#german democratic republic

[tinyuglyworld]

People from around the world rally for Palestinian liberation

East Germany, 1973

[thererisesaredstar]

Posters for Berlin's Tierpark Zoo, released between 1963-1975

[dre759]

But, if I was impressed with these developments in interparty relations, I was even more struck by the participation of the people in government. It is here that many seek for answers as to how people on lower levels can participate in government affairs. What possibility has the individual to exert his influence? In the [German Democratic Republic] no major decision is made on any level without consulting those concerned.

How laws are made here should be studied by those who wish to improve the democratic processes in the so-called democracies. There, laws emanate from political parties or governmental officials and then are debated in Congress or Parliament. Occasionally, hearings are held, where people's organizations may participate. But this is rare and limited.

This is not the case in the G.D.R. No matter the source of a proposal, it goes through a process of discussion among the people before it is passed. For example, the new Constitution in 1968 went through the following process: 11 million citizens discussed the draft in about 750,000 meetings. A total of 12,454 proposals were submitted, and the Constitution Commission made 118 changes on the basis of these proposals. On April 6, 11,975,889 citizens took part in a plebiscite on the draft, with 11,536,803 approving it, or 94.49 percent of those entitled to vote. For the first time in German history, the people had given themselves a Constitution. Three days latcr, Walter Ulbricht, Chairman of the Council of State signed it.

What was true in the case of the Constitution applies to all basic laws.

In discussion of the Labor Code in 1961, 325,000 mectings were held with 7 million participating. A million persons spoke in the discussion and 23,000 suggestions for changes were submitted. Five hundred suggestions for improving the Draft Youth Law were made befor its adoption in 1964. Two million participated in the discussion of the Education Law in 1965. That year, 750,000 persons were heard on the Family Code, making 23,737 suggestions, resulting in 230 alterations. Fifty thousand discussed the Penal Code in 1967-68, and 8,141 proposals for changes were made.

-Racism And Human Survival: Lessons Of Nazi Germany For Today’s World by Claude M. Lightfoot (Pages 120-121)

[shinyasahalo]

"Once you realize how many traffic accidents Soviet Soldiers caused in East Germany (the reporting of which was actively suppressed by the Stasi) - it's no longer surprising to find German Roadsign and traffic rules plastered all over the now abandoned Soviet barracks."

"In the U.S. they do not have 'Do not shoot black people' on the walls in police stations."

Every time someone brings up an example of a moral failure of the Soviet Union as proof of how oppressive it was, there is always an example of how the "free" U.S. is even worse, especially in regards to Black and Indigenous people.

"The Berlin Wall was a zone of death." U.S. Border Patrol causes more death in one year than the Stasi did in its entire history.

There's a new movie called Fatherland that has an emphasis on censorship in the GDR. Where's the movie about COINTELPRO and how they imprisoned people and others had their professional careers destroyed? The US government killed many black radicals, and they even a president to protect its asset known as Israel (JFK).

It may seem like I am being antagonist but you should follow iamkosmonaut on Blue Sky if you're interested in GDR history.

[pyroleb]

created a hetalia oc lol, this is East Germany/GDR!

Also I started making her before I found out that Prussia, the character, is technically Eastern Germany. So he would theoretically be GDR during the Cold War. But I don’t care #lol

I might add onto her character as time goes on but this is her so far! :3

[yuria-the-witch]

Whenever you see the German "left" saying some zionist shit think about this image and how the DDR government at the very end of the country's existence was forced to apologize to Israel for having a pro-Palestinian stance during its existence

[the-kill-all-tmes-lady]

east germany also known as Dance Dance Revolution was a communist country in central europe with great community and support for those who needed it most as well as being a workers state that thought of workers need first and foremost and it also had many other great accomplishments until they were annexed by the nazi german state unfortunately

[butchstalinist]

Reminder that the fall of the Berlin Wall was a tragedy for humankind, and that Marxist-Leninist LGBT+ Liberation will always be superior to rainbow capitalism. ☭ 🏳️‍🌈 ☭ 🏳️‍⚧️ ☭