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Ich hΓ€tte es Ostsee genannt aber auch gut
Der Witz hat irgendwann mal mit Bergdeutschland angefangen. Somit ist's aus historischen GrΓΌnden der Bodensee geworden.
Oida!
It's cool that Bodensee is now an actual See
βSeeβ has 2 meanings in German:
- der See - lake
- die See - sea
So, der Bodensee is now die Bodensee.
*Bodensee becomes trans*
Brain drain finally showing itself
Most of the creative and ambitious people left the GDR when the wall came down.
I heard a theory recently from someone that was part of the peaceful revolution in Leipzig and now thinks that many people actually didn't mind the government telling them what to do and then not really having a choice in the matter and being under constant surveillance as long as they had a decent life. And that the protests in hindsight probably were more about them seeing how much better the life in the west was than about the personal and political freedom since the GDR apparently did a pretty good job to get rid of those concepts (at least for many citizens).
Now those same people are again voting only for their personal gains and not for freedom for everyone to live however they want as that was never in their interest to begin with
Wow, another map where the old GDR borders are easily visible. This time they are voting for Nazis. Horseshoe theory proved correct yet again?
This time they are voting for Nazis.
Again. They were also one of the first ones where the NSDAP got their chunk of votes.
Black is only marginally better. No reason for the west to feel superior.
Wow, another map where the old GDR borders are easily visible.
https://lemmy.today/post/11881508
Germany: Largest party in 2024 EU elections vs 1947 west/east Germany division
I think that the real issue here is that Walter Model did an effective job of halting Operation Market Garden.
That was pre-Yalta, and my guess is that if it had succeeded, the occupation lines probably would have been further east.
It's fascinating that the DDR has elected nazis, because over here in Czechia, which was essentially a non-German DDR, the election was won in half by our CDU and in half by our careerist populist party (but not a nazi). It seems to be a specifically East German thing...
Has to do with how people in the east are basically being dragged behind by the west. They are getting paid less, but have to pay the same amount as westerners for electricity, gas, water, internet, and everything else except for rent and sometimes food.
A lot of the folks I talk to remember how the "west" turned the previously state owned railway company into a private company which caused almost ~75% of the at that point running rail network to be shut down for profit reasons.
People are upset, nothing is being done, they are being fed propaganda, and the results can be seen as clear as day
Put the wall back!
now it's surrounding berlin instead if dividing it
No, Vereinigtes Deutschland is important
You say that. I'd like Schleswig Holstein to be part of Denmark again to be honest. Fuck this shit show.