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WillieW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Nov-07-09 11:13 AM
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Why the Berlin Wall came tumbling down
Edited on Sat Nov-07-09 11:16 AM by WillieW
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/german...
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   I was living in France when this happened.  mix   Nov-07-09 11:24 AM   #1 
   It is a shame that the US press is ignoring these stories  lxlxlxl   Nov-07-09 11:27 AM   #2 
      That's a great point.  mix   Nov-07-09 11:31 AM   #3 
      The only explanation I have is that our american media is too invested in the simple analysis  lxlxlxl   Nov-07-09 11:53 AM   #5 
      They don't want anyone but the Republicans to take credit for the downfall.  LiberalFighter   Nov-07-09 11:46 AM   #4 
 
mix Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Nov-07-09 11:24 AM
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1. I was living in France when this happened.
Edited on Sat Nov-07-09 11:49 AM by mix
1989 was a helluva year.

Great read, written by a legend in the field. Thanks.
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lxlxlxl (836 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Nov-07-09 11:27 AM
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2. It is a shame that the US press is ignoring these stories
America deeply needs to realize how complicated the end of the cold war was, and get off the 'reagan and rambo' line of analysis. It is really a shame how little exposure these anniversary stories are getting here compared to europe.
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mix Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Nov-07-09 11:31 AM
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3. That's a great point.
Instead, the pleasant fog of forgetting and myth-making takes the place of historical knowledge and remembering.
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lxlxlxl (836 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Nov-07-09 11:53 AM
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5. The only explanation I have is that our american media is too invested in the simple analysis
CNN's absolute peak was in 1989. For better or worse, the template that CNN created as far as '24 hour news' coverage was created and refined in that era.

looking back and realizing 'the real story' of the end of the cold war, and all that was missed in those days would put another huge hole in a 'news' industry that just doesnt and can't do what it pretends to do.
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4. They don't want anyone but the Republicans to take credit for the downfall.
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