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Daemon
rank Tue Feb 06 00:32:35 2018
As time goes by...

http://www...g-as-it-stood--10316-days.html

The Berlin Wall: It's now gone for as long as it stood — 10,316 days

It stood for 10,316 days. Now, as of Monday, the Berlin Wall has been gone for as long as it had divided the city.

Two years after the end of the Berlin airlift that broke the Soviet blockade of the western part of the city, construction began in the summer of 1961 by Communist East German authorities trying to stop people from escaping to the West. It sliced Berlin into an eastern Communist sector and capitalist enclave surrounded by East Germany.

The wall, perhaps the most powerful symbol of the Cold War, stood for more than 28 years until it was torn down starting Nov. 9, 1989, during the collapse of the Soviet empire.

At least 140 people had died trying to cross the wall to escape to the West.

Monday marked the 10,316th day since the wall has been gone.

tumbleweed
rank Tue Feb 06 00:44:46 2018
it probably pissed off a lot of squirrels

CrownRoyal
rank Tue Feb 06 01:49:27 2018
time sure flies

McKobb
rank Tue Feb 06 07:42:26 2018
Walls are divisive

jergul
rank Tue Feb 06 13:09:58 2018
Good walls make even better neighbours.

Sam Adams
rank Tue Feb 06 18:01:28 2018
Well that makes me feel fucking old

Hot Rod
rank Wed Feb 07 00:20:19 2018

Sam, wasn't that thing torn down last month?

My how time flies.

Rugian
rank Wed Feb 07 17:35:04 2018
Fun fact, assuming Merkel's new government makes it to the 2021 elections, she'll have been in power for a full 50% of German history since the Wall fell. Germans do love their authority figures.

CrownRoyal
rank Wed Feb 07 17:44:01 2018
"Germans do love their authority figures."

They love to elect them to their parliament, using proportional reperesentation system.

Rugian
rank Wed Feb 07 18:00:43 2018
Yes, they do love their elected authority figures, just as the Russians and Turks do.

Rugian
rank Wed Feb 07 18:06:27 2018
Also, The Donald won 30 states comprising a clear majority of electoral votes, seems pretty proportional to me.

CrownRoyal
rank Wed Feb 07 18:21:52 2018
"Yes, they do love their elected authority figures, just as the Russians and Turks do."

You have pretty low standards to claim that germany elections are just like turkish ore russian. I have higher standards, I will not say it.

Rugian
rank Wed Feb 07 18:26:45 2018
Yes, between the speech censorship laws, the persecution of opposition parties, and the strong collusion between government and news media, German elections habe nothing in common with Russian and Turkish ones. Gotcha.

CrownRoyal
rank Wed Feb 07 18:30:42 2018
sarcastic "nothing in common" is a bit better than "just like", a welcome goalpost move, but my standards are still higher than yours. Germany elections > turkish/russian election, at least for the people who view authoritarianism negatively. Like moi

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Daemon rank	Tue Feb 06 00:32:35 2018 As time goes by... http://www...g-as-it-stood--10316-days.html The Berlin Wall: It's now gone for as long as it stood — 10,316 days It stood for 10,316 days. Now, as of Monday, the Berlin Wall has been gone for as long as it had divided the city. Two years after the end of the Berlin airlift that broke the Soviet blockade of the western part of the city, construction began in the summer of 1961 by Communist East German authorities trying to stop people from escaping to the West. It sliced Berlin into an eastern Communist sector and capitalist enclave surrounded by East Germany. The wall, perhaps the most powerful symbol of the Cold War, stood for more than 28 years until it was torn down starting Nov. 9, 1989, during the collapse of the Soviet empire. At least 140 people had died trying to cross the wall to escape to the West. Monday marked the 10,316th day since the wall has been gone.
tumbleweed rank	Tue Feb 06 00:44:46 2018 it probably pissed off a lot of squirrels
CrownRoyal rank	Tue Feb 06 01:49:27 2018 time sure flies
McKobb rank	Tue Feb 06 07:42:26 2018 Walls are divisive
jergul rank	Tue Feb 06 13:09:58 2018 Good walls make even better neighbours.
Sam Adams rank	Tue Feb 06 18:01:28 2018 Well that makes me feel fucking old
Hot Rod rank	Wed Feb 07 00:20:19 2018 Sam, wasn't that thing torn down last month? My how time flies.
Rugian rank	Wed Feb 07 17:35:04 2018 Fun fact, assuming Merkel's new government makes it to the 2021 elections, she'll have been in power for a full 50% of German history since the Wall fell. Germans do love their authority figures.
CrownRoyal rank	Wed Feb 07 17:44:01 2018 "Germans do love their authority figures." They love to elect them to their parliament, using proportional reperesentation system.
Rugian rank	Wed Feb 07 18:00:43 2018 Yes, they do love their elected authority figures, just as the Russians and Turks do.
Rugian rank	Wed Feb 07 18:06:27 2018 Also, The Donald won 30 states comprising a clear majority of electoral votes, seems pretty proportional to me.
CrownRoyal rank	Wed Feb 07 18:21:52 2018 "Yes, they do love their elected authority figures, just as the Russians and Turks do." You have pretty low standards to claim that germany elections are just like turkish ore russian. I have higher standards, I will not say it.
Rugian rank	Wed Feb 07 18:26:45 2018 Yes, between the speech censorship laws, the persecution of opposition parties, and the strong collusion between government and news media, German elections habe nothing in common with Russian and Turkish ones. Gotcha.
CrownRoyal rank	Wed Feb 07 18:30:42 2018 sarcastic "nothing in common" is a bit better than "just like", a welcome goalpost move, but my standards are still higher than yours. Germany elections > turkish/russian election, at least for the people who view authoritarianism negatively. Like moi
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