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The '''Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart''' (''Antifaschistischer Schutzwall''), referred to as the '''Berlin Wall''' by the [[Bourgeois media|Western media]], was a wall that protected [[East Berlin]], the capital of the [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|German Democratic Republic]], from [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] aggression. It was built in 1961 and demolished in 1989.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Hope M. Harrison|date=2014-11-02|title=Untangling 5 myths about the Berlin Wall|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-myths-berlin-wall-fall-reagan-east-west-perspec-1102-20141031-story.html|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706062714/https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-myths-berlin-wall-fall-reagan-east-west-perspec-1102-20141031-story.html|archive-date=2021-07-06|retrieved=2022-01-22}}</ref> It was created to protect the GDR from [[Counterrevolution|counterrevolutionary]] [[West Germany]], where denazification never took place.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Nikos Mottas|date=2016-11-10|title=The Berlin Wall and the bourgeois lies|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/11/the-berlin-wall-and-bourgeois-lies.html|newspaper=In Defense of Communism|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410183255/https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/11/the-berlin-wall-and-bourgeois-lies.html|archive-date=2021-04-10|retrieved=2022-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=M. Fergus Gabhainn|date=2021-08-26|title=A Rampart of Civilization Against The West|url=https://historicly.substack.com/p/rampart1|newspaper=[[Historic.ly]]}}</ref> It also prevented skilled workers from being recruited by the West after completing their free education.<ref>{{Citation|year=1962|title=What You Should Know About the Wall|chapter=What did the wall prevent?|title-url=https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/wall.htm}}</ref> | The '''Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart''' (''Antifaschistischer Schutzwall''), referred to as the '''Berlin Wall''' by the [[Bourgeois media|Western media]], was a wall that protected [[East Berlin]], the capital of the [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|German Democratic Republic]], from [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] aggression. It was built in 1961 and demolished in 1989.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Hope M. Harrison|date=2014-11-02|title=Untangling 5 myths about the Berlin Wall|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-myths-berlin-wall-fall-reagan-east-west-perspec-1102-20141031-story.html|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706062714/https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-myths-berlin-wall-fall-reagan-east-west-perspec-1102-20141031-story.html|archive-date=2021-07-06|retrieved=2022-01-22}}</ref> It was created to protect the GDR from [[Counterrevolution|counterrevolutionary]] [[West Germany]], where denazification never took place.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Nikos Mottas|date=2016-11-10|title=The Berlin Wall and the bourgeois lies|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/11/the-berlin-wall-and-bourgeois-lies.html|newspaper=In Defense of Communism|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410183255/https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/11/the-berlin-wall-and-bourgeois-lies.html|archive-date=2021-04-10|retrieved=2022-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=M. Fergus Gabhainn|date=2021-08-26|title=A Rampart of Civilization Against The West|url=https://historicly.substack.com/p/rampart1|newspaper=[[Historic.ly]]}}</ref> It also prevented skilled workers from being recruited by the West after completing their free education.<ref>{{Citation|year=1962|title=What You Should Know About the Wall|chapter=What did the wall prevent?|title-url=https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/wall.htm}}</ref> | ||
== Background == | |||
West Germany bribed East German workers with up to $100,000 and free loans. It gave them instant citizenship if they defected. Before the wall was built, the GDR lost 10% of its population. Many people who emigrated were highly skilled. In addition, the [[Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution|Western secret police]] promoted black market trading and smuggling that harmed the GDR's economy.<ref name=":05">{{Citation|author=Austin Murphy|year=2000|title=The Triumph of Evil|chapter=A Detailed Autopsy of the Collapse of the Superior System in the Divided Germany|page=124–5|pdf=https://mltheory.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/austin-murphy-the-triumph-of-evil.pdf|city=Fucecchio|publisher=European Press Academic Publishing|isbn=8883980026}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:43, 3 July 2023
The Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart (Antifaschistischer Schutzwall), referred to as the Berlin Wall by the Western media, was a wall that protected East Berlin, the capital of the German Democratic Republic, from NATO aggression. It was built in 1961 and demolished in 1989.[1] It was created to protect the GDR from counterrevolutionary West Germany, where denazification never took place.[2][3] It also prevented skilled workers from being recruited by the West after completing their free education.[4]
Background
West Germany bribed East German workers with up to $100,000 and free loans. It gave them instant citizenship if they defected. Before the wall was built, the GDR lost 10% of its population. Many people who emigrated were highly skilled. In addition, the Western secret police promoted black market trading and smuggling that harmed the GDR's economy.[5]
References
- ↑ Hope M. Harrison (2014-11-02). "Untangling 5 myths about the Berlin Wall" Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ↑ Nikos Mottas (2016-11-10). "The Berlin Wall and the bourgeois lies" In Defense of Communism. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ↑ M. Fergus Gabhainn (2021-08-26). "A Rampart of Civilization Against The West" Historic.ly.
- ↑ What You Should Know About the Wall: 'What did the wall prevent?' (1962).
- ↑ Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'A Detailed Autopsy of the Collapse of the Superior System in the Divided Germany' (pp. 124–5). [PDF] Fucecchio: European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026