Nursing Home Recreates Communist East Germany for Dementia Patients

https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/01/22/578664161/nursing-home-recreates-communist-east-germany-for-dementia-patients

by freedomben • 9 years ago

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ndh23• 9 years ago

For some reason it really bothers me that they keep using the word "communist". Not an expert, but it seems wrong. Maybe socialist would be more fitting?

Terribledactyl2• 9 years ago

delete: I'm just going to delete my comment, it was off the mark.

edit: I was not precise with my use of 'most' and I apologise. I meant most Americans would better relate to Communist, as that's what's taught to us and was in the news.

carlmr• 9 years ago

No, that's not true. I've heard of the GDR being referred to as socialist plenty of times in Germany. The main party was even called the Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (Socialist Unity Party of Germany).

ndh23• 9 years ago

most people would think

This is not the case at all here in Germany.

eskimobloood• 9 years ago

As someone growing up in the east german (I was 15 in 1989), I can tell for sure that we've learnt in school that the GDR is an socialist country on its way to the communism.

gfaure• 9 years ago

Reminds me of the plot of "Good Bye Lenin (2013)"...

caf• 9 years ago

2003.

pinewurst• 9 years ago

That's an excellent movie (2003) - just watched it a few days ago!

doug1001• 9 years ago

beat me to it! An awesome film

squozzer• 9 years ago

The hunt for the pickle jars.

coverband• 9 years ago

Came here to mention that too ;-) Let me at least paste the wiki link for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Bye,_Lenin!

Nursing Home Recreates Communist East Germany for Dementia Patients

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