Would East Germany have been better off alone (for at least a while)?

I have a keen historical interest in East Germany that stems mainly from my interest in and long time collection of NVA militaria. In fact, I am currently resurrecting an old time line from the depths of my hard drive that I started several years ago, and am keen to continue it. I often hear many different opinions about the region since 1990, with a large number of easterners seemingly having feel let down by unification, or at least, the way in which it occurred. It seems to be one of those common conceptions that unification was handled in a bad way. Putting aside the issue of whether or not this was actually the case, and whether or not the Federal government could have done anything more to help considering the differences between the two regions, would East Germany have been better off as staying seperate from the West following the collapse of the ruling socialist party? Would remaining as a seperate country beyond 1990, and for at least a considerable time afterwards, have served to benefit the region more than it has in OTL? Or would it have actually done the opposite?
 
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My understand of the situation was that the East was pushing hard for reunification because the state was broke. Mismanagement from the leadership had destroyed the country economically as the nearly 2 decades of upgrading of the east shows. Don't expect East Germany to survive too long on its own.
 

Susano

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The reunfiiction was handled in a bad way, yes, but that mainly means in an inefficient way. Money was thrown at it, but not used intelligently. The short answer is no. The longer answer is go compare Poland or Czechia and East Germany and youll see why.

whether or not the Federal government could have done anything more to help considering the differences between the two regions
Wtf?

Oh, youre one of those Britwankers, arent you?:rolleyes:
 
My understand of the situation was that the East was pushing hard for reunification because the state was broke. Mismanagement from the leadership had destroyed the country economically as the nearly 2 decades of upgrading of the east shows. Don't expect East Germany to survive too long on its own.

Well, I certainly don't see them as being separate indefinitely. In my opinion, the best middle of the road, and more practical solution would have been incorporation into the Federal Republic, but with some form of Eastern autonomy(whether temporary or long term), which would have allowed them more control over local affairs. I don't see West Germany going for this though. Maybe if it was temporary.
 

The Sandman

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Hrm, nevermind then, just my instincts going badly. There are after lots of people who will find any pretext fo why Germany shouldve stayed divided.

Well, that's just because an extended Austro-Prussian cold war conducted via the North and South German Confederations would do all sorts of interesting things to the 19th and 20th centuries.
 
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