A Free Nation Divided

On August the 13, 1961, millions of passionate, independent, and

diligent men had their family, freedom, and future abruptly stripped away
when the Soviet regime besieged the democratic and promising region of
West Berlin and succeeded in barricading the sector and separating the
Berliner population with extensive Soviet military involvement.
Beginning a decade back, over 10 million refugees from the
Communist Eastern Bloc emigrated to the free city of Berlin to seek
opportunities for a better and more meaningful life in the free world and
seek asylum from their oppressive communist governments. Sensing their
weakening grip over the population, the Soviet administration issued an
ultimatum demanding the western powers withdraw all military support from
West Berlin and forfeit their legal rights and responsibilities to the hands of
the communist. Rightfully, no Allied nation accepted these demands.
Following continued Soviet threats andhad aggression, by mid-August
many free citizens woke up to newsreel pictures of the city of Berlin being
sieged by communist forces with a wall erected in place around the
perimeter of the democratic western Berlin. The construction of the Berlin
Wall had sealed the gateway to the free world and the fates of millions of
aspiring citizens under the tyrannical chains of communism.
Isolated and surrounded by the Soviet axis for over 15 years, the city
of Berlin is the vital lifeline of freedom to the Eastern bloc. Cutting it off
means the Soviets do not only have a disregard for the liberty and values of
their citizens, but also a blatant and unforgivable disregard for humanity,
separating families and nations and bringing all of Eastern and Central
Europe under their undisputed control.
Yet alone in the sea of Soviet colonies, the city of Berlin is more united
and backed by the most counties standing against the growing red threat.
The need to even justify separating a city and depriving its citizens of basic
freedoms is dishonorable and exposes the weaknesses and failures of the
communist system. The free world cannot allow the Soviets to expand their
influences unchecked. The free world cannot allow the Soviets to continue
their global, imperialistic operations. And the free world must not, above all
else, accept the evil ideology that has separated us from our allies, families,
and the gateway to democracy and liberty - the free city of Berlin.
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