tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post6893234962622767915..comments2024-02-07T20:29:54.062-08:00Comments on Eyrealm: Berlin!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00082310018885505399noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-66183044712180883772016-04-02T11:05:29.330-07:002016-04-02T11:05:29.330-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Be A Sainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950921573890731282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-89427639385125805092016-04-02T11:04:14.939-07:002016-04-02T11:04:14.939-07:00A miracle for sure. A true modern day miracle that...A miracle for sure. A true modern day miracle that we all witnessed! Be A Sainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950921573890731282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-87879580870682692012016-03-30T08:13:35.352-07:002016-03-30T08:13:35.352-07:00kms: The “trip recap” - which has not been suggest...kms: The “trip recap” - which has not been suggested to be anything more than that - said Reagan gave the speech in 1989, when he was no longer president. It also suggested that the Wall’s victims met their demise until Reagan “pronounced the famous words”.<br /><br />I was simply correcting an outright inaccuracy (1987 speech vs. 1989 events) as well as to call out what is a very simplistic and US-centric take on what happened. Some of the people in the Eyres’ audience at the company presentation could easily have been part of the demonstrations that brought the end of the East German regime. I don’t think they would necessarily appreciate the suggestion that “Reagan speaks, wall falls”.DVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684254914390579920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-30446657425831040952016-03-30T07:47:47.033-07:002016-03-30T07:47:47.033-07:001987. Reagan.
It was a trip recap. It wasn't...1987. Reagan. <br /><br />It was a trip recap. It wasn't a Wikipedia entry. <br /><br />If an American President can just say tear down this wall please send Obama to North Korea and reunify Korea. I think the only person who thought she said Reagan did all that was you. kmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791551228094642235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-67002765447397329512016-03-29T21:29:14.924-07:002016-03-29T21:29:14.924-07:00kms: George H. W. Bush was the president during th...kms: George H. W. Bush was the president during the “event” of the Revolutions of 1989 and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. And your point is?<br /><br />“Westerners” is an odd word choice, since Germany is at the heart of the E.U., and the E.U. is firmly a part of “the West”.<br /><br />You don’t have to go to Berlin to understand that, just because the U.S. president gave a speech, entire societies and political landscapes changed to his will. No Berlin tour guide would suggest that, regardless of where his/her charges are visiting from.DVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684254914390579920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-60735466692275267712016-03-29T20:32:56.826-07:002016-03-29T20:32:56.826-07:00They only spent three days there. I doubt the tour...They only spent three days there. I doubt the tours covered so much information and targeting tourists telling it from what they think the westerners present would find familiar. Americans always associate the president during the event with the event. kmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791551228094642235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-8854986719681602192016-03-29T20:14:39.513-07:002016-03-29T20:14:39.513-07:00What a cool experience! I love reading about your ...What a cool experience! I love reading about your travels and seeing pictures of the world. You are such a force for good. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569984410452043402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-46282664545214234282016-03-29T13:51:35.952-07:002016-03-29T13:51:35.952-07:00I appreciate knowing these details DV. So interest...I appreciate knowing these details DV. So interesting! We should all know and remember exactly what happened there! The info in the link you sent is important as well! As you probably know, there is a large amount of historical information at the base of the dome. I read it all and I didn't see anything this interesting or informative! Thanks again! Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082310018885505399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-77728198594234870692016-03-29T12:05:43.475-07:002016-03-29T12:05:43.475-07:00Note that proper names like Reagan or Gorbachev ar...Note that proper names like Reagan or Gorbachev are not necessarily in spell-check dictionaries...<br /><br />You missed my point. My point was that Reagan's speech didn't "start the ball rolling". He may have been a prominent advocate, but the fall of the Wall was the result of the following:<br />1. Economic troubles and stagnation throughout the Eastern Bloc, in the Soviet Union most significantly as a result of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.<br />2. This led to Gorbachev's perestroika and relaxation of Soviet control on the nations of Eastern Europe.<br />3. Citizen uprisings in Eastern Europe, including those in the GDR I mentioned before. The Soviet Union does little to intervene.<br />4. The GDR government, in response to citizen protests, announces reforms. One policy reform is the freedom to travel outside the country, but the details of its implementation were not completely worked out.<br />5. During a TV news conference, a GDR official was asked by a reporter when the policy would take effect. Blindsided by the question, he responded "immediately". East Berliners took this at face value and courageously approached the border crossings, hoping to visit the other half of the city that very night.<br />6. Events were moving too fast for border police to be instructed on the evolving policy or how to handle the mounting crowds. Luckily, none responded with violence and eventually let the crowds through. The Berlin Wall was rendered impotent.<br /><br />Thus, the fall of the Wall came about by a complex series of events that were years in the making, and some very happy coincidences. It could have all turned out very differently. Whether or not Reagan gave his speech.<br /><br />Also, note that the crosses along the Spree River at the Reichstag commemorate *all* of the failed escape attempts that occurred at that location, not just the "last few".DVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684254914390579920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-20217694395113201522016-03-29T10:40:12.381-07:002016-03-29T10:40:12.381-07:00Thanks for the "heads up" DV! This Live...Thanks for the "heads up" DV! This Live Writer Program no longer includes spell check. Should have checked that! Also, sorry about the incorrect date! Reagan may have started the ball rolling but the real credit belongs to those brave souls of the GDR who risked so much for the sake freedom! It is one of the great stories of world history! Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082310018885505399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-91802643215200714392016-03-28T20:30:21.347-07:002016-03-28T20:30:21.347-07:00Ronald Reagan (that’s spelled with two ‘a’s’) made...Ronald Reagan (that’s spelled with two ‘a’s’) made his “tear down” speech directed at Gorbachev (also with an ‘a’) in 1987, not 1989. The former president does not deserve the credit for the fall of the Wall. Credit belongs to the courageous citizens of the GDR who organized and demonstrated against the oppressive regime. Read up at:<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_demonstrations_in_East_GermanyDVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684254914390579920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-43422544811914850362016-03-26T05:46:59.789-07:002016-03-26T05:46:59.789-07:00Thank you for sharing your visit to Berlin. Having...Thank you for sharing your visit to Berlin. Having the privilege to visit there with family this brought back so many memories. My grandfather immigrated to America and brought so much of the German culture that still can be found in our family traditions. My son traveled with a school class (after raising the money himself) to Berlin and Munich and learned and gained so much from this experience that has helped him be a better young man. Reading and learning about Germany in his language classes could not have given him the experience he was rewarded by traveling to the actual country. I am grateful for your perspective and ideas about families and their importance. Thanks again for sharing these experiences. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355745755281058740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-29783016664282251452016-03-25T13:51:54.411-07:002016-03-25T13:51:54.411-07:00Privileged much? You and your "family" ...Privileged much? You and your "family" talks are so full of BS it is not even funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-34321121559673396862016-03-23T21:56:49.956-07:002016-03-23T21:56:49.956-07:00This is my city!!! While you were in Berlin, I was...This is my city!!! While you were in Berlin, I was travelling the U.S. ...haha, funny! Berlin looks totally different in summer, when it`s 90 degrees. I LOVE living there! Glad you liked it. Unfortunately, you really got just a glimpse of the city. It is SO diverse! The different parts of the city, the people...everything. Travelling the world is great, isn`t it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656677199366546306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519225051322631332.post-32234122025425598482016-03-23T07:52:46.359-07:002016-03-23T07:52:46.359-07:00What an extraordinary experience. Wow!What an extraordinary experience. Wow!Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06096945262491903947noreply@blogger.com