The Berlin wall
"It's a different outlook, and one that I understand. When you are a former member of the Warsaw Pact, when you have lived behind the Berlin Wall, when you have experienced the communist systems that existed in these countries, for them, the West represents hope."
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For many years, people had been fleeing to the west to avoid communism (brain drain). In order to stop this, a wall was put uparound West Berlin, dividing the city.
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