When the Berlin Wall fell, I was really too young to "get" anything... Only learned to read and write couple of years before...
In the case of 9/11, I admit I was mostly in a "you reap what you sow" kind of mood. Not enough time has passed since 1999 apparently. I felt sorry for the people, thought, they didn't have anything to do with anything really.
I do remember April 1999 vividly. I didn't pay attention to politics much at that time. I was 16 and I was spending most of my time thinking about girls, alcohol and computer games, I was a really passionate gamer. In April that year Heroes of Might and Magic III came out, one of my favourite games and after a lot of time and effort (it was a state of war in the country) I've managed to get my hands on one copy. Came home, installed it and wanted to start playing when sirens started. Then it was a couple of "booms" and electricity was gone. I'm inclined to think that if a psychologist would dig deep enough, he'd find in that event the source for my dislike of NATO. Didn't get to play HOMM III till June...
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