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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter
The Wall fell because the people of Germany (West AND East) had finally had enough of the Soviets. They were the ones who broke it down with hammers, chisels, pickaxes and their own hands; not Reagan. And they risked their lives in doing so, because it was unclear even then if the Russians would let them proceed or not. They could have been shot for what they did.
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They only climbed on the wall after it was clear to them the Soviets under Gorbachov would not mind so much.
The real heroes of the Berlin Wall were the Polish shipyard workers of
Solidarity, They did all the heavy lifting 10 years earlier.
