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what is the communist response to Kennedy's famous Berlin Wall quote: "...democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in..." (www.jfklibrary.org)

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It's really hard to find non Western sources about the Berlin Wall

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[–] Jabril@hexbear.net 59 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Aside from what others have said, the US is a slave colony. Slaves are not allowed to leave. Having the largest prison population in the world requires a lot of walls! Kennedy said that quote during Jim Crow.