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ok i have decided that the demolition of the palast der republik is my personal 9/11. they could have saved her, should have saved her, had to save her
(i'm at an exhibition about the palast rn)
‪the most offensive thing is of course what it was replaced with but it shouldn't have been destroyed‬
the joking 9/11 comparison is kind of appropriate actually. (eric adams voice) the world trade center is the palast der republik of america!
‪how to make your newly-reunited countrymen really feel at home in the country dominated by the rich kids from the other side: demolish the cool place full of art, cinemas, theatres, disco, sports places etc they hung out in as teenagers and replace it with a fake imperial castle‬
‪(hearing about such experiences from people who had lived in the DDR is one of the big things that has reinforced my belief that it shouldn't have been destroyed. btw, a tragic thing about history is that since it closed in 1990, basically only easterners had such memories!)‬