Germany’s curious – and seemingly increasing – nostalgia for the East German dictatorship continues to grow, a disturbing development in a country that ought to be more careful than most about its history.

Former dissident Rainer Eppelman has now weighed in on this topic:

“It is irresponsible, unhygienic, dishonest, dishonorable — and because of this it is also extremely dangerous, above all for the youth, particularly those born after 1985, who never knew or experienced the DDR.”

The Billspricht blog has more.