Stasi: How the GDR kept its citizens under surveillance – DW – 08/01/2025
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Do all intelligence agents live like James Bond? Not those who worked for East Germany's Ministry for State Security (Stasi). A new book reveals the mundane lives of the agents.
  • knfrmity@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    12 days ago

    If I have time tomorrow I’ll find the section on the Stasi from “Stasi State or Socialist Paradise”.

    Maybe DW would like to write some articles on Oganisation Gehlen (BND, West Germany’s foreign intelligence service, led by a Nazi for nearly twenty years) with the tone of this one. Their previous articles include sub-headlines like this one:

    Germany’s foreign intelligence service, BND, says it delivers information that others don’t. Over its 50-year history, it has employed former Nazis and received much bad press, but has often proved it does good work.

    • Maeve@lemmygrad.mlOP
      4·
      12 days ago

      I knew it wasn’t honest, that’s why I came here. It seems the West won’t put as much into crushing Nazi regimes and purging every Nazi in it because we would prefer to embrace our demons, rather than admitting we’re still in a trauma-bonded struggle love with them. And so we demonize the solution, lest they rid us of our demons. Better the devil you know, I suppose. :-/

      Eta sorry, I was called away before I thanked you. Take your time, we’re all busy with our own lives.