West germany was a police state until the 68er kicked off. It still was one, the 68er --> RAF conversion rate was just too low to change it.
Notably, the CDU/CSU were fashists back then even not wanting the RAF to have a trial
But I can’t say that the DDR was really better tho, with Honecker not giving a shit about reforms, it was doomed to fail.
But I would really like an alternative universe where private businesses are taxed way more in order to fund the DDR style of state owned businesses, essentially acting as a replacement for Bürgergeld but in a way where people who are not desirable in a capitalist market can still work, climb the ladder and find themselves with all the social benefits of a social system
West germany was a police state until the 68er kicked off. It still was one, the 68er --> RAF conversion rate was just too low to change it.
Notably, the CDU/CSU were fashists back then even not wanting the RAF to have a trial
But I can’t say that the DDR was really better tho, with Honecker not giving a shit about reforms, it was doomed to fail.
But I would really like an alternative universe where private businesses are taxed way more in order to fund the DDR style of state owned businesses, essentially acting as a replacement for Bürgergeld but in a way where people who are not desirable in a capitalist market can still work, climb the ladder and find themselves with all the social benefits of a social system