Washington Celebrates the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Yes, the RESULT was the fall of the Berlin Wall. The CAUSE, however, was the sustained Polish Revolution with landmark dates in 1956 (Poznan), 1968 (students), 1970 (Gdansk), 1976 (Radom), 1978 (John Paul II's election), 1979 (Papal visit to Poland), 1980 (Solidarnosc), 1981 (martial law), 1983 (lifting of martial law), 1984 (martyrdom of Father Popieluszko), 1988 (mass strikes & demonstrations), & 1989 (collapse of the PUWP, Roundtable, & free parliamentary elections in June). Germans were the happenstance beneficiaries of a successful, ballsy, Polish Revolution that also benefitted the other East Bloc nations, and THAT MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. Truly, World War II is what really ended that year. What began with Poland as a victim, ended with Poland as a key player!!!

what about celebrating the passing of health care bill?

superdelegate wrote:

what about celebrating the passing of health care bill?

Good idea; wrong forum!

how about this one, shall we calebrate ?
Within six months (April through September) the US dollar lost over 10 percent at the world foreign exchange trading,
experts believe that the American currency is close to collapse, which may lead to a new financial crisis.
Some jokesters even rushed to re-read the letters of Karl Marx to Friedrich Engels written during the US financial panic of 1857 discussing the collapse of America. It would have been funny if it wasn’t so serious.
The US hasn’t done anything to support the currency since 1955. But is a collapse inevitable? record budget deficit of $1.4 trillion, record state debt that now exceeds $11.9 trillion, high unemployment and weak currency. Huge inflows of capital into the economy that Obama is proud of haven’t yet shown results.
isn´t it time to dump US bucks and install something better ?
as the fall of the berlin wall polakls were púart of it, but certainly not the major player as written above, just one of those wishful thinking on part of some meaningless polaks.

pesky the real deal wrote:

how about this one, shall we calebrate ?
Within six months (April through September) the US dollar lost over 10 percent at the world foreign exchange trading,
experts believe that the American currency is close to collapse, which may lead to a new financial crisis.
Some jokesters even rushed to re-read the letters of Karl Marx to Friedrich Engels written during the US financial panic of 1857 discussing the collapse of America. It would have been funny if it wasn’t so serious.
The US hasn’t done anything to support the currency since 1955. But is a collapse inevitable? record budget deficit of $1.4 trillion, record state debt that now exceeds $11.9 trillion, high unemployment and weak currency. Huge inflows of capital into the economy that Obama is proud of haven’t yet shown results.
isn´t it time to dump US bucks and install something better ?
as the fall of the berlin wall polakls were púart of it, but certainly not the major player as written above, just one of those wishful thinking on part of some meaningless polaks.

...and you are a MEANINGFUL Slovak? You aren't even Slovak - just a failed Texas cowboy.

pesky the real deal wrote:

how about this one, shall we calebrate ?
Within six months (April through September) the US dollar lost over 10 percent at the world foreign exchange trading,
experts believe that the American currency is close to collapse, which may lead to a new financial crisis.
Some jokesters even rushed to re-read the letters of Karl Marx to Friedrich Engels written during the US financial panic of 1857 discussing the collapse of America. It would have been funny if it wasn’t so serious.
The US hasn’t done anything to support the currency since 1955. But is a collapse inevitable? record budget deficit of $1.4 trillion, record state debt that now exceeds $11.9 trillion, high unemployment and weak currency. Huge inflows of capital into the economy that Obama is proud of haven’t yet shown results.
isn´t it time to dump US bucks and install something better ?
as the fall of the berlin wall polakls were púart of it, but certainly not the major player as written above, just one of those wishful thinking on part of some meaningless polaks.

I know your hemorrhoids hurt, you GAY BIRD, but just SHUT UP!!!

Chrobry wrote:

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Good idea; wrong forum!

caring about germans more than caring about your citizens it's wrong.