Yes, actually. I thought that the economic differences would break the financial back of West Germany within 20years.
It looks good on paper, but was nearly equivalent to the U.S. merging with Mexico.(only worse)
As to the Korea's, no talk of re-unification at the present time is legitimate. The current regime in N.Korea is not going to make that possible. He will just use the issue to play games with the South and use them like toilet paper. (That is what I meant by BS)
But, with a different situation, I would be for it wholeheartedly.The peoples are the same and the country is undeveloped. It would be a good thing.
East germany, on the other hand was just a lot of people in a small place with nowhere to go. They were desperate and had no resources. They are not helping the situation and have added back to Germany, the very type of unrest and social crap that has made Germany a pariah and a danger since WWI. and earlier.
They are very likely to slide back into social strife and become another dictatorship or a false democracy.