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Dr Frank
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Rather hilarious Stasi field guide to youth subcultures, ca. 1985. It's funny, and it's also funny how an oppressive state agency can be both risible and terrifying at the same time. With regard to the "punks" and their belief in "total freedom": well, those were the days, I...See more

The East German Secret Police’s Illustrated Guide for Identifying Youth Subcultures: Punks, Goths, Teds & More (1985)

Ask Germans who lived under the German Democratic Republic what they feared most in those days, and they'll likely say the agents of the Ministry for State Security, best known as the Stasi. Ask those same Germans what they laughed at most in those days, and they may well give the same answer.

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Feb 9 2019 · 6:39 PM
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