W.Germany was rebuilt by western nations pouring money into it. E.Germany suffered under the commie system and they remember. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/16/germany-east-west-gaps-persist-30-years-reunification "The government’s report expressed concern about the “general lack of satisfaction” of eastern Germans towards politics and its representatives. And while 91% of western Germans think democracy is the “best suited form of government”, only 78% of eastern Germans feel the same."