Yup. He tried to convince people that he somehow got across to East Berlin on his bike when he was a kid without being shot. And SOMEHOW he was able to witness the oppression on people's faces on the East side.
I'm calling BS.
Yeah, just like little Billy Clinton watched all those black churches burn in Arkansas.
I have gone across Checkpoint Charly numerous times. No big deal.
As for oppression on people's faces, there was only disgust at the most, since they were indoctrinated into the communist system. They always(until the end) thought they were better than anyone else.