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12. Hmmmm... Interesting page edits

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:54 PM

Sep 2019

Until this morning, East Germany was a "communist" country; the word "socialist" was not used in the year and a half the page has existed. Earlier today an anonymous user edited "communist" in 2 places (in the introduction and background sections) to "socialist". A second anonymous user changed one of them back (the one in the introduction).

The only question is whether it was a super-lefty hairsplitting over "communism" vs "socialist", or a righty wanting to make sure that term is front and center whenever applicable. While not inaccurate, just recall that ad on ABC during the democratic debate that invoked the Khmer Rouge when the "socialism" under discussion are things that are fairly typical in the rest of the Free World.

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40 Years Ago Today; The Great East German Balloon Escape [View all] Dennis Donovan Sep 2019 OP

I had forgotten all about that. I remember seeing the movie. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #1

I don't remember this. murielm99 Sep 2019 #2

I saw the Disney film when it was first released. Aristus Sep 2019 #3

The wall would have worked SCantiGOP Sep 2019 #4

I wonder what the exchange rate was for pesos to Ostmarks? 11 Bravo Sep 2019 #13

Kick dalton99a Sep 2019 #5

I remember that! In 80s met woman who'd been studying in West Germany and helped East Germans escape bobbieinok Sep 2019 #6

The Berlin Wall mountain grammy Sep 2019 #7

Walls tend to do that... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #9

The purpose of "our" wall mountain grammy Sep 2019 #10

Wow, what a story! I don't remember this. cwydro Sep 2019 #8

Amazing courage and dedication! TomVilmer Sep 2019 #11

Hmmmm... Interesting page edits JHB Sep 2019 #12