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Old 30-06-2010, 20:47   #40
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Re: Big protest in accy centre?

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf View Post
Exactly, Eric...this is what proper teaching was all about..the three R's reinforced with leather and cane.

Anyway, what was everybody protesting about back in '62? For the Yanks to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the Russkies? For the Russkies to do the same on the Yanks? For the Brits to do 'em both?

By the way, I assume you saw that disgusting insult the Yankee navy made to your Queen earlier on...we should have sunk 'em on the spot.
We usually ignore our noisy, ignorant neighbours. And Her Majesty got a great welcome from Canadians. Tomorrow, she will be in Ottawa to help us celebrate our birthday

Back in '62, the Cold War was a stark reality. And everyone in Britain was aware of the four minute warning: this meant, that in the case of a nuclear attack, the warning sirens would go off just after the bombs landed. Those who didn't live through those days don't realize just how close we came to the "unthinkable". So, I guess we were protesting about being dragged to the edge of extinction ... and until the Russians backed down in the craziest game of chicken ever played, it was definitely touch and go.
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