The boarded walk of the Empire State Building is reminiscent of Berlin after partition, but there is one subtle difference and that is, The West Side Story has both factions on the same side of the fence, one best not forget, that Naziism was preluded by Socialist Nationalism which is akin to Liberal Democraticism and thus, the barriers are not Republican obstacles but insurances against the left who are the sad losers, one needs but look at France.