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My 1977 East Berlin Shock Therapy

I was vaccinated for life against communism after visiting East Berlin in 1977. A Dutch lesbian rescued me from the communist secret police before we investigated the spookiest library I ever saw. From FFF online conference

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My East Bloc Adventures 1977-1987

My East Bloc adventures vaccinated me for life against trust socialism. Here’s my spiel on my adventures behind the Iron Curtain – part of the Future of Freedom Foundation series on the Horrors of Socialism

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Do I Look like a “Radical Left Lunatic” Vandal?

Video version of this story at this link  Do I Look like a “Radical Left Lunatic” Vandal? by James Bovard      I blundered on Saturday by failing to check the latest updated terrorist profile before visiting Washington, DC. How was I to know that National Guard troops would be on the lookout for 60ish […]

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ADN-ZB-Stöhr-4.12.1961-In der Nacht vom 3. zum 4.12.1961 wurde begonnen, an weiteren Abschnitten die Staatsgrenze der DDR zu Westberlin zu festigen. Auf unserem Foto die Panzersperre am Kontrollpunkt Friedrichstraße.

My First East Berlin Escapade

MY FIRST EAST BERLIN ESCAPADE By James Bovard This is the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall – one of the most glorious moments in the modern history of freedom.  I first passed through that wall while hitchhiking around Europe in the summer of 1977. After camping in West German woods within […]

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