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\"\"“In 1989, East German youth tore down the Berlin Wall, dreaming of freedom and prosperity. However, the reform programme that was soon imposed on them had devastating effects, comparable to those of war… When you create wastelands known to produce monsters, you should not feign surprise when those monsters appear.” Le Monde diplomatique, <\/i>The other Great Depression<\/a>
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