Germans Quietly Pass an Equinox of Unity, but the Walls Remain
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Germans Quietly Pass an Equinox of Unity, but the Walls Remain
As for Ms. Merkel, “she is not considered an easterner in the East,” Mr. Krüger said, “she is considered a traitor.”
Is Germany still a tale of two countries?
He spent half his life behind the wall, or, as he prefers to put it: “I spent one life as a hostage and another life free.”
Last week, the barrier that once divided Berlin, Germany and the world quietly passed an equinox of German unity.
“We don’t just need student exchange programs with Poland and France,” Mr. Holter said, “but between Leipzig and Stuttgart.”
Mr. Grünbein, the poet, is not sure that the young generation is the problem.
Now head of the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Mr. Krüger runs a quintessentially German institution whose mission is to “educate the German people about democratic principles
and prevent any moves to re-establish a totalitarian regime.”
In a nutshell: Learn from history to inoculate the future against mistakes of the past.
The far-right party Alternative for Germany came first in the eastern state of Saxony
last year, with 27 percent of the vote — more than twice the national average.
Eight in 10 judges and prosecutors in the East grew up in the West,
and none of Germany’s flagship listed companies have their headquarters in the East, Mr. Krüger said.
As for Ms. Merkel, “she is not considered an easterner in the East,” Mr. Krüger said, “she is considered a traitor.”
Is Germany still a tale of two countries?
He spent half his life behind the wall, or, as he prefers to put it: “I spent one life as a hostage and another life free.”
Last week, the barrier that once divided Berlin, Germany and the world quietly passed an equinox of German unity.
“We don’t just need student exchange programs with Poland and France,” Mr. Holter said, “but between Leipzig and Stuttgart.”
Mr. Grünbein, the poet, is not sure that the young generation is the problem.
Now head of the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Mr. Krüger runs a quintessentially German institution whose mission is to “educate the German people about democratic principles
and prevent any moves to re-establish a totalitarian regime.”
In a nutshell: Learn from history to inoculate the future against mistakes of the past.
The far-right party Alternative for Germany came first in the eastern state of Saxony
last year, with 27 percent of the vote — more than twice the national average.
Eight in 10 judges and prosecutors in the East grew up in the West,
and none of Germany’s flagship listed companies have their headquarters in the East, Mr. Krüger said.