> As the Berlin Wall crumbled in 1989, so too, it seemed, did the dream of socialism. Did the author actually live in East Germany? Nobody forced anyone to bre

> As the Berlin Wall crumbled in 1989, so too, it seemed, did the dream of socialism. Did the author actually live in East Germany? Nobody forced anyone to break down the wall. That wall was a symbol of oppression. People died trying to escape that damned “dream of socialism.” Not too many people died trying to get in to East Germany. Dream of socialism? More like a nightmare. I hate to sound like a grandpa, but “kids these days..” There is the constant refrain of “socialism (or communism) would be great if it worked as designed.” But it never can work as designed because human beings are involved. Orwell and Animal Farm was correct in the depiction of socialism/communism. “On ne fuit pas d'omelette sans casser des oeufs“ Of course the omelette never gets made, no matter how many eggs are broken.