325

It's absolutely terrifying and more about the regime and its crimes as a whole. And should probably dissuade most people from thinking "it wasn't that bad".

I think I was clear, America is a fucked up place. But for you equate living under a Nazi regime as similar is purely the arrogance of youth. Go read Stasiland, for a glimpse of what state oppression is really like.

Yes, most people are happy just getting by. They have a mortgage and/or kids to put through school. You and I have time to wax lyrical on reddit about things that are important to us. I agree with you that the state of things is unjust. But running away won't change anything.

"The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is that Good Men Do Nothing". Social change can be generated by a very small % of the actual population, thanks largely to the aforementioned apathy of the rest. get involved

To be clear, I'm not American, don't live there, and wouldn't choose to myself (well, maybe New York, Boston or Portland). I agree with you that there are major problems. But I disagree with your nihilistic outlook.

Anyone who wants to read an account of what it was like living in the DDR read Stasiland. Excellent book.

Read more here: https://www.amazon.com/Stasiland-Stories-Behind-Berlin-Wall/dp/0062077325/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501588135&sr=8-1&keywords=stasiland

El muro se construyo cuando la gente aun no tenia idea de lo que se venia, y la gente del bloque socialista no tenia real idea de como eran las cosas en occidente.

Te recomiendo leerte este libro. Para que hagas post mas informados.

http://www.amazon.com/Stasiland-Stories-Behind-Berlin-Wall/dp/0062077325

Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall tells the really interesting stories of people who lived in Communist East Berlin.

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