Stasiland Anna Funda Flashcards
How GDR control society
“You will be hollow. We shall squeeze you empty, and then we shall fill you with ourselves”
Betrayal
“the deep human satisfaction of having one up on someone”
Ruled by the GDR/people have no voice
“i did scream, so loud that this land howled back at me”
Society
“People were crazy with pain and secrets”
Punishment
“When i got out of prison, i was basically no longer human.”
Isolation/human spirit
“What does the human spirit do after ten days of isolation? It dreams up a solution.”
Division
“Either you are for us or an enemy”
Propaganda
“We don’t catch hold of an idea, rather the idea catches hold of us and enslaves us”
Stasi men- belief in GDR
“They would never in their lives imagined that they would cease to exist and their offices would be a museum.”
