2021-11-09

World Freedom Day 2021

Now I've never been one to involve myself in international affairs. This is primarily a function of my international travels and always attempting to mind my own business.

One of the longstanding issues of World War II was the divvying up of various nations by the victors as if they were spoils of war and I have always frowned upon what I view is forced alliance to some bully nation just because they think they can have their way with you.

Same holds true for bully incompetents running IT departments for incorporated municipalities. I have a low tolerance and separate myself from them and their stupidity.

President Ronald Reagan at the Berlin wall    
Today we have another World Freedom Day.

It was created to annually commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall after World War II.

On June 12, 1987 in a speech then President Ronald Reagan admonished

Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall
at the Brandenburg Gate referring to the Berlin Wall in West Berlin.

I caught the speech on the news at that time.

I feel this was the impetus for the act which followed on November 9, 1989 when the Berlin Wall was torn down.

World Freedom Day is a United States federal observance declared by President George W Bush to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe.

It began in 2001 and is celebrated each November 9.