Well, I am from West Berlin, maybe I should comment on that German Reunifica-
tion debate.

Our constitution says we all must strive for final reunification of Germany. I
have always thought of that as the formation of a Republic of Germany consist-
ing of and limited to the FRG, the GDR, and all of Berlin.

We should leave the "German" territory east of the Oder-Neisse border (Poland's
present western border) well alone. The Poles should keep that forever.

I personally am in favour of reunification. It will solve a lot of problems
we are now having with visitors and refugees (oops, they don't have to flee
any more, they just come over) from the East. The come over, get those 100 DM,
and start shopping. Then they go back. They bring public transportation to
the brink of collapse around here. I am really happy they can come and go to
their heart's content, but if they all come at once, they spell trouble.

Then they have those *nasty* stinking cars ... well, many problems.

But reunification does not depend on us alone. The East Germans must be in
favour of it too. And I don't think they are, at least not right now.

My opinion is this: If we (all Germans) want it, let's do it. I get angry
looking at all those false friends (US, UK, France, ...) who have been paying
lip-service to the idea for four decades and have always silently (or sometimes
even openly) opposed it.

If they are Western Democracies, they must favour self-determination of the
German people. If they fear for their security, all right: Defend us, at as
far as I am concerned, there does not have to a German army. I like that idea
very much.
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