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Old 10-25-2001, 04:11 PM   #1
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The IRA disarming gave me a little hope for peace. I remembered the last time when a seemingly hopeless situation turned around. Growing up I never thought that the wall would come down, or that the cold war would end.

That was my reality, a reality I had been born into.

However it changed. The wall came down. Gorbachev ushered in glasnost and the Union collapsed.

Where was I? Still in High School. I remember hearing the song by Jesus Jones "Right here right now." again and again.

I had a friend who thought it was sarcastic, but most thought it was sincere.

When I was in Berlin earlier this year, and stayed with a former Easterner living in the west, I was struck at how bizzarre the concept of putting up a wall to prevent humans moving around actually was. Such a ludicrous situation.

I wrote about it in a Sojourner thread I believe.

Anyway, I'm wondering if any of you guys have knowledge of where you were and what you were thinking when the unthinkable happened.

I couldn't believe it. It allowed me to be optimistic about the future. That positive change can and does occur.




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Old 10-25-2001, 04:51 PM   #2
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When did it come down, 88 or somthing like that? I was being born

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Old 10-25-2001, 04:53 PM   #3
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When did it come down, 88 or somthing like that? I was being born

Me Too!!! Gawd, Dont Ya Feel So Insecure Round All These Older People Ranger

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Old 10-25-2001, 04:54 PM   #4
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probbaly in my crib, asleep.
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Old 10-25-2001, 04:58 PM   #5
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Me Too!!! Gawd, Dont Ya Feel So Insecure Round All These Older People Ranger

LOL, no, actually I dont. I fell much more insecure around people my age actually

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Old 10-25-2001, 04:59 PM   #6
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I was five years old, playing with my toys and not in the least bit interested in the division of Germany, I'm afraid. I find it in an interesting subject nowadays though, and it's good to know that Germans can once again live in unity without the iron curtain.

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Old 10-25-2001, 05:05 PM   #7
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When did it come down, 88 or somthing like that? I was being born

Me too!!!!!!! I was born in 1988. I don't remember almost anything about the fall of that wall. The only things I know about that are from encyclopaedias.



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Old 10-25-2001, 05:09 PM   #8
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It came down 1989.
I was crawling around in my parents' appartement in Munich, at the time.
However, I am afraid to say that in some respects, the Wall still stands.
Old prejudices die hard, even after 12 years.
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Old 10-25-2001, 05:11 PM   #9
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Wow, alot of 13 year olds here. More then I imgined. Now to be serioud on Yorricks thread.


I, of course, dont rember anything about it. As Alex said, I do find it intresting now though. I know the Scorpions (German Rock band) made a song about it called "Winds of Change".

I know the presdient tryed to say somthing in German that means "Bring that wall down!" But he actually said somthing about a sandwitch



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Messenger of the Emerald Dragon

May a pregnant yak chew on your ear for all eternity.
A guitar solo is to a guitarsist is what a palette is too a painter.
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Old 10-25-2001, 05:12 PM   #10
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I was in Greece at the time, in Palio Psyhiko....i remember watching the news on TV, and seeing the footage of the wall coming down. I was eight years old at the time.
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