In 1986, when I returned to New York City after living in West Berlin for a long time, a lot of people asked me “When will they tear down the Wall?” There is something typically American about this question. Behind the question was the implicit assumption that, eventually, the two Germanies would be re-united. You [...]
The Berlin Wall mentality, reconsidered
November 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · General Observations
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