And just how many on this thread even KNOW who the STASI were?
Or the the CHEKA?
I could go on, but its a moot point.
Or the the CHEKA?
I could go on, but its a moot point.
I think many do, I certainly do - my Jewish grandparents fled after their home and business were raided by the Stasi. In many ways, the TSA and Homeland Security are turning into the Stasi / KGB.
Just one interesting observation about those days: East German enlisted man, with rifle, stands on the line. East German runner breaks through the fence and dashes for West Berlin. EG Officer tells EG enlisted man to gun down runner.
Quandary: You DON’T shoot your fellow citizen, and you are court marshaled, stripped of rank, reduced in pay, your family starves. You DO shoot your fellow citizen, nothing happens right away. But 15 years later, you are put on trial for MURDER! Because you DIDN’T refuse your superior’s orders! (true story)
The mantra: “But I was just following orders” was thrown out at Nuremberg. Hey Soldier, You are ON YOUR OWN.
Nice place to be, eh BUREAUKARATZ!.
Life has a way of messing with those who think they are in a lofty position of POWER.
“Or the the CHEKA?”
Or know who Lou Bianca was...
The Tom Clancy readers probably know...