மீண்டும் ஜெர்மனி- பெர்லின் சுவர் மறுபடி வேண்டுமா?

சற்று முன்னால் டிமதி கார்ட்டன் ஆஷ் என்பாரின் பெர்லின் வால் வீழ்ச்சியும் மக்கள் எழுச்சியும் என்பன பற்றிய புகழ்ச்சிக் கட்டுரையைப் பதித்தேன். அவரோ வெளி நாட்டவர். உள்ளூர் மக்கள் , அதான் ஜெர்மனியர், என்ன சொல்கிறார்கள், பார்ப்போமா? படித்து மகிழப் போவது நம்மூர் இடதுகள். :)
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Germans hanker after barrier
Kate Connolly in Berlin /Thursday November 8, 2007
Guardian
More than one in five Germans would like to see the Berlin Wall rebuilt, a study published to coincide with the 18th anniversary of its fall shows.
The survey of more than a thousand Germans of different ages showed that the desire to see the wall return is as high among former citizens of communist East Germany (the GDR) as it is among those from the west.
Only 3% of people who originated from East Germany said they were very satisfied with the way that German democracy worked.
The poll by the Forsa institute showed that 73% of those from the east believed that socialism was a good idea in principle, but had been poorly implemented. Over 90% argued that they enjoyed better social protection during the GDR era.
The first slabs of the Berlin Wall were erected in 1961 as the GDR moved to separate West Berlin from the communist East. In its 28-year life the wall became a symbol of the cold war and, according to official figures, 125 people were killed trying to cross it from east to west.
Its fall began on November 9 1989, part of the collapse of communism across eastern Europe. The two Germanys were officially reunited the following October, to great national celebration, but the bill for unification has been put at €1.3 trillion and the merging of the two countries has not come without severe social problems.
The overwhelming majority of people originating from West Germany who took part in the survey said that if the wall was rebuilt they would prefer to live in West Germany, while around 36% of former East Germans said they would prefer to live in the communist east.
Cultural historian Tanja Bürgel told Der Spiegel magazine that most young people born in eastern Germany had no connection to their origins. "There are no cultural roots with which they can positively identify," she said.
The poll results have been published as Germany reflects on the experiences of young Germans born on the eve of the fall of the Berlin Wall, who will come of age tomorrow. Many of the young people and their parents say they feel politically disenfranchised and disillusioned. It is also telling that less than 5% of relationships in Germany are between east and west Germans, suggesting the a social and cultural divide still exists.
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