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East German Balloon Escape

36 points by slow_typist 3y ago

frfl 3y ago
That was a fantastic read. Thanks for sharing this link.
drekipus 3y ago
A modern day equivalent happened just a few days/weeks ago https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/23/chinese-dissident-xi-jinping-critic-flees-south-korea-jetski https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/23/chinese-dissid... How dare these people, don't they know that real communism hasn't been tried?
- gumby 3y ago
  > How dare these people, don't they know that real communism hasn't been tried? I wonder how many dissidents and escapees remained fans of communism along this line of reasoning.
- runnerup 3y ago
  > How dare these people, don't they know that real communism hasn't been tried? I don't understand what this has to do with someone trying to escape China by jet ski. What does this add to the discussion? --------- Seven relevant HN commenting guidelines for your review: 1) Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. 2) Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. 3) Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. 4) Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes. 5) Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. 6) Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That tramples curiosity. 7) Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead.
davrosthedalek 3y ago
This has been the basis for a quite well done movie, "Balloon" (2018) [0]. I highly recommend it. I think it paints a pretty good picture of how everyday life as affected by the STASI. [0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7125774/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7125774/
- wrp 3y ago
  Balloon (2018) is really well done. Even though I had already seen the old Disney movie, Night Crossing (1982), the new movie was still suspenseful.

36 points by slow_typist 3y ago

frfl 3y ago

That was a fantastic read. Thanks for sharing this link.

A modern day equivalent happened just a few days/weeks ago https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/23/chinese-dissident-xi-jinping-critic-flees-south-korea-jetski https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/23/chinese-dissid... How dare these people, don't they know that real communism hasn't been tried?

gumby 3y ago
> How dare these people, don't they know that real communism hasn't been tried? I wonder how many dissidents and escapees remained fans of communism along this line of reasoning.
runnerup 3y ago
> How dare these people, don't they know that real communism hasn't been tried? I don't understand what this has to do with someone trying to escape China by jet ski. What does this add to the discussion? --------- Seven relevant HN commenting guidelines for your review: 1) Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. 2) Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. 3) Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. 4) Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes. 5) Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. 6) Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That tramples curiosity. 7) Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead.

davrosthedalek 3y ago

This has been the basis for a quite well done movie, "Balloon" (2018) [0]. I highly recommend it. I think it paints a pretty good picture of how everyday life as affected by the STASI. [0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7125774/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7125774/

wrp 3y ago
Balloon (2018) is really well done. Even though I had already seen the old Disney movie, Night Crossing (1982), the new movie was still suspenseful.