I hate being right regarding unpleasant topics ... but I did start this topic with the term "feelings". And now I was proven right by John Oliver:
Republican National Congress: The event where feelings create an alternate realityEspecially Newt Gingrich insists in taking feelings more serious than facts. So he reveals how magic spells actually work...
But wait. The Democrats National Congress isn't less wicked. It's the event where the chased is proud of the conspiracy against him.
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@ Rigwyn:
Sorry for missing your reply, I get no email notifications.
The GDR was the eastern area under Soviet Russian control, in contrast to the FRG being the combined regions under control of the Allies (France, Great Britain, USA). But the pressure from the outside was just as threatening as the pressure from the inside, having a secret service (Ministry of Safety of the State, brief: "StaSi") using a system of mistrust (everyone might be an "off-the-record staff" spying on neighbors and denouncing you for free speech, only known by a pseudonym, like "IM Erika" and "IM Larve"). So from a point of view, it was just as dangerous as in fascist times under the NSDAP and "Gestapo" (Secret State Police).
I just don't understand why the StaSi feels more dangerous than the Gestapo to many people, as if communism is considered a lot more dangerous than fascism. Propaganda will have had its value here, along with a lack of understanding the literal meaning of the terms.
Even among colleagues, I hear opinions like supporters of "left politics" are considered mainly extremists and rioters, whereas I would rather consider "left politics" as more socially responsible than economically liberal.