The Statsi went about their job with typical German efficiency, I think 1 out of 3 East Germans were estimated to be an informant by the time the country collapsed.
And that is why their headquarters conveniently caught on fire and most of their records were destroyed, when the wall fell. And then everybody forgot everything about it.
in a normal society, having stasi ties should have been a source of immense personal shame that would drive one to either monkhood or a noose.
The Statsi went about their job with typical German efficiency, I think 1 out of 3 East Germans were estimated to be an informant by the time the country collapsed.
And that is why their headquarters conveniently caught on fire and most of their records were destroyed, when the wall fell. And then everybody forgot everything about it.