tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200370471886199404.post3632116975613854143..comments2023-07-05T03:20:00.903-07:00Comments on peace within chaos: love, life, and bad habitsskybluestarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851930698419783787noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200370471886199404.post-39098228372870849272008-11-27T23:53:00.000-08:002008-11-27T23:53:00.000-08:00The tag line for Berlin was translated to me as "L...The tag line for Berlin was translated to me as "Love, life and sin" which is at least more compact.<BR/><BR/>An old friend who lived in Berlin before the wall came down, pointed out that some of the progressive characteristics of the city were positively influenced by the cities laws. Specifically, old East Berlin (like present day Alaska) gave people money to live there because of the hardship of being surrounded by the east and difficulties traveling. Also it was the only place young men could go and avoid the German mandatory military service. And the bars were permitted to stay open late, unlike all the rest of then West Germany. <BR/><BR/>So you get poor pacifists who want to stay up late partying. This is not quite the definition of artists - but there is a lot of overlap.memeticisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391852694742133226noreply@blogger.com