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Elfere t1_j96z2ga wrote
I'm tempted to log into my other account just to upvote this again.
Landlubber77 t1_j96zwqj wrote
Well here's a gold for that account to be jealous of.
worthrone11160606 t1_j98apbp wrote
God dammit you made me laugh too hard lol
Elfere t1_j96z50u wrote
Is this like kidnapping your brother to sell back to your mother?
hestor t1_j97kpla wrote
Wow, mind boggling sums, but I guess East Germany needed about 3,50 .. Billion!
magicbeansascoins t1_j974mrb wrote
Wonder if North Korea does anything similar.
Sdog1981 t1_j99i0lf wrote
Very diffident dynamics between the two.
AnthillOmbudsman t1_j97httn wrote
Interesting spike there during the first 5 years of Reagan's presidency. Of course that's US, but that definitely affected Cold War relations.
QuietGanache OP t1_j97o153 wrote
Through the 80s, the amount of debt owed by the DDR to the West grew rapidly so it was probably quite convenient to find some extra 'criminals' to sell.
poormansnormal t1_j97xyfp wrote
So that's what, a buck fiddy?
QuietGanache OP t1_j99b9iy wrote
The exchange rate changed by quite a bit in the 70s and 80s but between $1B and $2B.
xX609s-hartXx t1_j9cx5vn wrote
Also the most conservative mainstream politician got them a massive credit. The Stasi must have had some really good dirt on him.
QuietGanache OP t1_j9e4fto wrote
Could I ask who you're referring to?
xX609s-hartXx t1_j9esaua wrote
QuietGanache OP t1_j9eybld wrote
Thanks. My impression is that Strauss viewed East Germans as fellow countrymen collectively imprisoned but that may well be incorrect.
Landlubber77 t1_j96ytsv wrote
They were behind a paywall.