Wistful former slaves in Germany

Wistful former slaves in Germany June 16, 2012 4:46 pm TB

The east has witnessed a wave of nostalgia in recent years for aspects of the old East Germany, or DDR, where citizens had few freedoms but were guaranteed jobs and social welfare. The trend is not limited to the region.

“We’ve even received inquiries from clients in western German states asking whether they could open a local account with us to get a card bearing Marx’s features,” Sparkasse’s Wirtz told Reuters.

A 2008 survey found 52 percent of eastern Germans believed the free market economy was “unsuitable” and 43 percent said they wanted socialism back.

Well go ahead, check out the IMF and World Bank loans. It'll bring a tear to your eye. I'll explain. by bowser 2012-06-20 15:40:44
- I'm not sure what point you think you're making, other than desperately avoiding the bloody history of communism and its effect on the people under it. by TB 2012-06-20 17:00:05
  - Well? by bowser 2012-06-22 18:43:07
    - Well, well, B. All you wanted to know in that deafening silence. by bowser 2012-06-23 00:32:15
      - I gave up on rational discussion here a while ago. by TB 2012-06-23 09:43:21
        
        You know why Conservatives don't "support" the IMF and World Bank and yet they live? by bowser 2012-06-24 17:05:07
        
        Yeah, we noticed. by Robert 2012-06-23 10:48:01
  - Bloody you want. OK. Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, renditions, Abu Ghraib. For starters. by bowser 2012-06-21 21:37:36
    - Ready to move on to Iraq? by bowser 2012-06-21 21:46:15
    - Let's start with Vietnam, now that you've brought up the subject. by bowser 2012-06-21 21:45:51
  - Being that blind is a serious condition, TB. by bowser 2012-06-21 10:54:33
Slavery. Check World Bank and IMF loans. Wiggle out of this one. by bowser 2012-06-18 18:08:06
I can see why...it worked so well the first time. by Jody 2012-06-17 16:05:51
- Ya know...I wonder what their history books taught them....or are teaching them. by Jody 2012-06-17 16:51:44
Haven't you gotten rid of that Cold War crap yet??!! by bowser 2012-06-16 23:37:41
It's said that a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged. by Robert 2012-06-16 18:22:32
- Sounds to me like they don't wanna try...they want someone else do the work. That is not a Conservative stance. by Jody 2012-06-17 16:55:10
*shaking my head* by Jody 2012-06-16 17:55:15
- I'm finding some of the responses more instructive than the article. by TB 2012-06-17 13:09:10
  - Tom....they are just pulling your chain. They don't really think or believe what they are saying. I hope. by Jody 2012-06-17 18:01:06
    - You think those people are simply trying to jerk TB around? by bowser 2012-06-17 22:10:19
      - No...not *them*...you ...Robert. Sadly, I was trying to give you the benefit of the doubt. I have to say, it boggles ... by Jody 2012-06-18 01:38:13
      - So what do you think Jody? by TB 2012-06-17 22:42:51
        
        Personally, they need to be careful for what they wish for. But hey...that's me. by Jody 2012-06-20 17:21:37
        
        So we've freed the Vietnamese, Iraqis and Afghans? by bowser 2012-06-18 12:13:35
        
        Repeat: by TB 2012-06-18 12:53:39
        
        I repeat. by bowser 2012-06-18 13:54:32
  - Finally. Great news, TB. Congratulations. by bowser 2012-06-17 17:42:26

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