Be careful with the successors, they may be even worse.
Germany is a good example of how a system change can succeed. F___ed, but still relatively peaceful.
But at the same time, it is also a bad example, because although the wall between the countries is gone, the wall in peopleās minds is still there and will remain for a long time. As an East German, I unfortunately have to say that a lot of opportunities to improve things have been missed over the last 30 yearsā¦ the EU election last weekend clearly showed that again. Changes take time, and the right people and the right decisions. And every little mistake can destroy everything that has been achieved so far
And in Russia, there is currently no sign of a change for the better. The 30 years that Germany has had so far have not even begun there yetā¦
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I have talked to an old eastern german guy and he misses the good old days of DDR. He said he feels stateless since the country he belonged to disappeared
I was 18 at the time and grew up in a relatively sheltered environment. I was too young to understand the disadvantages of the system, but old enough to understand the differences to the new system. And yes, anyone who knew the advantages of the old system better than I did (which of course also existed) has a greater reason to miss itā¦ if you werenāt a victim of the disadvantages. The new system isā¦ colder (from a human perspective). While socialism (at least apparently) looked after people and unfortunately ruined the economy in the process, in the Federal Republic of Germany, as everywhere in capitalism, the economy is clearly in the foregroundā¦ and humanity often falls by the wayside.
These differences were not sufficiently taken into account when the two German states were united, and are (even if indirectly) still a significant cause of problems today.
This definitely only looks at a fraction of the events/causes/effects and is also only based on MY impressions. and luckily I can consider myself and my family lucky for the time being, we have coped with this change fairly well, or in my case, with luck even he has
But that is a purely German special problem. Countries that have transformed as a whole have coped better with it. There was no two-system border in the country. we Germans still have the border, you just canāt see it in the landscape anymore
but back to the topic and to Russia
the same applies to all countries: the change has to come at the top. whether peacefully or by f___eā¦ without a new government and without new guidelines from above, which everyone will go along with, no change will happen. the change to Gorbachev was one of these decisive changes, for better and for worse (depending on which side of history you look at it from). the coup against him years later, and the government of Yeltsin, and later/now Putin, are an example of how things can go when the old structures do not want to allow any changes. the consequences are unmistakable today, unfortunately
Ukraine had managed the change. At least partially. The ousting/overthrow of Yanukovych was a signal from the peopleā¦ or at least from a large part of the people. If it werenāt for domestic f___es with foreign support who want to reverse this changeā¦
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Today, Ukraineās main children healthcare facility was directly attacked by Russian missiles. I personally know a child whoās currently being there, they canāt go out.
I can not post photos with the children here. But you can find many photos of wounded children, kids sitting with chemo drips on the street and so on on the webā¦
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Shit, sending all the best of wishes there.
NATO, send more air defense ASAP
Kaya, stay strong. Big hug for you 
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I saw this
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If that automatically means that their families can come with them, I know of two absolutely idiotic german parties that will blame the government againā¦ one because it is stupid, the other because it is āgoodā for the election campaign to defame the competitors for things that they should/would do themselves as a government, out of humanity aloneā¦
My anger is directed at Pootin only. Not your post crossmyway.
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NEVER EVER FORGET THIS YOUNG MAN
On Thursday, just hours into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a battalion of Ukranian Marines were deployed to protect the town of Henichesk, a strip of land that connects Crimea to Ukraineās mainland. As a Russian column of tanks approached their position, Ukrainian forces were left with no choice but to destroy the Henichesk bridge. Disabling the bridge would slow the advance of Russian troops during the Kherson offensive.
A lone combat engineer named Vitaly Volodymyrovych Skakun volunteered to place mines on the bridge. After setting the charges, Vitaly didnāt have enough time to clear the blast area before the Russian troops would make their way across the bridge. After texting his intentions to his teammates, the young marine detonated the explosives, destroying the bridge and selflessly giving his life in the process. His heroic actions significantly halted the Russian advance and allowed his unit to regroup and organize a counter defensive. Two days after his death, Ukrainian officials announced Vitaly would be posthumously awarded the Hero of Ukraine Order of the Gold Star.
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Well done Brother, well doneā¦so others could live, until Valhalla!
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The picture that came with the article I posted above looked kind of AI-ish to me, even cartoon-ish, so I did a little searching. These are actual pictures of him.
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The reason that Putin still hasnāt won is not only because of the Western Weapons also because of people like him.
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Also when you fight for the survival of your own country you fight with a different mind set and intensity.
Years ago when the wall came down there as a great joy and relief. But when Putin came to power (already didnāt trust him) I said for years and years that we better be careful! Heās old KGB and plays the long game. This war didnāt need to happen, but Putin wants the old USSR back.
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I hope we change this Topic:
āDiscussion about Ukraine invasion of Russiaā
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The text in the first video translates to:
āa fake for the faint of heart, no signs on tanks or flags and I have never seen such new tanks in our countryā
