Posted on 09/08/2004 7:50:22 AM PDT by Lukasz
They could poll here in America and ask if people want their taxes reduced and 10% would probably answer no.
The West Germans, with all their wealth and know-how, never managed to produce a car comparable to the East German Trabant.
"which party voters mostly support that idea?"
When East Germany disintegrated, the SED (Socialist Unity Party -- i.e. the Communist RULING Party) decided NOT to disintegrate and changed it's name to PDS.
(Not the SPD: SPD is the regular leftist party in Germany, Schroeder's party.)
PDS gets hardly any votes outside of the former Eastern states. Older people, people traumatized by the fast change and couldn't keep up; etc. It will fade over time. Some SAY they want the wall back, but that is just a way of voicing their frustrations. They of course would not REALLY want the wall back and all the other "niceties" of life in the Communist-run DDR.
And thank heaven for that!
"a car comparable to the East German Trabant."
LoL!!
"East Germany: Better Government Through Intimidation"
And "Four in five Germans want ADOLF back..... "
No, I´m sorry, I can´t tell you more about this. Though this poll isn´t a surprise.
Only one in five want the Berlin wall back? Sounds pretty darned positive to me, despite the spin. GO GERMAN PEOPLE. Common sense is always our friend.
Looking at the Germans I'd bet 1 in 5 Americans want WW2 back.................
You´re right. It is damned positive that 4 pout of 5 don´want the wall back. Heck, I myself found myself thinking about re-erecting this wall since I know so many East-Germans who wish to get back the wall....
So, 1 in 5 Americans want Color Me Badd to reunite, don't mean it's going to happen.
4 out of 5 Germans like David Hasselhof...nuff said.
Only one in five?
Wonder if those folks are the ones who will lose their American military base income now that the Cold War is over and we are moving them.
It's the same story you see everywhere --- Southerners in the USA weren't always happy to welcome the rust-belt Northerners showing up to enjoy their sunshine and new economy. Westerners aren't always all that pleased about Easterners moving out and changing things to be their way. Rural people almost never love to see the city people moving out into the country.
Lukasz, welcome to FR! Nice homepage. Beautiful photos.
Sounds like the Germans, on average, are more sane than Americans. After all, almost half of our electorate wants John Kerry for president.
Sorry to burst your bubbles, but another poll indicates 81% of Germans would not hesistate to vote for Kerry if they were Americans. Let's be charitable, and assume that all the 25% Westerners that want the wall back and the 15% Easterners that want the GDR back all voted for Kerry.
This leaves us 75.5% who think German reunification is a good deal are also Kerry fans. Got the picture? ;-)
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