Enron Hubbard @euphoria5l.bsky.social

I've talked to a lot of old East Germans who talked about how carefree their youth was, and then they'd mention offhandedly their acquaintance who got shot trying to cross the border, or the time someone disappeared for a few weeks, or the time the Stasi asked them about an album they owned

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 12:58 UTC

I once asked a Spanish friend, a priest, what it was like growing up under Franco. "Oh it was normal."

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