Sunday, November 9, 2014

25 Years Ago Today – The Berlin Wall Falls



◼ “Mr. Gorbachev, Tear down this wall!” - Jim Hoft/Gateway Pundit

◼ Missing Man - Richard Fernandez/PJMedia
◼ Berlin Wall: Angela Merkel hails fall as 'dream come true' - BBC
The fall of the Berlin Wall has shown the world that dreams can come true and "nothing has to stay as it is", German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.

Speaking 25 years after the event, Mrs Merkel said the message for those in countries where rights were threatened was that things could get better.
◼ At Least 1 Million to Celebrate 25 Years Since Berlin Wall Fell - TIME
“I think you never forget how you felt that day — at least I will never forget it,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who grew up in the East Germany, in one of her podcasts. “I had to wait 35 years for that feeling of liberty. It changed my life.”

The Wall, which was established by East Germany in 1961 and was roughly 96 miles long, split the already-divided country’s capital into West Berlin and East Berlin. After weeks of civil protests, the government of Eastern Germany opened up the partition on Nov. 9, 1989, allowing residents to travel to the west side. The chipping away of the wall followed, but its actual demolition didn’t truly begin until the following year, just a few months before Germany would officially reunite.
◼ Fall of the Berlin Wall: Google commemorates 25th anniversary in video Doodle - Independent UK

And finally there’s the statement of president Obama.
On behalf of the American people, I join our German friends and allies in marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Like many Americans, I will never forget the scenes of East Berliners courageously taking to the streets, pushing past the guards and tearing down the wall that for so long had separated them from family and friends and the free world. Their triumph that night was a tribute to all those who had lost their lives over the decades trying to escape to freedom. It was a testament to the brave service of generations of West Germans, Americans and our fellow allies who stood shoulder to shoulder through a long Cold War. And it was a reminder that walls of concrete and barbed wire are ultimately no match for the will of ordinary men and women who are determined to live free.
He added on Twitter, “Walls of concrete and barbed wire are ultimately no match for the will of ordinary men and women. — President Obama”. There’s two “I”‘s and a “president Obama” but no Ronald Reagan.

If the media is trying its level best to avoid talking about what the fall of the Berlin Wall was about and how it came to be, then they’re doing a good job. We are left with the bare event and its consequences. But of song and lay there is none, for the bards have fallen silent on the subject. Not that the heroes of old mind. Ronald Reagan once said “there is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit”. If one cares not for glory or tale, the deed is enough.
◼ The Berlin Wall Falls 1989 NBC Coverage Pt1 - YouTube



















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