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As for "leaving West Berlin", many people didn't have much problem with that: West Berlin population was actually decreasing with some young men staying there because they were exempted from military service (and moving to other Länder once they were past the age limit). Federal government was away in Bonn and businesses were relocating (Siemens HQ to Munich, etc...).
I found photos here.
*Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
The image I had in my mind when you said "graffiti" was more like the last one. But I see that one contains some left-radical texts, too. (I also found the rest of the early eighties slogan on the right: it translates to "Allies and Imperialists Go Home!" in full.) *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
I find the painting over with white was an art action by mostly emigrated East German graffiti artists in November 1986. However, on other photos of the Reagan speech, the new graffiti on the wall behind Reagan is in English and fits the occasion (including "Welcome Reagan"), which still raises my suspicions. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
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