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Liberation: "Gorby! Gorby!" was Berliners' curious chant as the head of the defunct Soviet Union took part in the 20th anniversary of the crumbling of the Berlin Wall. Liberated Europe has walled itself off from reality.
'You made this possible," gushed East German-born Chancellor Angela Merkel to ex-Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev on Monday, as the two shared an umbrella in the drizzle where the wall separating East and West Berlin
Eurocentric Europeans have built a mental wall that blinds them from seeing who they should thank for their high-priced freedom.
The Russians were not and are still not their friends.
As Charles Krauthammer put it in his Wriston Lecture to the Manhattan Institute last month,
"Europe can eat, drink, and be merry for America protects her."
Think of it as a new wall — a wall of ingratitude.
The chants at the Berlin Wall on Monday should have been, "America! America!" in thanks to the U.S. taxpayer, who for so long has footed the bill for Europe's defense against Russia...
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It's hard to believe that it's already 20 years. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was sitting in front of TV here in Vancouver and couldn't believe what was happening. The atmosphere in Berlin was amazing. Young people from East Germany without any fear from the totalitarian regime expressed their feelings like hope and joy from freedom. And thanks also to Mr. Gorbachev everything this could happen without using of violence. The fall of the Berlin Wall was for me an unforgettable day in modern history.
Best regards,
Jay
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