I did not like Reagan. I did not like most of his policies. And yet, I freely admit, Ronald Reagan and his policies brought about the demise of the Berlin wall. For those of you too young to remember, the Berlin wall was an actual wall, a physical structure, heavily fortified. East Berlin was communist and West Berlin was free. The fortification was not to keep West Berliners out, it was to keep East Berliners from escaping. No one was ever killed trying to get into East Berlin but between one and two hundred were killed trying to get to West Berlin.
I am writing this for the youngsters out there. You will not be taught this in government schools or college. Go now, while you still can and search the web for information on this. Know the truth and spread it. Here is the historic speech where Reagan called for the destruction of the wall, which symbolised communism. It symbolized the “Iron Curtain”, search that while you still can.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjWDrTXMgF8
Here is the Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall