Berlin 1989 – the miracle that blinded us to the truth about revolution

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Saturday 08 Nov 2014

Mine was a generation of journalists and politicians who came of political age with the fall of the Berlin Wall.

That tumultuous event – 25 years ago this weekend – shaped our worldview, giving us too much faith in the quasi-religious creed of human rights and an unrealistically optimistic view of revolution.
Berlin 1989 – the Miracle That Blinded Us to the Truth About Revolution by Thavam