[Blood of Tyrants]

But even after 25 years of support, the economic strength of East Germany remains far short of the West.

The Gross Domestic Product per capita (GDP) of East German states remains stuck at two thirds the rate of the West, according to national statistics office Destatis.

Forty-five years under communist rule will do that to you. Just imagine how screwed up North Korea is after 60 years of totalitarian communism.

[Billthedrill]

Just imagine how screwed up North Korea is after 60 years of totalitarian communism.

Bingo. Eventually the Chinese are going to use reunification as a weapon against the South Koreans because it is likely to take them out as an economic competitor for a couple of decades or more.