Ross Douthat notes the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, that hideous Berliner Mauer that any sane person of East German parentage loathes with every fiber of his being. The same one that, today, a celebration is taking place, where an East German woman who now serves as Chancellor of Germany, something unthinkable twenty years ago. A celebration also honoring the brave German souls who fought against the tyranny that was Communism. It is, unfortunately, the same place where Mikhail Gorbachev, who did play a role in reforming the Soviet Union into oblivion, is now fêted as a hero, where no mention (yet) has been made of the real contributions of Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Pope John Paul II, or other world leaders who deserve more credit than modern Germans are giving them. Perhaps more speeches will be made today, but on first glimpse, I cannot help but be disappointed.

Cross-posted at RudyCarrera.com.

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