Thread by @michaelmalice

I really wish that someday I could write about the things that the Stasi did and not become distraught to the point of tears almost immediately.
This book's going to be a doozy.

After East Germany fell, the files were opened.
People could learn who had been spying on them and when.
They found out their husbands had been reporting on them since the wedding day.
They learned their brother had been turned for years.

im sitting here crying like a complete jackass
i shouldnt be the one letting people know about this
it should be common knowledge