One in Five Germans Wants the Berlin Wall Back

[DaveSZ]

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One in Five Germans Wants the Berlin Wall Back

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By Alexandra Hudson

BERLIN (Reuters) - Fourteen years and a trillion euros after reunification one in five Germans would like to see the barrier that split the country during the Cold War put back, a survey found Wednesday.


A poll by the Forsa institute found a quarter of western Germans wishing the 15 million east Germans were cut off again by the Berlin Wall, living in a different state, while 12 percent of eastern Germans wanted out of the united Germany.


Many westerners said they were disgruntled because they have had to foot the bill for reunification -- 24 percent said they had suffered financially as a result.


In the formerly communist east, which has twice the unemployment as in the west and where wages are still below western levels, one-third said they were no better off financially because of unification and the end of communism.

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[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Skinheads no doubt

[Sub Atomic]

2. Oh No!!!

Does this mean that Ronnie's legacy is shown to be bullshit?

[underpants]

3. Mr. Schröder PUT BACK UP THAT WALL!!!

That should do it, worked before-right?

[Sub Atomic]

5. LOL!!!

[bullimiami]

4. stupid headline

how about

80% of Germans satisfied with reunification.

[David__77]

6. That would not be accurate.

Many Germans are dissatisfied with the terms and conditions of reunification, but also oppose coercive separative measures such as building a new wall. Many in eastern Germany would prefer a separate state but oppose a fortified boundary. I think it would be difficult to get a poll to state "80% satisfied."

[Kellanved]

7. the "Titanic", the German "the Onion", has started a party to do just that

Of course the "wall back" theme was started by the Titanic directly after the wall came done.







http://www.die-partei.de/
http://www.titanic-magazin.de/index.php