Agree. The Cold War produced new military alliances, including NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and led to nuclear proliferation and proxy wars between and within postcolonial states in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Without the threat of conflict, we wouldn’t have curbed our taste for weapons of mass destruction.
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As criminal Conrad Black said years ago: “If Boris wants to run for No 10, the Telegraph is behind him.” But nobody took him seriously. As the guest ruefully observed: “Everybody puddled themselves with guffawing laughter of disbelief at the very thought.”
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“Former high school history teacher and Wexler Oral History Project volunteer – remembers how during the Cuban missile crisis, Americans never challenged government policies and accepted the possibility of a nuclear holocaust.”
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It was just good practice for China! (and the other modern dictatorships we must subdue).
Agree. The Cold War produced new military alliances, including NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and led to nuclear proliferation and proxy wars between and within postcolonial states in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Without the threat of conflict, we wouldn’t have curbed our taste for weapons of mass destruction.
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As criminal Conrad Black said years ago: “If Boris wants to run for No 10, the Telegraph is behind him.” But nobody took him seriously. As the guest ruefully observed: “Everybody puddled themselves with guffawing laughter of disbelief at the very thought.”
Some defiant Hong Kong citizens live by this motto.
“Former high school history teacher and Wexler Oral History Project volunteer – remembers how during the Cuban missile crisis, Americans never challenged government policies and accepted the possibility of a nuclear holocaust.”
“former” thug Vlad the imposter.
Streetcleaner, KGB agent, singer on a cruise ship, the Donald. There is hope for “we the people” yet!