I agree - what a stupid fucking question to ask people.

My father's best friend was married to a West German woman. He saw the Berlin Wall come down in person, and said it was the most amazing moment of his life, to know that it was all over, and nobody would be killed in the name of communism. He was so happy his wife could see her family who was stuck in East Germany.

Simplicity? It only seems simple now because we're not distracted by the Cold War.