Chapter 741 Open This Door
"What a good actor." Watching the speech of the American President on TV, Andre seemed to see that little mustache. Back then, the German mustache was also able to incite people in this way!
"Behind me, a wall surrounds the free city, itself part of a vast barrier that divides the entire European continent. From the Baltic Sea southward, this barrier splits Germany, with barbed wire, poured concrete, patrol dogs, and guard towers everywhere. Further south, there may be no visible wall, but there are still armed guards and checkpoints - still restricting people's freedom of movement, still imposing the will of the totalitarian state on every ordinary man and woman..."
"As long as this door remains closed, as long as the scars of this wall are allowed to remain, what will remain is not only the German problem, but also the problem of human freedom. I have not come here to mourn, because I have found hope in Berlin, even under the shadow of this wall, there is still news of victory."
"Decades ago, when the people of Berlin stepped out of their shelter, they found a devastation. Thousands of miles away, the American people extended a helping hand. At that time, the Marshall Plan aid program was proposed. Our policy is not against any country or any doctrine. We are against hunger, poverty, despair and chaos..."
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"The Americans want to divert the conflicts within Germany." Although Reagan was still falling, Andre knew President Reagan's purpose. The speech he gave today at the gate of the Brandenburg Gate was to divert the conflicts within NATO! The Germans are now dissatisfied with their current situation and have begun to dislike the United States. Therefore, Reagan must divert their attention and tell them that the greatest hatred comes from the Soviet Union! It was the Soviet Union that forcibly divided them! Especially the Berlin Wall, which separated them from their flesh and blood.
"Reagan's plan is really vicious!" Foreign Minister Gromyko also frowned. As this speech was broadcast live around the world, more and more Westerners would turn their hateful eyes to the Soviet Union. During the Cold War, the two sides were in confrontation. For Westerners, the domestic economic crisis was one aspect, and the other major aspect was the struggle for hegemony with the Soviet Union!
The rise of the Soviet Union is bound to be accompanied by threats to them! And they can only resist by sticking to the United States and forming a whole! In this way, their opposition to the United States will naturally be less!
"Andrei, how do you think we should respond?" Andropov asked Andrei.
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Originally, Andrei had planned to return to Uzbekistan, but when he heard that the Americans were going to give a speech at the Berlin Wall, he postponed his trip to jointly study countermeasures.
"I guess Reagan will definitely make two demands, one is that both sides should reduce nuclear weapons, and the other is that we should tear down this wall," said Andre.
Just as he finished speaking, on TV, Reagan was waving his fist and shouting at the Berlin Wall.
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"In the 1950s, Khrushchev predicted: 'We will bury you.' But today, our Western world is prosperous and peaceful. We are still enjoying everything that the free world has brought. Before the whole world, stands a great and inevitable conclusion: freedom leads to prosperity, and freedom replaces the ancient hatred between countries with courtesy and tolerance. Freedom is the winner! Moreover, we can see that the Soviet Union is also carrying out reforms, and their economic enterprises have been allowed to have more autonomy. They have also begun to tentatively carry out market-oriented economic development. This is definitely not a patchwork without changing the Soviet system! The Soviets have also realized that a free market will allow society to develop! And the progress of human freedom will only strengthen world peace. Soviets, haven't you always been advocating democracy and freedom? Aren't you also promoting democratic elections in the Middle East? Aren't you always saying that you want to bring happiness to people all over the world? Why do you still have to watch the suffering of the German people's division? Soviets, please come to this door. Please open this door! Please tear down this wall! Please return Berlin and happiness to the German people!"
Andropov's eyes lit up: "Andrei, you really have the talent of a director. You know what this actor is going to say next!"
Andre also sighed in his heart. In later generations, Reagan's speech shocked the world. However, at that time, the Soviet Union was about to collapse, and the younger brothers in Eastern Europe no longer wanted to follow the big brother. At that time, Reagan's speech successfully overthrew the Berlin Wall, causing the Soviet Union to lose control of Germany and Eastern Europe.
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But what about now? The situation is different! The Berlin Wall was built because West Germany's economy was booming and developing very well, and East Germans kept fleeing to West Germany.
And now? The environment in East Germany is much better than that in West Germany! Needless to say, the high oil price alone has already dragged down the economy of West Germany. The high oil price and high transportation costs have led to a high cost of living. Many companies are on the verge of bankruptcy. The economy of West Germany has been declining rapidly!
But what about East Germany? In recent years, with the continuous reform of the Soviet Union, the economy of East Germany has been constantly rejuvenated! Especially last year, Moscow established a new microelectronics company in East Germany to produce personal computers designed in Moscow, and the products were sold throughout Eastern Europe!
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Although the international oil price was high, the areas controlled by the Soviet Union and the entire socialist camp in Eastern Europe still enjoyed low-priced oil resources, which was also an advantage of the planned economy! The state monopolized the production and sales of the entire oil. To foreign countries, such as Western Europe, it was exported according to the international oil price, and to domestic countries, as long as it was higher than the cost, it would be fine! Therefore, the price of fuel in gas stations in East Germany was only one-fifth of that in West Germany!
Now, Reagan is still talking about the Berlin Wall, asking the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall so that the Germans will no longer have to suffer the pain of division. They seem to have forgotten that it was not just the Soviet Union that proposed the plan to divide Germany. The United States, Britain and France all agreed to it!
Now, if the Berlin Wall is torn down, will East Germans still flee to the West? As long as West Germans understand the economic development and cost of living in East Germany, they will probably be more willing to stay in East Germany!
Reagan shot himself in the foot. He still didn't understand the German mentality!
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"I understand the fear of war and the pain of separation that plague this continent, and I assure you that my country will help overcome these obstacles. To be safe, we in the free world must resist Soviet expansion, so we must maintain an unbreakable defense. However, we also seek peace, so we must also make efforts to reduce the arms of both sides. Now, the Soviets have deployed hundreds of newer and more deadly SS-20 nuclear missiles, enough to destroy every city in Europe. We must respond with corresponding deployments. Unless the Soviets agree to negotiate a better solution, that is, both sides will jointly eliminate such weapons, otherwise the situation will have to remain so deadlocked."
The Berlin Wall issue was over, and Reagan continued to talk about nuclear disarmament. These words were like a knife, engraved in the hearts of the Germans. The Germans at the scene were temporarily fooled by Reagan. They looked at the Berlin Wall with hatred, and they still remembered that they once had a home there.
Although the Americans did so many things that made Germany very unhappy, it was the US aid and the implementation of the Marshall Plan that pulled Germany out of the pit of being a defeated country. Now, the Soviet Union's aggressive offensive still needs the help of the United States. So many nuclear bombs can be thrown here at any time!
The Soviets should tear down the Berlin Wall and carry out nuclear disarmament! Reagan's speech successfully mobilized the Germans' thinking, and they formed this conclusion in their minds.
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"I think it's time to open this door." Andre said suddenly.