Nowadays, Germany can seem more disunited than ever before, but a day like this should still fill us with unalloyed joy.
I was lucky enough to be born into a united, democratic country. Many others were not. #BerlinWall30
I was lucky enough to be born into a united, democratic country. Many others were not. #BerlinWall30
For my family, the separation was a daily reality – something that had torn us apart. Long enough there was little hope of there ever being change.
When the wall came down it was proof that peaceful protest and slow and patient efforts can change the world for the better.
When the wall came down it was proof that peaceful protest and slow and patient efforts can change the world for the better.
There is still a lot of work – and it is hard work indeed – ahead of us until we can truly speak of a reunited country. The border and the regime that was the GDR might be gone, but the separation in many people’s minds lives on – even in my generation.
I am not sure if I will live to see the day when this chasm will finally have been overcome.
But we have come a long way and it is my firm hope that one day categories like East and West will no longer play a role in the future of our still comparably young democracy.
But we have come a long way and it is my firm hope that one day categories like East and West will no longer play a role in the future of our still comparably young democracy.
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