tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post7963168222443463869..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: We're running with the shadows of the nightagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-34118080535769859292011-02-13T17:16:50.694-05:002011-02-13T17:16:50.694-05:00Peter,
Islamics are 3rd or 4th string compared to ...Peter,<br />Islamics are 3rd or 4th string compared to the Soviets. They don't have tens of thousands of nuclear weapons at their disposal. The threat they present is almost entirely a function of the extreme brittleness of our transport and power distribution systems, and ordinary people don't feel that in their gut the way the ICBMs and other Cold War delivery systems did.Jehuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483263667086303029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-10465836929947648992011-02-13T11:33:22.481-05:002011-02-13T11:33:22.481-05:00Beyond the high crime rates of the late 70s and 80...<i>Beyond the high crime rates of the late 70s and 80s, there was also the significant specter of the nuclear sword of Damocles above everyone's collective head. In a lot of cases it was the elephant in the room that we desperately tried NOT to talk about.</i><br /><br />Today everyone is in mortal dread of Islam. Different enemy, same fear.<br /><br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-88596409382581764952011-02-13T01:51:37.607-05:002011-02-13T01:51:37.607-05:00Agnostic,
I think you're missing a big piece h...Agnostic,<br />I think you're missing a big piece here. Beyond the high crime rates of the late 70s and 80s, there was also the significant specter of the nuclear sword of Damocles above everyone's collective head. In a lot of cases it was the elephant in the room that we desperately tried NOT to talk about. That had a significant affect on the culture. The Berlin Wall coming down in late 89 basically meant in most people's minds that that threat was over.Jehuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483263667086303029noreply@blogger.com