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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I said the USSR wasn’t wel known for respecting the will of the people in the first place

The GDR was a member state of the USSR. And the dissolution of the GDR happened under Gorbachev, in a manner that did respect the public’s rights.

So my conclusion is that Gorbachev must exist in a state of superposition

I know you’re attempting wit, but its coming at the expense of your expressed understanding of history.

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SpaceCadet@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

The GDR was a member state of the USSR. And the dissolution of the GDR happened under Gorbachev, in a manner that did respect the public’s rights.

The GDR is the German Democratic Republic, also known as East Germany.

It was a communist country, a member of the Warsaw pact, and aligned with the USSR, but it was not a member state of the USSR.

See also: Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria.

its coming at the expense of your expressed understanding of history

See above.

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