Why the Berlin Wall Fell

TIME Deputy Managing Editor Romesh Ratnesar describes the events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, told in his new book 'Tear Down This Wall'

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News & Politics

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• Berlin
• Communism
• Soviet Union
• Ronald Reagan
• Romesh Ratnesar

[nyguy]

Ronald Reagan had absolutely no impact or credit in the fall of the Berlin Wall. The only people who wants to believe in this crap are conservatives, who nowhere in American history have a president they can be proud of. This is too funny.

[connielane]

There is a wall like that in Israel. And, no one cares except the Palestinians.

How sad it that!

What does that say about humanity!

[daina6765]

since when ronald reagan is responsible for the fall of the berlin wall??? everybody claims to be the one who made it. the east germans made it. not the politicians...last RR.

[msariesfire]

A small event in a long series of events that led to the eventual collapse. The real credit goes to the thousands of everyday people who saw their chance to change their history and took it. Why do people want to take their glory away?

[superwhiz88]

@nyguy i disagree wt you ... as much as i hate the Republiscum ,, i solute Regan for what he did here in east Europe,, he bankrupt Russia and win the freedom of east European territories,, you have to give credit where it belong ,, he did screw up economy like rest of republscum president but he did one thing right ..... and that along make him great man ..

[4IcyHot]

Ronald Reagan and Israel = Ethnocentric ideology 

[dslugger6]

obviously he had some impact on tearing down the wall if someone thought his speech ended it and he wrote a book on it.

[skramist]

credit should go to the people of East Germany who stood up for there rights and ideas. Reagan had no impact on the fall of the Berlin Wall.

[skramist]

Majority of the credit for the fall of the Berlin Wall and the breakup and reunification of Germany should go to the people of East Germany who stood up for there rights and ideas. Regan had no impact on the fall of the Berlin Wall.

[krazygrrrl]

@nyguy

Anyone who believes, like this NYGuy, that Reagan had no impact on the events of the 9th of November 1989, is not only completely ignorant, but simply stupid.

[kondurperusix]

Cuban press miss berlin wall,fidel castro cried when the wall fell

[kondurperusix]

Conservatives not only said he has credit in the fall of the Berlin Wall,they even said he defeated ussr.........