Topic: 1989

The fall of East Germany is attributed to the "Monday Demonstrations," where citizens marched around churches with candles chanting "We are the people." By late 1989, the movement grew to hundreds of thousands. The regime's plan to use paratroopers to shoot protesters in Leipzig failed when the commander refused the order, leading to the collapse of the communist government.

A historical clip features George Soros telling Fareed Zakaria that his foundation played an important part in the events leading to Ukraine's independence and current alignment with the West. Soros argues that a flourishing, free Ukraine is a threat to Vladimir Putin's regime. The segment uses this to claim that the West, led by figures like Soros, intentionally destabilized the region to provoke Russia.