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The Berlin Wall mainly kept people in, not out.

• harimau777 8y ago
  Could that be viewed as a distinction without a difference? If I cannot move to another developed nation then is that different than not being able to leave my current nation?
  • TomMarius 8y ago
    It is, it is a summary of the country's view on your rights. A free country would never try to keep you in.
    • Rotten194 8y ago
      If no country will take you, what is the difference from not being able to leave, in impact to the person wishing to emigrate?
      • TomMarius 8y ago
        While I agree that in terms of your choices there is no real difference, I think you should read about what happened when you wanted to go to a vacation as a (for example) Czechoslovakian citizen in the 1970's and what happened if you wanted out (hint: you would most likely die).
  • oh_sigh 8y ago
    Yes, it is extremely different except in the non-existent case of there only being two countries in the world.
    • harimau777 8y ago
      I'm not sure I follow your line of reasoning. I'm not aware of any developed nation that an average person can freely emigrate to.