"How little you knew or understood them Jim."
To be honest Keith - I would much rather take my own personal experience and a lifelong interest on the subject to a hastily sought out cut-n-paste from Wiki
I can't see a word there that claims the wall was built to enclose a half-continent plus, as you have.
I have given you what I believe to be an accurate summary of The reason for the Wall and the situation prevailing in Est Germany at the time it was built.
Do you honestly think that ignoring that and putting forward a cut-'n-paste that touches not a single point of that summary, proves anything.
As I said - I've visited sicx of these "imprisoned and terrorised" countries - why dis I miss the imprisonment and terrorism?
one of these countries were ideal, by any mans, but they were all idealistic - they believed they were creating a better world for themselves - which is more than I can say for the non-communist countries I have visited.
Would the British people have the same ideals - but how can they, with our dishonest, self-serving politicians and corrupt bankers who are ruining our world more and more daily with their greed and corruption.
When I was in Prague I met a young North Vietnamese soldier who had been given leave because he had been in the field without a break for over two years.
We went to the park to argue with the young Russian soldiers - no fear - no hatred - no subservience to terrorism - a young man who was risking his life for his desire for a better world - an idealist fighter, not the terrorised slave you would have us accept - he had witnessed the nightly raids of the B52s dropping their filthy loads on his family and friends - people like you defend those actions and describe the victims as political prisoners.
Maybe the whole of the Soveit bloc was "brainwashed" like your Irish children.
How little you know or understand, or even want to
Jim Carroll